Price adjustment addresses cost pressures and tighter supply-demand balance.

Packaging

The Navigator Company to increase uncoated freesheet and packaging prices in North America by 5-8%

The Navigator Company to increase uncoated freesheet and packaging prices in North America by 5-8%

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The Navigator Company will increase prices for all uncoated freesheet (UAF) and packaging paper products sold in North America by 5-8%, effective for shipments from 1 March. The company cited ongoing pressure on key cost components and the need to restore business profitability to sustainable levels.

The company also pointed to a tighter supply-demand balance across multiple product segments in the US market as a contributing factor.

The Navigator Company is a producer of forest, pulp, paper, tissue, packaging solutions and bioenergy, operating production facilities worldwide.