May 22, 2008. /Lesprom.com/. AbitibiBowater told customers it plans to increase the price of 30-lb (48.8 gm2) newsprint in North America by $60per tonne in the third quarter of 2008, RISI reported. AbitibiBowater is the largest producer of newsprint in the world, with annual capacity estimated at 5.9 million metric tons.