May 30, 2006. /Lesprom Network/. Rottneros will raise the price for short fibre CTMP pulp in Europe to $600/tonne, and to $580/tonne for long fibre CTMP from the 1 of June in Europe. The price for NBSK will increase to $690/tonne from the same date. The new prices are valid until further notice. Rottneros is one of the world-s leading independent producers of market pulp. The group comprises the parent company Rottneros AB, listed on the Stockholm Stock Exchange, and its subsidiaries Rottneros Rockhammar AB, Utansjo Bruk AB and Vallviks Bruk AB in Sweden as well as Rottneros Miranda, S.A. in Spain, all with operations involving the production and sale of market pulp. The group also includes the wood procurement companies Rottneros Baltic SIA of Latvia and Rottneros Madeiras of Portugal. The group also has a new business area, Rottneros Packaging, which produces food packing materials made from paper pulp. The group has 800 employees and net sales of approximately SEK 2.4 billion.