Jan 03, 2011. /Lesprom Network/. In November, European demand for newsprint rose 4.1% (34,000 tonnes) against the same period last year. Total European shipments to Europe were up 6.0% (47,000 tonnes), but exports dropped 13.6% (19,000 tonnes) year-on-year. As a result, the month of November closed with total European shipments up 3.0% (28,000 tonnes), as CEPIPRINT said in a statement received by Lesprom Network. In the SC-Magazine paper sector, European demand was 5.8% (18,000 tonnes) higher in November compared to the year earlier period. Total European shipments of the grade were up 11.1% (42,000 tonnes). The increase in total tonnage was split between domestic shipments, which were up 5.8% (18,000 tonnes) and exports, which were up 42.4% (23,000 tonnes). Coated mechanical reels recorded a 9.3% (55,000 tonnes) increase in European demand last month. Exports were up 23.1% (23,000 tonnes) and shipments to Europe climbed 9.3% (55,000 tonnes) against November last year. In the uncoated mechanical paper sector, European demand rose 9.9% (17,000 tonnes) in November. Total European shipments were up 6.9% (15,000 tonnes), based on the hike in domestic shipments plus a 6.6% (2,000 tonnes) drop in exports of the grade. The Association of European Publication Paper Producers, CEPIPRINT asbl, is a legally and financially independent association based in Brussels, Belgium. It is a non-profit making organisation funded by its members, who are manufacturers of newsprint and magazine paper grades in Europe.