Apr 27, 2011. /Lesprom Network/. With the exception of newsprint, European shipments overseas for the mechanical publication grades showed a healthy increase year-on-year in March, as the CEPIPRINT said in a press release received by Lesprom Network. In the newsprint sector, however, exports were down 13.3% (22,000 tonnes) in March and European demand fell 3.9% (32,000 tonnes) compared to the year-earlier period. In the SC-magazine paper sector, total European shipments were up 6.1% (23,000 tonnes) in March. The bulk of the rise came from exports of the grade, which climbed 43.7% (22,000 tonnes) against March 2010. Meanwhile, European demand for SC-magazine sat flat compared to the same period last year. Looking at CMR, European shipments oversease rose 32.8% (34,000 tonnes) year-on-year. The rise was solely responsible for the 4.2% (32,000 tonnes) hike in Total European shipments as shipments to Europe dipped 0.8%. A similar picture of exports can be seen in the uncoated mechanical paper sector, where overseas shipments were up 22.3% (8,000 tonnes) in March. Higher exports coupled with a 4.5% (9,000 tonnes) rise in domestic shipments boosted total European shipments of uncoated mechanical paper by 7.2% (16,000 tonnes) year-on-year. 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.