09. In North America, the list price for Northern bleached softwood kraft (NBSK) has slipped to $675/metric ton but the spot-market sales price is an even lower $605, down from $705 in January.
Pulp prices crash in North America
Mar 13, 2009. /Lesprom Network/. In North America, the list price for Northern bleached softwood kraft (NBSK) has slipped to $675/metric ton but the spot-market sales price is an even lower $605, down from $705 in January, as The Purchasing informed Lesprom Network.
The transaction price for Northern bleached hardwood kraft (NBHK) this month is $550/metric ton, down from $615 in January. PPI Pulp & Paper Week reports that many industry contacts believe U.S. spot prices are approaching a bottom.
