Oct 25, 2006. /Lesprom Network/. Rottneros will raise the price for hardwood CTMP pulp from November 1, 2006 to $640/tonne. The price for bleached eucalyptus kraft (BEK) will be increased to $680/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, Utansjö 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 now has a new division, Rottneros Packaging, which produces food packaging made from paper pulp. The group has around 800 employees and net sales of approximately SEK 2.4 billion.