Aug 26, 2011. /Lesprom Network/. Total European shipments of newsprint were 5.3% (47,000 tonnes) lower in July compared to the same period last year. Exports of the grade fell 17% (27,000 tonnes) while domestic deliveries were down 2.7% (20,000 tonnes) year-on-year. European demand for newsprint dipped 3.4% to 722,000 tonnes last month, a reduction of 26,000 tonnes from July 2010. However, year-to-date European demand for the grade showed a 1.2% (63,000 tonnes) rise against the same period last year, as CEPIPRINT said in a press release received by Lesprom Network. In the SC-magazine paper sector, exports were flat in July year-on-year while the accumulated figures of January July recorded a 22.1% (89,000 tonnes) hike in shipments overseas. Domestic shipments of the grade fell 5.8% (19,000 tonnes) last month compared to the year-earlier period. Looking at coated mechanical reels, July saw overseas shipments of the grade climb 7.6% (13,000 tonnes) against July last year. Domestic shipments did not fare so well, though, contracting 4.8% (23,000 tonnes) year-on year. For uncoated mechanical papers, July saw demand and shipments down across the board compared to the same period last year, whereas the year-to-date comparisons remained positive for the first 7 months of the 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.