February shipments of coated free sheet papers decreased 5% compared to February 2012, with year-to-date CFS shipments up less than 1% relative to 2012.
Uncoated free sheet papers shipments of 701,700 tons in February were 10% below the same period last year, with imports increasing 14% year-over-year in January.
February uncoated mechanical paper shipments decreased 22% when compared to February 2012.
February shipments of coated mechanical decreased 20% compared to February 2012 to 218,900 tons, the lowest total since before 1995.
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