Jan 18, 2005. /Lesprom Network/. European consumer pulp inventories fell 3.4% in December, according to UTIPULP. Stocks were 42.832 tonnes lower than the year-earlier level.
Pulp consumption fell 8.7% last month to 1.099 million tonnes, it was 2.4% lower than the 1.125 million tonne level seen in December 2003.
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EUROPEAN CHEMICAL MARKET PULP STATISTICS | |||||||
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(tonnes) | |||||||
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Consumption at Month End | |||||||
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2004 |
Dec-04 |
Nov-04 |
Dec-03 |
Change From | ||
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Month Ago |
Year Ago | |
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Total |
14 367 091 |
1 099 136 |
1 203 306 |
1 125 628 |
-8,7% |
-2,4% | |
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Bleached Sulfit |
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Softwood |
357 957 |
25 201 |
27 205 |
52 831 |
-7,3% |
-52,3% | |
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Hardwood |
141 797 |
17 008 |
14 728 |
31 037 |
15,3% |
-45,3% | |
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Bleached Kraft |
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Softwood |
6 325 171 |
477 308 |
517 068 |
478 089 |
-7,7% |
-0,2% | |
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Hardwood |
7 407 874 |
568 033 |
632 407 |
551 059 |
-10,2% |
3% | |
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Unbleached |
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Sulfite |
6 596 |
511 |
532 |
612 |
-4% |
-16,6% | |
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Kraft |
127 696 |
11 074 |
11 367 |
12 000 |
-2,6% |
-7,8% | |
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Consumer Stocks | |||||||
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Total |
1 240 887 |
1 248 389 |
1 174 016 |
1 291 221 |
6,3% |
-3,4% | |
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Bleached Sulfit |
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Softwood |
21 879 |
22 311 |
18 359 |
29 766 |
21,5% |
-25,1% | |
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Hardwood |
6 306 |
4 916 |
6 295 |
13 600 |
-22% |
-63,9% | |
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Bleached Kraft |
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Softwood |
551 413 |
583 306 |
539 659 |
556 515 |
8% |
4,8% | |
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Hardwood |
648 660 |
624 805 |
597 472 |
678 111 |
4,5% |
-7,9% | |
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Unbleached |
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Sulfite |
304 |
354 |
254 |
422 |
39,3% |
-16,8% | |
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Kraft |
12 595 |
12 697 |
11 977 |
12 807 |
6% |
-0,9% | |
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Statistics include information from Austria, Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Switzerland and the UK. | |||||||
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SOURCE: Group of European Market Wood Pulp Users (UTIPULP). | |||||||