world news - 22.09.2004
European consumer pulp stocks increased by 1% in August
European consumer pulp inventories climbed for the first time in five months in August, rising by 1%, according to UTIPULP. The increase follows a 4.9% decrease in July.
Stocks moved up by 12,255 tones from 1.194 million tones in July to 1.206 million tones last month (see table below). But inventories remained 14,816 tones lower than the year-earlier level.
Pulp consumption dropped 14.8% last month to 1.038 million tones, but was just 0.1% lower than the 1.039 million tone level seen in August 2003.
UTIPULP statistics include information from Austria, Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Switzerland and the U.K.
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