2022-A Year of Uncertainty Uncertain is an appropriate word to describe Q1 2022. Although the pandemic appears to be winding down, the effects of it continue to be felt throughout the entire global economy. In the print and direct mail industry, marketers are...
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The Paper Market Unfolded Q4 2021
The paper market continues its rough ride into 2022 as supply and demand are still out of balance. Paper availability has shrunk, prices have continued to rise, options of available stocks have been reduced, and the delivery of paper remains inconsistent. Pent up...
The Paper Market Unfolded Q3 2021
The SPC Q2 Paper Market Update started out with this sentence, “The paper market remains in crisis causing ripple effects across the U.S. Economy.” Current market conditions are essentially the same as they were in Q2. Paper experts have predicted a more normalized...
Frustrated with the Paper Situation? It’s Time to Pivot and Collaborate
Paper – the vanishing commodity. The ever-shrinking production capacity of paper mills and ravaged inventory coupled with reduced allocations has wreaked havoc on the print industry. The lack of availability of paper and the subsequent bargaining to procure it has...
PAPER MARKET UNFOLDED: Q2 2021 FULL REPORT
Executive Summary The paper market remains in crisis causing ripple effects across the U.S. economy. Marketers have been forced to scramble as they identify alternative paper choices, spend more for paper orders, and delay campaigns—just as brands are working through...
The Paper Market Unfolded: Q2 2021 Overview
Marketers across the U.S. are feeling the effects of a struggling global paper market. Supply is currently a huge problem. Not all marketers will get the paper they need for Q3 and Q4 without planning ahead. Lead times have gone from 3-5 weeks to 10-12+ weeks as paper...
Paper Notice: Additional Price Increase
It is disappointing to have to inform you for the third time this year about coated free sheet paper price increases. This new increase will start in June 2021. The increase will range between 6-7% on commonly used coated stocks from Sappi and Verso brands. Sappi and...
Paper Market Update: Paper Prices Continue to Increase
Periodic and moderate changes in the prices of raw materials are expected in the normal course of doing business. Year-long, global pandemics having long-lasting effects on the production and procurement of those materials are not. The pandemic has caused dramatic...
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