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Demand Continues to Fluctuate While Prices Remain Steady In April, there was a 10% increase in North American printing and writing (P&W) demand, with shipments reaching their highest level since January 2023. However, in May demand reversed course decreasing by...
2024 kicked off with mills paying close attention to several variables that will shape the stability of the paper market: Lower order volumes Mills face the challenge of maintaining a balance between predicted lower order volumes and operational efficiency. Mills are...
Big Changes Proposed for the 2025 USPS Promotional Calendar The USPS filed their proposed 2025 promotions with the Postal Regulatory Commission featuring two new promotions and a new add-on program providing customers an additional 1% discount. SPC has you covered...
For existing mail marketers, the USPS has great news! The USPS has introduced its biggest incentive to date. Eligible mailers can receive a credit of up to 30% on incremental mail volume over last year. Registration for the First-Class Mail and Marketing Mail Growth...
The paper market remains steady heading into the new year, a much different scenario than the beginning of 2023. Printing & writing (P&W) demand is expected to show a dramatic drop in 2023, perhaps as much as 27%. Part of this dramatic drop is the overstocking...
At SPC's quarterly informative sessions, you hear directly from industry experts and get your questions answered. On Tuesday, November 14th, we focused on the outlook of the United States Postal Services. Tom Foti, USPS Vice President, Product Solutions, shared...
As we move closer to the new year, we can't help but be hopeful about the continued stability of the paper market. At the end of the quarter, although printer inventories have been worked down, there is still excess inventory in the supply chain while paper...
Currently, the paper market seems to be in a relative comfort zone, though market conditions will become tighter in the back half of 2023. The market dynamics are dramatically different than they were at this time last year. Weakening demand coupled with lower...
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