Steady as she goes.Following in step with the last few months of 2004, the late winter months have been a relatively stable time for scrap paper scrap paper n → pedazos mpl de papel scrap paper n → papier m brouillon scrap paper scrap n → in generation and pricing, with only a few exceptions. Overall, recyclers remain moderately upbeat with business fairly steady during the first quarter of the year. Recyclers report little movement in pricing in either direction. Generation has been consistent with traditional levels for this time of year, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. sources. The old newspapers (ONP ONP Open Network Provision(ing) ONP Olympic National Park ONP Old Newspapers (pulp and paper inustry) ONP One Nation Party ONP Operation Na Pali (gaming) ONP One Night Process ) grade has suffered slightly due to typically smaller newspapers printed in the late winter months, but is expected to begin to rebound rebound (rē´bownd), n/v 1. a recovery from illness. n 2. an outbreak of fresh reflex activity after withdrawal of a stimulus rebound adjective in early spring. With a steady supply from the grocery and other food industries, generation of old corrugated cor·ru·gate v. cor·ru·gat·ed, cor·ru·gat·ing, cor·ru·gates v.tr. To shape into folds or parallel and alternating ridges and grooves. v.intr. containers (OCC OCC See: Options Clearing Corporation OCC See Options Clearing Corporation (OCC). ) and other packaging grades is steady in most regions, and may even be making a small recovery from the January drop-off that usually follows the post-holiday boom in scrap paper supply. The Northeast market for OCC got a little shock last month with a $15 to $20 jump in asking price. Mills and brokers have been paying $10 to $15 under published prices in some cases, and the market is expected adjust itself and to level back out in March. Other grades, including high grades and mixed, have reportedly seen little movement in recent prices. Some big domestic buyers for mixed paper have recently cut back, especially in the Northeast, leaving mills and brokers looking further away for buyers. Lack of domestic buyers is keeping mixed paper mills and dealers looking to China, where demand for the grade is as strong as ever. All grades are moving, thanks in part to a relatively mild winter, and most mills in most regions are having little trouble clearing out their inventories. Areas prone to snow like the Midwest and the Northeast can look ahead to spring weather without fear of Mother Nature causing anything more than short-term downtime The time during which a computer is not functioning due to hardware, operating system or application program failure. . However, unusually heavy rains in California could slow generation, domestic transportation and shipments abroad. China remains a regular topic of conversation in the paper industry as one of the strongest buyers of American-generated OCC and mixed paper. Strong demand from China is expected to continue. India, Japan and South Korea are also strong bidders. (Additional news about paper recycling Paper recycling is the process of recovering waste paper and remaking it into new paper products. There are three categories of paper that can be used as feedstocks for making recycled paper: mill broke, pre-consumer waste, and post-consumer waste. markets, including breaking news and pricing, is available online at www.RecyclingToday.com.) [GRAPHIC OMITTED] |
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