Paper — Price Hikes Blindside Printers!

Consolidated Papers also joined Champion International, International Paper and Repap Enterprises in instituting price increases on coated groundwood to the tune of $60 per ton. The publication reported another increase could take place in October.

While prices had been rising in certain sectors, most paper purchasers wondered aloud if price increases would take hold. Some even suggested that buying paper on an "as-needed" basis would help to retard any attempted boost.