Q3 Paper Outlook — Predictable Patterns

"There were increases in the beginning of the year on coated groundwood; coated free sheet tried and wasn't able to make it stick," Kullman relates. "Coated groundwood has moved up in an intermittent pattern."

The beginning of the year, however, did not set the pace for paper pricing. By the second quarter, activity had became relatively dormant. MSPGA research found very little variation in paper pricing this quarter.