Q3 Paper Outlook — Predictable Patterns

If strong production of supercalendered grades causes the paper to intrude sufficiently into the coated groundwood market, lower pricing could prevail for the latter half of 1998.

"I realize that possibility exists," acknowledges Kullman, "but many mills seem to feel that they're quite sold out for the second half [of the year], and could support an increase in coated groundwood."