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Sonoco Implementing Price Increase for All Uncoated Recycled Paperboard Products

Implements a $50 per ton price increase for all grades of URB in the US and Canada.

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By: DAVID SAVASTANO

Editor, Ink World Magazine

Sonoco announced it is implementing a $50 per ton price increase for all grades of uncoated recycled paperboard (URB) in the US and Canada, effective with shipments beginning July 2, 2018.    Sonoco cited continuing inflation of input costs, especially freight and papermaking chemicals, and significantly longer backlogs at its mills as the drivers for this pricing action.   Sonoco is one of the largest integrated manufacturers of uncoated recycled paperboard in the United States and Canada, ...

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