Newsprint price hike canceled by major producers
In response to weak demand and high stockpiles, U S and Canadian newsprint makers scrapped a 5 percent price rise for U S buyers after delaying it from March 1 to later dates. Western Canada firms largely sold at 500 dollars per metric ton as market pressures mounted.
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New York
United States
Canada
U.S
Eastern Canada
Western Canada
Newsprint Price Increases Cancelled by Major Producers
Western Canada pricing moves are halted as Eastern producers and suppliers including Consolidated-Bathurst Reed Wood Pulp CIP and Abitibi Price announce cancellations or postponements. Great Lakes Forest Products and Gannett suppliers report halted increases with mixed regional adjustments. Kimberly Clark defers a 5 percent rise until further notice while Boise Cascade maintains at 500 dollars per metric ton, except in the US south where 495.
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Canada
United States
Consolidated-Bathurst Inc
Montreal
Reed Paper Ltd
Toronto
Frantz Tollefsen
Great Lakes Forest Products Ltd
Thunder Bay
Ontario
CIP Inc
Gannett
Metzfield
Kimberly Clark Corp
Neenah
Wis
Boise Cascade Corp
Sam Donaldson
Portland
Ore
Refugees may aid Florida economic outlook by 1990
Miami faces 160000 Cuban and Haitian refugees from 1980s influx. A Florida International University study says the refugees may cost Florida 130 million in public services but could boost the economy by 1990 as many arrive entrepreneurial. The report notes that most Mariel refugees faced high early murder rates but later success.
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Miami
Luytjes
Florida
Laytjes
America
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British Columbia Forest Products Ltd
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Sharon Paul
Abitibi-Price Inc
Jan Luytjes
Florida International University
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