Europulp reported that September pulp inventories in European ports decreased 82,100 metric tons, or 6.7%, over August, but increased by 40,700 metric tons versus September 2012.
Europulp is the Federation of the National Associations of Pulp Agents in Western Europe and as such it represents most of the pulp agents in the biggest market pulp area in the world with members in Italy, Germany, Switzerland, Belgium, the Netherlands, France, Spain, Portugal, the UK and Turkey. Conservatively, Europulp's members cover more than 75% of the European Market or just under 40% of the world's market pulp business.