Americas

Some latest events occurring in the American paper and pulp industry are reported. Brazil's pulp and paper production is estimated to have grown by 3.6% in the year 2004 compared with 2003, which is equivalent to 9.4 million tonnes of pulp and 8.2 million tonnes of paper. International Paper has completed the sale of 1.1 million acres of woodlands in Maine and New Hampshire to a timberland investment company. Canada's request to the World Trade Organization to approve $200 million in sanctions against US imports, as retaliation against the US duties on Canadian softwood lumber imports is laos reported. The potential rise in newspaper advertizing spending in the year 2005 is also discussed.