Production steady growth. In August, the national LTD and pulp production respectively for 9.629 million tons and 1.922 million tons, compared with last month, up by 1.62% and 1.96% respectively, compared with the same period last year, up by 16.43% and 8% respectively. From view, box of paper segment is growing rapidly, the paper board and cultural paper declined.
Plasma price fall modestly, waste paper price held firm. In September, the international plasma price small drop to continue. By September 27,, the northern cork cowhide plasma (NBSK) the European market price fell 3.43% last month $than hardwood pulp, leather (BHKP) the European market price $down 3.78%. Throughout the year to see, NBSK trend from the stronger BHKP price, heavy falls. Historically, the current price remains high interval. Import waste paper price and this month compared with the price in the last month is flat and still at record highs.
Product prices declined slightly. Traditional busy season, finished product paper price but declined slightly. On the one hand is domestic excess capacity, and continue to have new production capacity; On the other hand, continue to squeeze the economy by adverse effects, and the decline in demand. Fine molecular industry: cultural paper down prices is more apparent, wrapping paper prices flat.
Three quarterly performance is not optimistic. Nine listed companies of the previous three quarters of performance, the sun predicted in the paper (002078), JingXing paper (002067) 002012 () shares, Kane, Annie shares (002235) performance is better, the greater the degree of year-over-year growth. We expect, the rise in the cost of the decline in demand and the double pressure, the industry's third quarter performance not optimistic, probably worse than interim results.
The boom of the industry is still in the decline in demand, stumbling, rising costs multiple unfavorable factors impact, the trend in the short term is difficult to reverse.