Paper Outlook

• Uncoated free sheet capacity was the only printing/writing grade to show an increase between 2002 and 2003, to about 13.9 million tons. Capacity for this grade is expected to remain unchanged during the forecast period of 2004 to 2006.

The changing dynamics in the paper sector were nicely outlined in a recent presentation to the SC Council by industry analyst Verle Sutton of Forestweb, a Los Angeles-based provider of outsourced business intelligence solutions for the forest products industry.