Coated paper prices rise sharply as coronavirus hits Chinese imports

Market prices have risen by 8-10% due to huge decline in the quantities China had been dumping into the country prior to the outbreak

Coronavirus seems to have benefitted paper companies, especially those such as Ballarpur Industries and JK Paper, which manufacture coated paper. The market prices of the product have increased by 8-10 per cent, according to two dealers due to the huge decline the past two months in the quantities China had been dumping into the country prior to the outbreak.

However, prices of other varieties of paper, such as writing, printing and copier have not improved as much. The January 31 decision of the government to ban the import of stock lots across all categories of paper has also helped the