Brazilian pulpmaker Suzano Papel e Celulose SA lost about 80,000 tonnes of pulp production and 25,000 tonnes of paper production during a late-May truckers’ strike, the company said in a securities filing on Thursday.
For an 11-day period in late May, truckers protesting high fuel prices blocked highways across Brazil, seriously affecting industries ranging from retail to agribusiness to aviation. (Reporting by Gram Slattery)
source: https://uk.reuters.com/article/suzano-papel-protests/brazils-suzano-lost-80000-tonnes-of-pulp-production-during-truckers-protest-idUKE6N1QW07Z
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