Lecta announces a price increase on all its Specialty paper grades of 10% effective for deliveries from 1 April 2021 for all European and Overseas markets.
The increase is necessary due to the sustained increase in prices of pulp and chemicals along with the sharp increase of freight costs. This follows Lecta’s previous announcement made on Thermal paper grades.
https://www.lecta.com/en/news/Pages/Lecta-to-Increase-Specialty-Paper-Prices-by-10-per-cent-from-April-1st-2021.aspx
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