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Following our announcement on 8 May of a  price increase for  European coated fine and coated mechanical reels, Sappi Europe confirm our intention to raise prices also for woodfree coated sheets by 8% and a further increase on woodfree uncoated sheets and reels by 5-8% effective 1st of July 2015. Ongoing  cost increases allied with present price levels has led to unsustainable profitability  for this business also, therefore corrective price actions are inevitable.

Our customers will be personally informed by our sales managers who will provide them with any information they may require.

Sappi Europe confirms that it is no longer supplying paper sold under the Galaxi Keramik* brand. However this paper continues to be available on the market under its mill brand name Magno^TM satin through our new Magno merchant partners, Igepa in Germany, France and Switzerland as well as through Papyrus in France.

Magno^TM is the strongest fine paper brand in Europe with trusted products and stockist partners in all European markets. Magno satin offers the highest levels of whiteness, gloss and opacity for the best print results.

Berry Wiersum, CEO of Sappi Europe, comments: “Sappi’s recent investments in its Central European production facilities will guarantee an unrivalled cost leading, sustainable production and service performance."

Further information:

The Magno graphic paper range offers eight products including gloss, satin, matt and uncoated surfaces, basis weights range from 80gsm to 400gsm with all products having an aligned high white shade.

*Galaxi Keramik is a registered trademark of Papier Union GmbH (part of Inapa Group).

The significant increase of raw material costs, particularly pulp, makes it necessary for Sappi Europe to adjust prices upwards for Speciality papers from April 15th. The price rise will apply to all  European and Overseas markets.

The increase will be in the range of 5 - 7% and will be applied to all coated and uncoated Flexpack papers, Siliconising base papers and Label papers.

Implementation will be discussed  with customers in all countries individually over the coming weeks.

About Sappi

Sappi Europe SA is the leading European producer of coated fine paper used in premium magazines, catalogues, books and high-end print advertising. Headquartered in Brussels, Belgium, Sappi Europe is recognised for innovation and quality. Its graphic paper brands include Magno™, Quatro™, Vantage™, Royal™, Galerie™, GalerieArt™ and Jaz™ ranges. Algro®, Fusion®, Leine® and Parade® are the brands for speciality labelling, topliner, packaging papers and boards. Sappi papers are produced in mills accredited with ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and OHSAS 18001 certification and EMAS registration for all our mills in the EU. Sappi European mills hold chain-of-custody certification under the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC®) and/or the Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification (PEFC™) schemes.

Sappi Europe SA is a division of Sappi Limited (JSE), a global company headquartered in Johannesburg, South Africa, with over 12,800 employees and manufacturing operations on three continents in seven countries, sales offices in 50 countries, and customers in over 100 countries around the world. Learn more about Sappi at www.sappi.com.