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Price increases have been all over the news lately, one industry close to our heart that has been going through some really difficult times is the paper industry, which is why you may have noticed lots of paper lines out of stock and prices have drastically risen.
We just wanted to add some clarification around the paper industry and the reasons behind paper shortages and sudden price rises.
Energy costs rises
You've probably read in the news and started to see your energy bills from home and within the business, where prices have risen over 50% for the year, equally this has impacted on paper mills across Europe, therefore causing the cost to run such facilities to rise.
Strikes at paper mills
One of the largest paper mills in Europe (UPM) went through industrial strike action from January-May. As a result, this means no new materials have been manufactured. The strikes only just ended in the middle of May, but there is still a backlog of 4 months workload.
Demand for paper products
Many companies who use plastic packaging have had to look at paper alternatives due to April's plastic packaging tax that came in. This has lead to paper mills experiencing shortages due to unprecedented demand on paper-based products. After the past 2 years where demand suddenly fell, this has suddenyl started to pick back up with a return to business back in place, and the mills don't have the raw materials to cope.
Shipping freight
You've probably seen all the containers of stock waiting to come into port on the news. The cost to ship increased hugely during the pandemic and is still at a record high. Shipping timescales are also longer due to traffic and times to book into a port both abroad and here in the UK for drop-off.
We're here to support you
These challenges highlighted above are without doubt impacting our paper supply and pricing. For all available paper lines, you can look through our filtered list of "in stock" lines.
We also recommend that you don't hold back or hesitate on your paper orders when the item is showing in stock. With such limited availbility, paper lines are reaching our warehouse and going out at such a quick rate.
Call us on 01636 557420 to help support on your paper requirements.
Price increases have been all over the news lately, one industry close to our heart that has been going through some really difficult times is the paper industry, which is why you may have noticed lots of paper lines out of stock and prices have drastically risen.
We just wanted to add some clarification around the paper industry and the reasons behind paper shortages and sudden price rises.
Energy costs rises
You've probably read in the news and started to see your energy bills from home and within the business, where prices have risen over 50% for the year, equally this has impacted on paper mills across Europe, therefore causing the cost to run such facilities to rise.
Strikes at paper mills
One of the largest paper mills in Europe (UPM) went through industrial strike action from January-May. As a result, this means no new materials have been manufactured. The strikes only just ended in the middle of May, but there is still a backlog of 4 months workload.
Demand for paper products
Many companies who use plastic packaging have had to look at paper alternatives due to April's plastic packaging tax that came in. This has lead to paper mills experiencing shortages due to unprecedented demand on paper-based products. After the past 2 years where demand suddenly fell, this has suddenyl started to pick back up with a return to business back in place, and the mills don't have the raw materials to cope.
Shipping freight
You've probably seen all the containers of stock waiting to come into port on the news. The cost to ship increased hugely during the pandemic and is still at a record high. Shipping timescales are also longer due to traffic and times to book into a port both abroad and here in the UK for drop-off.
We're here to support you
These challenges highlighted above are without doubt impacting our paper supply and pricing. For all available paper lines, you can look through our filtered list of "in stock" lines.
We also recommend that you don't hold back or hesitate on your paper orders when the item is showing in stock. With such limited availbility, paper lines are reaching our warehouse and going out at such a quick rate.
Call us on 01636 557420 to help support on your paper requirements.
