Why Are Paper Prices Going Up
It seems like inflation is impacting everything in the marketplace including paper prices. In this Blog, we will outline some of the factors that are causing paper prices to go up. As always, if you have any questions about printing, graphic design, digital printing or any of our other services, please contact us - www.lakeprinting.com. Remember, if you can think it, we can ink it! Factors impacting paper pricing The economy has grown along with e-commerce demands The demand for paper and paper products has gone up as the economy has grown. Demand for packing materials in particular has grown, mainly as a result of the pandemic. More people are buying on line and companies need packing material to meet this higher demand. Paper manufacturing has fallen Paper manufacturing capacity in the United States has fallen. Several major mills have reduced their production. Georgia-Pacific, for example, scaled back operations at its facility in Camas, Wash...