Suppliers and converters of cartonboard in France are quite busy in July. Against the backdrop of the resumption of tepid economic growth in France and the order season stretching until just before the summer holiday period, producers of GD board are reporting brisk demand from their customers in France. This is certainly due in part to the most recent price increase, as some market participants say that when the higher GD prices were announced, order intake picked up in some cases. However, the orders were not just the reault of buyers stocking up in advance, say some market players.
