The Market for Newsprint

Faced with declining newspaper paper consumption, oversupply in the newsprint market, persistently falling prices, and excessive price adjustments, the conference advocated that the newspaper industry should focus on its core business while accelerating diversified development. When domestic and international prices are comparable, newspapers should prioritize purchasing domestically produced newsprint. The newspaper industry should understand the paper industry's reasonable demands, fully consider the practical difficulties faced by paper manufacturers, and strengthen efforts to collect payments. Simultaneously, the paper industry must accurately assess the development trends of the newspaper sector, scientifically and reasonably plan production to ensure newsprint quality, and operate according to market principles by carefully timing and pacing price adjustments to prevent sharp fluctuations. Both paper and newspaper industries should continue adhering to the principle of “rooted domestically, oriented toward the market, based on equality and mutual benefit, committed to long-term cooperation, and pursuing shared development” to foster mutual success.