{"id":9444,"date":"2025-03-21T09:25:00","date_gmt":"2025-03-21T09:25:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.expanamarkets.com\/?post_type=insight&#038;p=9444"},"modified":"2026-02-26T17:17:47","modified_gmt":"2026-02-26T17:17:47","slug":"pulp-producers-prepare-for-escalating-us-canada-trade-war-in-april","status":"publish","type":"insight","link":"https:\/\/www.expanamarkets.com\/insights\/article\/pulp-producers-prepare-for-escalating-us-canada-trade-war-in-april\/","title":{"rendered":"Pulp Producers Prepare for Escalating US-Canada Trade War in April"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<!-- .module.article-rich-text: start -->\n<div id=\"\" class=\"module article-rich-text pt-32 md:pt-48 xl:pt-56 pb-40 md:pb-64 xl:pb-80 hidden show-small:block show-medium:block show-large:block [p_+_p]:mb-24\">\n\t<p><span class=\"StoryBody\">According to industry sources, Canadian Northern Bleached Softwood Kraft (NBSK) pulp producers are still in negotiations regarding price adjustments in the event of an escalating trade war between Canada and the US. Some producers appear to be more amenable to lowering prices slightly to share the burden with US importers. Sources within the Canadian pulp, paper and wood industry have indicated the market\u2019s acceptance of a new round of tariffs being implemented between the US and Canada on April 2.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"StoryBody\">Recent comments by Canadian political parties on both sides of the aisle and moves by the government indicate that Canada may be settling in for a prolonged trade war with the US. As elections are approaching and the current Liberal party government is behind in the polls, it will need to maintain a tough stance against US tariffs and threats to Canadian sovereignty if it is to appeal to voters. Positive movement in Liberal party polling over the past couple of weeks has all but confirmed this, and it is expected to continue its hard line against US tariffs.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"StoryBody\">Statements by US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, who recently commented that the Canadian response to US steel and aluminum tariffs was \u201ctone deaf\u201d, and the Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, who stated that US President Donald Trump needed to stop commenting on annexing Canada \u201cbefore we sit down and have a conversation\u201d, are also being interpreted by industry participants as an indication that tariff implementation at the beginning of April is all but certain. Further moves by the Canadian government, such as a ~$3.5 billion program to help find new markets for Canadian products, $350 million in favorable loans to impacted businesses, and $700 million in additional financing for food and agricultural producers, also indicate prolonged trade difficulties with the US.<\/span><\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<!-- .module.article-rich-text: end -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":109,"featured_media":9445,"template":"","tags":[197,164,121,142,241],"insight-theme":[166],"insight_topic":[165,313],"news_topic":[],"class_list":["post-9444","insight","type-insight","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-featured","tag-industrials","tag-packaging","tag-paper-wood-products","tag-tariffs","insight-theme-weekly-market-insights","insight_topic-industrials-and-metals","insight_topic-packaging"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.6 (Yoast SEO v27.6) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Pulp Producers Prepare for Escalating US-Canada Trade War<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Pulp Producers Prepare for Escalating US-Canada Trade War in April\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.expanamarkets.com\/insights\/article\/pulp-producers-prepare-for-escalating-us-canada-trade-war-in-april\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Pulp Producers Prepare for Escalating US-Canada Trade War in April\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.expanamarkets.com\/insights\/article\/pulp-producers-prepare-for-escalating-us-canada-trade-war-in-april\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Expana\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-02-26T17:17:47+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.expanamarkets.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/shutterstock_2037207503.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1313\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"876\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.expanamarkets.com\\\/insights\\\/article\\\/pulp-producers-prepare-for-escalating-us-canada-trade-war-in-april\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.expanamarkets.com\\\/insights\\\/article\\\/pulp-producers-prepare-for-escalating-us-canada-trade-war-in-april\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Greg Potter\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.expanamarkets.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/d83823f70ab2ac729416c34d197bdef7\"},\"headline\":\"Pulp Producers Prepare for Escalating US-Canada Trade War in April\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-03-21T09:25:00+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-02-26T17:17:47+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.expanamarkets.com\\\/insights\\\/article\\\/pulp-producers-prepare-for-escalating-us-canada-trade-war-in-april\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":10,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.expanamarkets.com\\\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.expanamarkets.com\\\/insights\\\/article\\\/pulp-producers-prepare-for-escalating-us-canada-trade-war-in-april\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.expanamarkets.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/03\\\/shutterstock_2037207503.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"Featured\",\"Industrials\",\"Packaging\",\"Paper &amp; 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