Compared to Q3 the company sees Q4: Price and mix are expected to be unfavorable $20 million to $25 million due to pulp and paper price decreases in Europe, higher export mix in Latin America and customer mix in North America: Volume is projected to improve by $15 million to $20 million, with seasonally stronger volume in Latin America ;Operations and other costs are expected to increase up to $5 million due to an $8 million operating expense for a planned ten-year turbine generator maintenance event at our Eastover, South Carolina, mill, which is partially offset by better fixed cost absorption from less economic downtime in North America; Input and transportation costs are projected to increase by $5 million to $10 million, mainly due to transportation and seasonally higher energy Total planned maintenance outage expenses are expected to increase by $17M…
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