Global trade wars have dealt a blow to paper and pulp producer Sappi in recent months as China’s clothing sector adopts a more cautious stance towards the US.

The group swung to a $20m loss in the three months to end-March, compared with a $29m profit in the previous second quarter, as concern about declining US clothing imports put pressure on the price of dissolving wood pulp (DWP)...

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