CepiPrint, the Association of European Publication Paper Producers, has issued its monthly summary of European mechanical paper statistics. In November, European demand for newsprint rose 4.1 percent against the same period last year. Total European shipments to European buyers were up 6.0 percent, but exports overseas dropped 13.6 percent year-on-year. As a result, the month of November closed with total European shipments up 3.0 percent.In the SC magazine paper sector, European demand was 5.8 percent higher in November, compared to the year-earlier period. Total European shipments of the grade were up 11.1 percent. The increase in total tonnage was split between domestic shipments (up 5.8 percent) and exports, which were up 42.4 percent.