	consolidated bathurst sees better market consolidated bathurst inc said it expects improvement in the pulp and paper sector shown in the second half of to continue this year the continued improvement would be due to good market demand better product prices and high operating capacity the company said in its annual report consolidated bathurst which reported operating profit of mln dlrs last year on sales of billion dlrs said its joint venture acquisition of a market pulp mill at castlegar b c last year broadens its product range and will contribute to equity ings last year s results were up from operating profit of mln dlrs and sales of billion dlrs the company said it views its near term prospects with improved optimism it said results from its bridgewater newsprint mill in the u k should improve greatly this year due to stronger capacity and production and more favorable market conditions it said it anticipates a return to profitability in for its diamond bathurst inc dbh subsidiary which lost mln u s dlrs and underwent a reorganization last year and expects higher sales and ings for its other north american packaging divisions consolidated bathurst said the outlook for its europa carton unit is mixed it said the effect of trade disputes between the united states and the european economic community on the west german economy and the higher value of the mark may lead to increased costs which could not be offset by price increases reuter 
