Paper prices are poised to rise in the run-up to the new Iranian calendar year (starting March 21), Secretary of Paper and Paperboard Syndicate Taher Shobeyri told ISNA yesterday. Explaining that paper prices are determined by the market, Shobeyri said that the hike in paper prices is due to the rise in demand, which happens annually at the yearend. He added that the increase in prices would not be huge.