Fastmarkets launches four price assessments for recycled containerboard in South China: pricing notice

Fastmarkets has launched four twice-monthly price assessments for recycled containerboard on a delivered South China basis, on Friday June 26.

South China, which includes the provinces of Guangdong, Guangxi and Fujian, accounts for 25 million tonnes of containerboard capacity annually, about a quarter of China’s total, according to Fastmarkets’ database. The region also holds around one-third of the nation’s corrugated converting capacity and remains a key manufacturing and trading hub with significant demand for corrugated packaging. These factors contribute to distinct market dynamics and support industry analysis.

The price specifications are as follows:

FP-CTB-0218, Containerboard, testliner, 130-140 g/square meter, ddp South China, yuan/tonne
Quantity: Minimum 25 tonnes
Incoterm: DDP (delivered duty paid)
Location: South China (including Guangdong, Guangxi and Fujian)
Specification: Assume normal and customary payment terms. Tax included.
Unit and Currency: Tonne, yuan
Delivery period: Orders taken in the month to date for shipment in the current month or the following month.
Data window: In the two weeks prior to publication.
Frequency: Twice monthly. In the middle and at the end of the month. Fridays at 2pm Beijing time.
Notes: Domestic grades. Prices reflect sales of the most common brands and do not reflect prices of lower-quality, smaller-volume brands.

FP-CTB-0219, Containerboard, kraft-top liner, 170-230 g/square meter, ddp South China, yuan/tonne
Quantity: Minimum 25 tonnes.
Incoterm: DDP (delivered duty paid)
Location: South China (including Guangdong, Guangxi and Fujian)
Specification: Assume normal and customary payment terms. Tax included.
Unit and Currency: Tonne, yuan.
Delivery period: Orders taken in the month to date for shipment in the current month or the following month.
Data window: In the two weeks prior to publication.
Frequency: Twice monthly. In the middle and at the end of the month. Fridays at 2pm Beijing time.
Notes: Domestic grades. Prices reflect sales of the most common brands and do not reflect prices of lower-quality, smaller-volume brands.

FP-CTB-0220, Containerboard, high-strength corrugating medium, 120 g/square meter, ddp South China, yuan/tonne
Quantity: Minimum 25 tonnes.
Incoterm: DDP (delivered duty paid)
Location: South China (including Guangdong, Guangxi and Fujian)
Specification: Assume normal and customary payment terms. Tax included.
Unit and Currency: Tonne, yuan.
Delivery period: Orders taken in the month to date for shipment in the current month or the following month.
Data window: In the two weeks prior to publication.
Frequency: Twice monthly. In the middle and the end of the month. Fridays at 2pm Beijing time.
Notes: Domestic grades. Prices reflect sales of the most common brands and do not reflect prices of lower-quality, smaller-volume brands.

FP-CTB-0221, Containerboard, white-top liner, 140 g/square meter, ddp South China, yuan/tonne
Quantity: Minimum 10 tonnes.
Incoterm: DDP (delivered duty paid)
Location: South China (including Guangdong, Guangxi and Fujian)
Specification: Assume normal and customary payment terms. Tax included.
Unit and Currency: Tonne, yuan.
Delivery period: Orders taken in the month to date for shipment in the current month or the following month.
Data window: In the two weeks prior to publication.
Frequency: Twice monthly. In the middle and the end of the month. Fridays at 2pm Beijing time.
Notes: Domestic grades. Prices reflect sales of the most common brands and do not reflect prices of lower-quality, smaller-volume brands.

The prices are part of the Fastmarkets Paper Packaging price package.

To provide feedback on these prices or if you would like to provide price information by becoming a data submitter to this price, please contact pricing@fastmarkets.com and paperpackaging@fastmarkets.com. Please add the subject heading “re: South China containerboard prices.”

Please indicate if comments are confidential. Fastmarkets will consider all comments received and will make comments not marked as confidential available upon request.

To see all Fastmarkets pricing methodology and specification documents, go to the Fastmarkets methodology page.

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