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Open consultation on European paper and board assessments – final decision

Fastmarkets RISI invited feedback from the industry on the pricing methodology for European paper and board via an open consultation process between August 10 and September 7, 2023. This consultation was done as part of our published annual methodology review process. No feedback was received during the consultation period and therefore no changes will be made to the methodologies at this stage.

September 7, 2023
Graphic paper Packaging Pricing notice Recovered paper

This consultation sought to ensure that our methodologies continue to reflect the physical market under indexation, in compliance with the International Organization of Securities Commissions principles for price reporting agencies. This includes all elements of our pricing process, our price specifications and publication frequency.

You can find the current methodology for European graphic papers here.
You can find the current methodology for European packaging paper and board here.
You can find the current methodology for European paper for recycling here.

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