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Fastmarkets Forest Products price publishing schedules for 2025 are now available online

Fastmarkets RISI, Random Lengths, FOEX, Pallets, and HMR price assessment publishing schedules for 2024-2025 are now available online.

December 10, 2024
By the Fastmarkets team
Asia Biomass Cartonboard/Boxboard Containerboard Europe Graphic paper Hardwood Latin America Nonwovens North America Packaging Packaging Paper and Board Pallets Paper Pricing notice Pulp Random Lengths Recovered paper Timber Wood Biomass Wood products

To view and download the schedules please visit the Forest Products Methodology page.

For questions and comments please contact pricing@fastmarkets.com.

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