After a consultation period that began a month ago and ended on Dec. 20, Fastmarkets will launch prices for Solid bleached sulfate board, US export 16-pt folding carton C1S, fob Laredo, Texas, $/tonne; and for Recycled folding boxboard, coated kraft/grey back 320-325 g/m2 or 16-pt, delivered Mexico, peso/tonne.
The specification for US Export SBS to Mexico is as follows:
Description: Solid bleached sulfate board, US export 16-pt folding carton C1S, fob Laredo, Texas, $/tonne
Quality (basis weight/strength, brightness): Prices are for prime-quality tonnage with normal trims. Coated on one side.
Quantity: 500-10,000 tonnes/year
Location: United States, Laredo, TX, border crossing
Incoterm: Free on Board
Timing: Orders taken in the month to date for shipment in the current month or the following month.
Unit: Metric tonne
Payment terms: Assume normal and customary payment terms.
Publication: Monthly. Usually at 4.30pm Eastern time on the 3rd Friday of the month. See full schedule online.
Notes: Price assessments reflect prices before discounts.
The specification for Mexico domestic coated recycled kraft/grey back paperboard is as follows:
Description: Recycled folding boxboard, coated kraft/grey back 320-325 g/m2 or 16-pt, delivered Mexico, peso/tonne
Quality (basis weight/strength, brightness): Prices are for prime-quality tonnage with normal trims. Coated on one side.
Quantity: 100-150 tonnes/year
Location: Mexico
Incoterm: Delivered Mexico City, Monterrey areas
Timing: Orders taken in the month to date for shipment in the current month or the following month.
Unit: Metric tonne
Payment terms: Assume normal and customary payment terms.
Publication: Monthly. On the third or fourth Tuesday of each month. See full schedule online.
Notes: Price assessments reflect the range in which the bulk of transactions took place. Prices are for prime-quality tonnage with normal trims. Coated in one side.
Jan. 17, Jan. 21 startup. The new prices start with the export SBS level reported in Fastmarkets’ PPI Pulp & Paper Week on Jan. 17, 2025, and the Mexico domestic kraft/grey back CRB level reported in Fastmarkets’ PPI Latin America on Jan. 21, 2025. The prices will run each month on a similar schedule. The prices also are reported online.
If you would like to provide price information by becoming a data submitter, please contact nola.valente@fastmarkets.com for the US pricing, contact sandy.oliveira@fastmarkets.com for the Mexico domestic pricing, and or contact grudder@fastmarkets.com and mfaleiros@fastmarkets.com. Please add the subject heading “FAO: US export SBS pricing for Mexico and Mexico domestic pricing for CRB.”
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