Open consultation on methodology for North America PackagingPaper and Board

Fastmarkets is inviting feedback from the industry on the pricing methodologies for North America Packaging Paper and Board, as part of its announced annual methodology review process.

This consultation, which is open until May 11, 2025, seeks to ensure
that our methodologies continue to reflect the physical market
under indexation, in compliance with the International Organization
of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) principles for Price Reporting
Agencies (PRAs). This includes all elements of our pricing process, our
price specifications, and publication frequency.
You can find the current methodology for North America Packaging
Paper and Board here
Please send responses in writing, preferably in electronic format, to
the following address: pricing@fastmarkets.com. Please add the
respective subject heading “North America Packaging Paper and
Board – 2025.” Please specify whether your response is confidential.
Opinions offered in confidential responses may be referenced but will
not be attributed in any way.
Fastmarkets will publish the outcome of this methodology review by
May 30, 2025, including a summary of the feedback except of the
feedback marked as confidential. Any proposals to make material
changes, discontinue or launch prices will involve a separate market
consultation, the length of which will depend on how substantial the
change is.
To see all Fastmarkets pricing methodology and specification
documents, go to https://www.fastmarkets.com/methodology/
forest-products

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