Proposal to launch Brazil imported triplex boxboard price and discontinue domestic solid kraft board price

Fastmarkets proposes to launch a bimonthly price assessment for Brazil imported triplex boxboard, CIF delivered at main ports, 250-320 g/m².

This launch aims to reflect growing trade of imported boxboard grades in Brazil in recent years.

With this move, Fastmarkets plans to discontinue its bimonthly FP-CBB-0005 Brazil Solid kraft board 210-370 g/m² price assessment, due to the low number of transactions in this market and reduced number of suppliers for this grade.

Price to be launched:

Brazil imported triplex boxboard, CIF delivered at main ports, 250-320 g/m²

Quality: sheets, triplex boxboard, white or cream back

Dimensions: 250-320 g/m²

Quantity: 50 tonnes

Location: CIF delivered at main ports

Timing: Orders taken in the month to date for shipment in the current month or the following month.

Unit: Tonne

Currency: US dollar

Payment terms: Assume normal and customary payment terms. Exclude duty tariffs.

Price Type: Net. Includes open-market transactions in ongoing supply relationships. Excludes transactions between affiliates and transactions indexed to a published price.

Assessment Type: Range price assessment

Publication: Every two months (January, March, May, July, September, November). Monthly price detail provided.

Notes: Price assessments reflect the range in which the bulk of transactions took place. Prices are for prime quality tonnage with normal trims. Triplex is compared to ivory board in Asia, GC1/GC2 in Europe and folding boxboard (FBB) in North America.

This price will be a part of the Fastmarkets Boxboard/Cartonboard package.

Price to be discontinued:

FP-CBB-0005 Brazil Solid kraft board 210-370 g/m²

Quantity: min. 50 tonnes

Location: Brazil, Sao Paulo

Incoterm: Delivered

Timing: Orders taken in the month to date for shipment in the current month or the following month.

Unit: Tonne

Currency: Brazilian Real

Payment terms: Assume normal and customary payment terms. Includes PIS/COFINS of 9.25%.

Price Type: Net. Includes open-market transactions in ongoing supply relationships. Excludes transactions between affiliates and transactions indexed to a published price.

Assessment Type: Range price assessment

Publication: Every two months (January, March, May, July, September, November). Monthly price detail provided.

Notes: Price assessments reflect the range in which the bulk of transactions took place. Prices are for prime quality tonnage with normal trims. Coated boxboard with bleached pulp inner layers. Comparable to GZ (coated solid bleached board (SBB)) in Europe and CUK (coated unbleached kraft)/SBB in North America.

This price is a part of the Fastmarkets Boxboard/Cartonboard package.

The consultation period for this proposed launch and discontinuation starts from July 29, 2025, and will end on August 29, 2025. The launch and discontinuation will take place, subject to market feedback, on September 18, 2025.

To provide feedback on the proposal to launch Brazil imported triplex boxboard, CIF delivered at main ports, 250-320 g/m² and discontinue Brazil Solid kraft board 210-370 g/m² or if you would like to provide price information by becoming a data submitter to these prices, please contact Sandy Oliveira by email at pricing@fastmarkets.com.

Please add the subject heading “FAO: Sandy Oliveira, re: Brazil imported boxboard 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 https://www.fastmarkets.com/methodology.

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