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Fastmarkets provides paper packaging data, expert economic analysis and more for all grades of containerboard, linerboard, boxboard and kraft papers. It is critical to track market shifts and monitor prices to anticipate changes throughout the supply chain. Our essential price data and market coverage informs critical decision-making and offers a neutral ground to conduct business.
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Our subscribers are among the first to learn about critical acquisitions, capacity changes, mill closures, and machine upgrades and conversions. They also receive up-to the minute alerts on key import and export news and government regulations. Here’s just a small selection of the new and analysis our packaging experts produce.
Learn how primary packaging preferences are shaping FMCG trends, as a new Elopak survey reveals UK and German shoppers’ preference for cartonboard packaging
Unprecedented rainfall in mid-April causes a slowdown in the box business across the UAE, impacting local industries and economies
Mexico shakes up the paper and packaging import scene with new tariffs, potentially altering trade dynamics across the globe
Prices for old corrugated containers (OCC) in Mexico were unchanged in April, with imported grades remaining stable month over month for the first time this year, Fastmarkets has learned. Prices for imported OCC held at $120-130 per ton. The firm pricing follows $10-per-ton increases in March and January as well as a $15-per-ton rise in February. […]
After reporting weak export volumes throughout 2023 as a result of the economic recession affecting important global markets, the latest food export statistics from Latin American countries are bringing relief for corrugated packaging producers in the region, sources told Fastmarkets. Interested in the latest developments and trends in the paper packaging industry? Speak to our team […]
Prices for some containerboard produced in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries moved north once again in March. Manufacturers have been pushing prices up throughout the first quarter on the back of limited supply, following logistical difficulties owing to the Red Sea shipping crisis, and improved demand ahead of and during Ramadan. Want to know […]
Fastmarkets forest products give market participants and investors the transparency and clarity to make critical and strategic business decisions.
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Formerly RISI events, these are the places to discuss, debate, and learn about the latest trends and challenges in pulp, paper, packaging and more
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Fastmarkets Forest Products brings together and builds on decades of expertise from RISI and Random Lengths. In order for you to stay ahead of industry trends and plan for what’s ahead, our forest products price data, forecasts, mill intelligence and reporting cover more than 3,500 grades.
In March 2017, Fastmarkets announced its acquisition of RISI.
RISI has been a leading provider of insight to the forest products industry for many decades, and is well known for its analysis, news and conferences.
Fastmarkets has built on this foundation to bring you news, forecasts, mill intelligence and price reporting cover over 3,500 grades across the globe to inform and prepare you for the risks and opportunities ahead. Learn more here.
In 2018, RISI, as part of Fastmarkets, acquired Random Lengths.
Random Lengths, still the most widely circulated and respected source of information for the wood products industry, continues to provide unbiased, consistent, and timely reports of market activity and prices, related trends, issues, and analyses. The company’s focus has traditionally been on North American markets, but as international trade in wood products has increased, we have expanded our coverage to prices and developments in overseas supplying regions. We also strive to deliver information to our customers in a timely and economical manner, utilizing modern technology. Learn more here.
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