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Pellets made from woodfiber help power industries and heat buildings worldwide. The 10-year demand outlook is shaped by complex global and regional forces. This study explores nation-specific policy dynamics and other macroeconomic factors that will shape demand, supply, and trade for the next decade.
Pellets made from woodfiber help power industries and heat buildings worldwide. The 10-year demandoutlook is shaped by complex global and regional forces.
Regional DynamicsIndustries in Japan and South Korea are expanding biomass energy production. But actual demand growth forecasts are subject to policy shifts, costs of competing energy sources, and more.
Energy MarketsWeather and oil/gas prices affect the competitiveness of biomass heat in Europe and North America. The Outlook models expected trends and their likely impact on pellet demand for heating use.
The Global Pellet Demand Outlook offers unmatched insight into these and other drivers of the next decade’s biomass markets.
Fastmarkets has launched four monthly price assessments for tissue jumbo rolls delivered to Europe on Thursday May 28.
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The four assessments will cover continental Europe and the UK, for tissue jumbo rolls made from wood pulp and recycled pulp in a basis weight range of 14.5-18.0g per square meter. The decision follows a one-month consultation period that ended on Saturday May 16. The proposed specifications are as follows: FP-TS-0009 Tissue, wood pulp jumbo rolls for […]
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Fastmarkets proposes to amend the frequency of publication of its four containerboard assessments for East China from once monthly currently to twice monthly.
Fastmarkets proposes to launch four twice-monthly price assessments for recycled containerboard on a delivered South China basis.