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Our new study looks at the impact of increasing imports from Brazil and Chile on the North American market.
The outlook for North American offshore panel imports, provides you with:
Plywood shortages in the US has created the need for imports. In 2020 imports accounted for 16% of demand, up from 3.2% in 2012. Record high plywood prices continue.
Understand what this means for the imports market.
Get the expert analysis and data on the US offshore panel import market. Helping you to understand the market drivers through 2022.
Fastmarkets invited feedback from the industry on the pricing methodology for European PIX Paper indices via an open consultation process between March 13 and April 14 2026. This consultation was done as part of our published annual methodology review process.
The 2026 pulp market faces rising costs, tightening supply, and shifting demand. Discover expert insights and strategies to navigate these challenges and seize opportunities in a volatile global landscape.
Fastmarkets is proposing to launch new price series for its benchmark European PIX Pulp gross prices and North American effective list pulp prices from June 1, 2026. The new prices would run concurrently alongside existing prices for one year before the existing prices with higher discount levels are discontinued on June 1, 2027.
Producers are announcing price hikes of up to €100 per tonne to offset soaring input costs, with further increases expected from April. Learn more.
The Nordic sawn timber industry faces a crisis. A combination of factors, including rising log costs following the halt of Russian imports, sluggish demand for end-products, and tightening EU environmental regulations, is severely squeezing profit margins.
F&B procurement intelligence empowers you to validate supplier claims, negotiate with confidence and protect your margins during global market disruptions.
The ongoing conflict in the Middle East has had a pronounced impact on the packaging industry across the GCC region, sending March containerboard prices and demand soaring. With shipping routes disrupted and fuel costs climbing, packaging producers are facing considerable logistical hurdles. As import delays persist, Saudi Arabia has seen a surge in containerboard demand, with orders increasingly redirected to local mills. Meanwhile, UAE fuel prices have jumped by 72%, though Saudi prices have remained stable despite volatility in global oil markets.
The EU-Mercosur trade agreement, set to take provisional effect in 2026, aims to reduce trade barriers between the two regions. However, the deal faces significant opposition from environmental groups and EU agricultural sectors. For the pulp and paper industry, the effects will be phased in over several years, with an analysis by Cepi showing that tariff reductions will be gradual, eventually benefiting about 85% of EU pulp exports and 90% of paper and board exports.
Discover the latest tissue paper market trends in China. Learn why China tissue jumbo roll prices are fluctuating and what it means for buyers and mills.
See how surging fuel costs and inflation reshape North American paper and board markets. Read our analysis of the oil shock impact on paper packaging. Read more.