European pulp markets are experiencing significant price increases as BEK and NBSK negotiations for January pricing extend into February. Supply disruptions, industrial action, and shifts in global demand are adding complexity, with BEK suppliers standing firm on price hikes and NBSK showing slight recovery despite oversupply challenges.

Fastmarkets is inviting feedback from the industry on the pricing methodology for its PIX Pulp China Net indices as part of its announced annual methodology review process.

Fastmarkets hosted a pivotal discussion recently on the state of the global pulp and paper market. While the calendar pages have turned, the realities outlined during that session have only crystallized further. The pulp industry remains in a precarious balance where supply-side mechanics – rather than surging demand – are dictating the tempo of the market.

US pulp spot markets saw steady movement to start the year, with bleached softwood kraft (BSK) stabilizing and bleached hardwood kraft (BHK) showing improvement. Northern bleached softwood kraft (NBSK) prices held at $700-730 per tonne, unchanged since December, according to Fastmarkets' latest survey.

Fastmarkets launched new assessments of northern bleached softwood kraft (NBSK) and bleached eucalyptus kraft (BEK) pulp spot prices for Europe on Monday January 12, 2026.

Following consultations and expressions of support from a broad range of market participants, Fastmarkets has decided to launch new price assessments of northern bleached softwood kraft (NBSK) and bleached eucalyptus kraft (BEK) pulp spot prices for Europe, starting in January 2026.

During London Pulp Week 2025, industry participants gathered to discuss the pulp market outlook amid challenging conditions. Despite current lows in sentiment and profitability, the consensus was that tighter market conditions and potential supply-side shocks could lead to a more positive outlook for pulp prices as we move into 2026.

Fastmarkets has not changed the methodology for price discovery. Fastmarkets has updated its documentation on price methodologies to incorporate the standardized naming conventions, ensuring clarity and consistency across our forest products publications. Please refer to the link to the tables below for detailed information on the standardized forest product price names as part of this […]

Fastmarkets has corrected its mid-month Pulp North America market prices Wednesday September 24. These prices were published without identifying that these prices are “preliminary” on September 12. FP-PLP-0009: Fluff, Europe FP-PLP-0013: Northern Bleached Softwood Kraft (Canada) FP-PLP-0014: Southern Bleached Softwood Kraft, from US FP-PLP-0015: Unbleached softwood kraft (Canadian/US) FP-PLP-0016: Fluff (US southern kraft, untreated softwood […]

Fastmarkets is standardizing the names of its forest products prices for recovered paper, pulp, paper packaging, graphic paper, nonwovens, timber, biomass and softwood products. Principally to ensure consistent and clearly define the markets. Fastmarkets is in the process of standardizing price nomenclature for forest products. This initiative does not alter the existing methodology for price […]