Demand for corrugated boxes weakens against a backdrop of lower agriculture exports and economic challenges

Plastic substitution with paper-based products is driven by customer demand for sustainability and delivery

Contacts on the kraftliner market continued to report low demand across Europe in May, though to some it appeared to have stabilized or mildly improved

Fastmarkets’ economist for Latin America, Rafael Barisauskas, analyzes the impact of household debt and reduced consumption

Following a consultation period, Fastmarkets has made a decision on its proposal to launch PIX containerboard price indices, covering the main grades testliner and fluting, in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries on June 6.

Weak containerboard demand continues to impact the Mexican market

Industry leaders said low demand, high inflation and changing consumer spending are to blame as profit margins reach lowest point since 1Q 2012

Fastmarkets FOEX invited feedback from the industry in an open consultation process between April 26 and May 24, 2023, on the pricing methodology for its PIX Packaging Europe price indices. The consultation was done as part of our annual methodology review process.

(PPI Asia) - Fastmarkets RISI invited feedback from the industry on the pricing methodology for Asia recovered Paper and Asia Packaging Paper and Board, via an open consultation process between April 28 and May 25, 2023. This consultation was done as part of our published annual methodology review process. No feedback was received during the consultation period and therefore no changes will be made to the methodologies at this stage.

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