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Due to a public holiday in Finland on Friday December 26, the PIX Pulp China indices will be published on Tuesday December 30 at 11:00 CET and then as normal on Friday January 2 at 9:00 CET.

Fastmarkets is inviting feedback from the industry on the pricing methodology for its Latin America recovered paper assessments, as part of its announced annual methodology review process.

Explore the latest trends in testliner and fluting prices in the GCC region with recent data insights and market stability.

Fastmarkets would like to thank those who took the time to respond to the consultation, and no changes will be made to the methodologies at this stage. This consultation sought to ensure that our methodologies continue to reflect the physical market under indexation, in compliance with the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) principles for […]

Fastmarkets is amending its pricing schedule for the following assessments in the fourth quarter of 2025. Southeast Asia RCP – Imports (RCP SEA) The following price assessments are affected: The October 10 assessment has been moved to October 17. The October 24 assessment has been moved to October 31. The November 7 assessment has been […]

Fastmarkets has discontinued its UM Paper-branded Chinese prices from Wednesday October 1, following a strategic decision to close its UM Paper-branded publications which was originally announced in a notice published on July 28.

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 is inviting feedback from the industry on the pricing methodologies for North America recovered paper, as part of its announced annual methodology review process.

The two prices were discontinued in 2022 due to a lack of activity and sources in this market.  After a consultation period, from August 4 to September 1, Fastmarkets has decided to relaunch these two white recovered paper markets.  The relaunch aims to strengthen Fastmarkets’ coverage of the tissue jumbo rolls market in Brazil, given […]