South China, which includes the provinces of Guangdong, Guangxi and Fujian, accounts for 25 million tonnes of containerboard capacity annually, about a quarter of China’s total, according to Fastmarkets’ database. The region also holds around one-third of the nation’s corrugated converting capacity and remains a key manufacturing and trading hub with significant demand for corrugated […]

Fastmarkets also clarified the names of the four containerboard assessments: As part of the process of standardizing price nomenclature for forest products, their names will be as follows: The prices are part of the Fastmarkets Paper Packaging price package. To provide feedback on these prices or if you would like to provide price information by becoming […]

Amid solid demand and tight supply, Poland's unbleached kraftliner prices increased in June, while recycled containerboard prices remained unchanged.

JSW Steel USA’s production of its first fully degassed 12-inch slab at its mill in Mingo Junction, Ohio, could reduce the company’s reliance on imported slab, according to information obtained by Fastmarkets, raising questions about future demand for Brazilian exports at a time when the global slab market is already facing weaker demand and increasing competition.

Latin America's apparent steel consumption is expected to remain broadly stalled in 2026 before recovering more meaningfully in 2027, but the region's steel industry continues to face mounting pressure from rising imports and historically weak production levels, according to Latin American steel association Alacero.

Shin-Etsu Chemical, one of Japan’s largest manufacturers of rare earth magnets, plans to build a new domestic rare earths refinery in Fukui, Japan, as first reported by Nikkei Asia.

The Mexican containerboard market saw a rapid shift in June as reduced US paper exports forced buyers to refocus on domestic supply, triggering price increases.

Fastmarkets has launched four price assessments for Polish virgin kraftliner and white-top testliner on Thursday June 25.

Fastmarkets has amended the minimum tonnage in its aluminium P1020A(MJP), cif Japan, spot premium assessment to 500 tonnes from 100 tonnes, effective June 25, 2026.

Fastmarkets has amended its publication calendar to show that the daily southern yellow pine (SYP) price will be published on Tuesday June 30, which had previously been marked as a non-publishing day.