Fastmarkets RISI is inviting feedback from the industry on the pricing methodology for Asia Graphic Papers, which include newsprint, uncoated and coated woodfree papers, as part of its announced annual methodology review process. This consultation, which is open until October 15, seeks to ensure that our methodologies continue to reflect the physical market under indexation, […]

Due to a clerical error, there was a delay in publishing the PIX Pulp China values and history data on the Foex website, RISI portal, in the mobile app and in the http file on September 24, 2021. Old data was shown from 10:00 to approximately 10:20 EET. All databases have now been updated.

A number of prices in the Douglas Fir veneer section of today’s Random Lengths Panel Report were published incorrectly in the FAME portal due to a rounding glitch in the database. The database has been corrected. The following price corrections are: PAHG West Coast Veneer Douglas Fir CD 54-inchx8-ft 1/10-inch fob mill. Incorrect Price: $85.00     […]

WestRock has informed customers of new $50/ton (CD$60/ton) price increases on solid bleached sulfate (SBS), coated unbleached kraft (CUK), and coated recycled (CRB) paperboard, effective with shipments on or after Oct. 18, Fastmarkets RISI has confirmed. The company on Sept. 17 sent letters to its folding carton and commercial print customers, according to contacts and […]

Fastmarkets RISI is inviting feedback from the industry on the pricing methodology for Asia Graphic Papers, which include newsprint, uncoated and coated woodfree papers, as part of its announced annual methodology review process. This consultation, which is open until October 15, seeks to ensure that our methodologies continue to reflect the physical market under indexation, […]

Fastmarkets RISI invited feedback from the industry on the pricing methodology for European paper and board via an open consultation process between July 22 and September 3, 2021. 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 […]

As part of an ongoing effort to improve the customer experience in our online portal and mobile app, Fastmarkets/Random Lengths is proposing to discontinue duplicate price series for kiln-dried European Spruce 1-inch boards with effect from November 1. The following price series would be removed. Price ID TAG    Description 13156 EAHM  Kiln-dried spruce 2 1×4 […]

China’s cobalt tetroxide prices drifted lower in the week to Wednesday September 1, due to weak demand from battery producers, while cobalt sulfate prices remained rangebound, with producers rejecting lower bids.

Following a one-month consultation, Fastmarkets is updating the wording of its Metals & Mining assessment methodologies to provide greater clarity around how its prices are determined.

Due to a peer reviewer delay, the Fastmarkets RISI NA pulp price assessments for Monday, Aug. 30 were published in Fastmarkets RISI’s price portal after the scheduled time of 1:30pm PST. Fastmarkets RISI’s final August price assessments for US kraft pulp, China fluff, and European fluff were published later than the scheduled time of 1:30pm […]