We take a look at China’s domestic consumption, housing market and exports to evaluate the strength of its economic recovery in 2023

Slow demand and weak board prices are driving the downtime at Chinese board mills

Both BSK and BHK prices plunged following the conference, with some buyers believing this is only the beginning of the prices drops

We look at some of the consequences following China's ban on recovered fiber imports

Imports to China from the US could recover as 2023 progresses

A potential lifting of China's sanctions on the import of Australian metallurgical coal and China's post-Covid-19 recovery will be key factors to watch in 2023, market sources told Fastmarkets on Wednesday January 4

Key takeaways from the OCC outlook session at the International Containerboard Conference by our director of fiber, Hannah Zhao

China's reduced demand has negatively affected the market for North America

The largest recycled packaging board producer is China is planning to rapidly expand board production next year

After a consultation period, Fastmarkets is decreasing the frequency of its cfr China steel billet price assessment to once per week, from twice per week, from Tuesday October 18