Newsprint has been under increasing pressure due to weaker demand and rising costs. How does the future look for this sector of the paper market?

Steel market participants gathered at the Nordics regional meeting of steel distributors’ association Eurometal in Copenhagen, Denmark on Thursday October 5, where key discussion topics were how the EU’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) will operate and the risks importers face once it reaches final implementation

This development represented buyers’ efforts to keep the gap between domestic and export prices from getting too wide, but the hikes ultimately did little to narrow the gap

Despite the precarious condition of the European pulp market, there have been some price increases for bleached eucalyptus kraft (BEK) pulp and northern bleached softwood kraft (NBSK) pulp

European industrial production is struggling due to high interest rates, rising energy costs and inflation, but with the German economy hit particularly hard, market participants in the base metals sector are worried that the EU powerhouse might fall into a recession

PfR prices rose with European buyers’ efforts to limit the gap between domestic and export prices

We take a closer look at European CWF paper price trends and the price drivers through the second quarter of 2023

Weak demand, global oversupply and the saturation of domestic consolidation has shifted focus to international mergers for large packaging producers

The weak Turkish lira and higher volumes of low-priced imports have resulted in reduced demand for domestic flat steel in Turkey in July and August, sources told Fastmarkets on Tuesday September 5

Our packaging focus for August takes a look at the prices of containerboard, folding boxboard and white-lined chipboard across five European countries