A lower demand for graphic paper has caused an under performance when compared to late 2022

Fastmarkets has corrected its prices for bleached eucalyptus kraft (BEK) pulp in November, published on December 6, 2022. These prices were published in our dashboard as dated as of December, due to an error.

Fastmarkets RISI invited feedback from the industry on the pricing methodology for Latin American prices, including boxboard (Brazil), graphic papers (Brazil and Mexico), recovered paper (Mexico), and containerboard (Brazil and Mexico), via an open consultation process between December 6, 2002 and January 6, 2023.

Fastmarkets RISI is inviting feedback from the industry on the pricing methodologies for Latin American prices, including boxboard (Brazil), graphic papers (Brazil and Mexico), recovered paper (Mexico), and containerboard (Brazil and Mexico), as part of its announced annual methodology review process.

There may be further room in the containerboard market for price cuts, but demand could help stabilize prices

A downturn in recovered fiber demand in November has triggered a decline in prices and demand for imports in Mexico

Containerboard growth rates in the region are largely due to the food and agricultural sectors

Chile has recently become the world’s largest foreign MDF supplier to the US

Drastic changes in graphic paper price with cheaper and plentiful supply from Asia combined with well-supplied buyer inventories

Boxboard producers are raising prices to tackle costs and protect margins