A mixture of inflation, destocking and a preference to eat out have impacted the prices of various paperboard grades

Both hardwood and softwood pulp demand remained weak but Suzano surprises with price hike announcement

Declining production in Europe has contributed to the fade in exports to the US

Although the numbers would suggest a positive first half of 2023, sentiment and anecdotes don’t seem to back that up

Prior to this year, Chinese imports had fallen steadily for more than a decade but now the market appears to be shifting

The wave of capacity shutdowns and downtime saw US containerboard production drop by five million tons in the last year

Old corrugated container prices rose up to $70 per ton in the Southeast region this month

We look at this year’s European lumber export rise within the US, which caused notable shifts in the global market

The US was last a net exporter in offshore softwood lumber trade from 2009 through 2016, but Fastmarkets’ forecast predicts that the South will lead a surge from 2023 onwards

The new paper machine will bring 200,000 tonnes of unbleached kraft paper into the industry per year