Dramatic changes are expected in the Japanese steel industry in the run-up to 2030, with exports of ferrous scrap expected to fall and local use of the material to soar amid the transition away from traditional blast furnace (BF) technology toward greater electric-arc furnace (EAF) capacity

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

Poor newsprint demand continues to push down prices and triggers further capacity cuts

The US ferrous scrap market remains in limbo ahead of August’s ferrous trade, with participants divided as to whether summer demand from the domestic and export markets will tip the balance of extremely low scrap flows in US sellers’ favor next month

China’s domestic stainless steel prices were flat over the week ending Wednesday July 19 amid weak demand, but some participants expected the central government to release stimulus policies for manufacturers to push up stainless steel demand

The paper machine can produce kraftliner, white top liner and boxboard

Fastmarkets’ Director of EMEA mill intelligence, Ville Henttonen, uses a case study to explain how mill intelligence tools can estimate the cost competitiveness and fossil CO2 emissions of energy transition related investments

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

A combination of low generation and depleted stocks drove prices up for US OCC imports

The real impact will lie in the number of investments that take place, said Fastmarkets’ economist