How could the FBB capacity expansions impact the European market?

There are some signs that US housing starts are due to recover but many challenges still lie ahead

The Random Lengths Board Composite Price has trended lower for 52 consecutive weeks, which subverts expectations

China-affiliated producers bought small volumes of US OCC imports but uncertainty still looms over a price rebound

PCA’s temporary closure of its Wallula mill is the third US containerboard capacity closure announced in 10 days

We look back at recent market changes to European and global containerboard demand and offer some expectations for the short-term future

Overcapacity in the pulp market continues to drive prices down, with Arauco announcing more price cuts for multiple grades in June

The outlook for prime hard metallurgical coal is dim, even as demand dwindles in key end user markets China and India

A wave of investment is washing across China for the construction of new copper smelting capacity, intensifying the competition to acquire raw materials to feed the rapidly growing number of furnaces, Fastmarkets heard on Thursday May 11

We interviewed Thomas Meth, president and CEO of leading industrial wood pellet producer Enviva, who discusses the future headwinds and tailwinds facing the wood pellet industry