COVERAGE NOTE: Changes to US Mixed Paper Assessments for Export to China

In light of China’s ban on imports of “unsorted” recyclables such as mixed paper that began on Dec. 31^st 2017, and following industry consultation, RISI has now implemented the following changes to its recovered paper coverage:

PPI Pulp & Paper Week:

• Change the destination title of US Mixed Paper FAS US ports from China to Asia (price IDs 11886, 11888, 11891, 11912).
• Discontinue assessments of US Mixed Paper exports CFR China (price IDs 11914 and 11884)

These changes are necessary because mixed paper to China has declined significantly. As a result, RISI is unable to maintain reasonable assessments of the value of mixed paper for delivery to China.

For more information on RISI’s assessment methodology, please see here.