COVERAGE NOTE: New Mixed Paper Assessments CIF Asia – Final Decision

In light of China’s ban on imports of “unsorted” recyclables such as mixed paper that began on Dec. 31st 2017, and following industry consultation, RISI will launch bi-weekly assessments of the following grades CIF main ports in Asia in PPI Asia starting from April 6, 2018:

  • Mixed Paper & Board from Japan
  • Mixed Paper & Board from Europe (1.02)
  • Mixed Paper from US (54)

For comments and queries, please email pricing@risi.com.

For related Coverage Notes please see here.

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

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