Decision to discontinue Germany, France rotogravure LWC prices

Fastmarkets has decided to discontinue assessments for rotogravure lightweight coated (LWC) paper prices in Germany and France and for rotogravure mediumweight coated (MWC) paper prices in Germany to reflect changes in the paper market due to ongoing consolidation and consequent lack of liquidity.

The last assessments for the LWC and MWC rotogravure grades will be published on July 17. The prices will be discontinued on August 21.

The affected prices are:

FP-GP-0027 LWC rotogravure reels 60-g, France, €/tonne

FP-GP-0026 LWC rotogravure reels 60-g, Germany, €/tonne

FP-GP-0083 LWC rotogravure reels 57-g, Germany, €/tonne

FP-GP-0082 LWC rotogravure reels 54-g, Germany, €/tonne

FP-GP-0086 MWC rotogravure reels 80-g, Germany, €/tonne

To provide feedback on this discontinuation, contact Sharon Levrez by email at: pricing@fastmarkets.com. Please add the subject heading “FAO: Sharon Levrez, re: Germany, France mechanical paper prices.”

Please indicate if comments are confidential. Fastmarkets will consider all comments received and will make comments not marked as confidential available upon request.

To see all Fastmarkets pricing methodology and specification documents, go to https://www.fastmarkets.com/methodology.

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