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Decision to discontinue Italy rotogravure SC, LWC, MWC prices

Fastmarkets has decided to discontinue assessments for rotogravure super-calendared paper (SC), rotogravure lightweight coated paper (LWC) and rotogravure mediumweight coated paper (MWC) prices in Italy to reflect changes in the printing market there.

May 26, 2025
By Sharon Levrez
Europe Graphic paper Pricing notice

The last assessments for the SC, LWC and MWC rotogravure grades will be published on June 19, 2025. The prices will be discontinued on July 31, 2025.

The affected prices are:

FP-GP-0069 SC rotogravure reels 56-g, Italy, €/tonne

FP-GP-0071 SC rotogravure reels 52-g, Italy, €/tonne

FP-GP-0029 LWC rotogravure reels 60-g, Italy, €/tonne

FP-GP-0073 MWC rotogravure reels 80-g, Italy, €/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: Italy 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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