Decision to launch European spot pulp price assessments

The decision is in response to an increasing demand for clearly defined assessments of non-contracted price levels in Europe.

The new spot market assessments will complement existing Fastmarkets benchmark prices for NBSK and bleached hardwood kraft pulp (BHKP), which are gross prices.

The launch will take place on January 12, 2026.

The price specifications are as follows:

Pulp, northern bleached softwood kraft (NBSK), spot, dap Europe, $/tonne
Quality: Standard dryness (90% airdry), standard strength characteristics, brightness 88 or higher for standard ECF, 85 or higher for standard TCF (TBC)
Quantity: 100 tonnes minimum
Location: Europe
Incoterm: DAP
Timing: Delivery no later than the following month.
Unit: Metric tonne
Currency: US dollar. Prices reported in Euro will be converted using the exchange rate valid at the time of submission.
Price type: Spot
Publication: Monthly, on the 10th of the month or the first working day thereafter. Price data reported to Fastmarkets by 14:00 Finnish time on the day prior to publication will be included in the assessment.
Notes: Prices are for prime quality, commodity grade northern bleached softwood kraft pulp from North American, Nordic and Central European countries; standard NBSK market pulp quality for paper and board production; no sub-par grade prices are admitted

Pulp, bleached hardwood kraft, eucalyptus (BEK), spot, fca Europe, $/tonne
Quality: Standard dryness i.e. 90% airdry. Standard strength characteristics. Brightness 88 or higher for standard ECF, 85 or higher for standard TCF (TBC)
Quantity: 100 tonnes minimum
Location: Europe
Incoterm: FCA
Timing: Shipment no later than the following month
Unit: Metric tonne
Currency: US dollar. Prices reported in Euro will be converted using the exchange rate valid at the time of submission.
Price type: Spot
Publication: Monthly, on the 10th of the month or the first working day thereafter. Price data reported to Fastmarkets by 14:00 Finnish time on the day prior to publication will be included in the assessment.
Notes: Prices are for prime quality, commodity grade bleached hardwood kraft pulp, eucalyptus; standard BEK market pulp quality for paper and board production; no sub-par grade prices are admitted (birch is excluded from the assessment)

These prices will be a part of the Fastmarkets global pulp package.

Fastmarkets consulted on this move between October 30 and November 28, 2025.

To provide feedback on this move or if you would like to provide price information by becoming a data submitter, please contact pricing@fastmarkets.com and pulp@fastmarkets.com. Please add the subject heading “re: European spot pulp price assessments.”

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To see all Fastmarkets pricing methodology and specification documents, go to the Fastmarkets methodology page.