Delayed publication of East Asia pulp prices for April

The publication of Fastmarkets’ East Asia pulp prices for April will be pushed back from May 2 to May 9, as prices were not concluded as of the May 2 deadline.

May 2, 2025

By Nick Chang

Hardwood pulp Pricing notice Softwood pulp

This change was not initially noted on the Fastmarkets’ 2025 publication schedule. It has now been updated.

The grades that are covered are:

Eucalyptus	FP-PLP-0042
Northern Bleached Hardwood Kraft, mixed	FP-PLP-0043
Southern Mixed Hardwood Kraft	FP-PLP-0044
Bleached Hardwood Kraft, Acacia	FP-PLP-0045
Bleached Chemi-Thermomechanical Pulp, Aspen	FP-PLP-0046
Northern Bleached Softwood Kraft	FP-PLP-0047
Bleached Softwood Kraft, Radiata pine	FP-PLP-0048
Unbleached softwood Kraft	FP-PLP-0049
Bleached Chemi-Thermomechanical Pulp, Spruce	FP-PLP-0051
Southern Pine	FP-PLP-0052

For more information, or to provide feedback on the delayed publication of these prices, or if you would like to provide price information by becoming a data submitter to these prices, please contact Nick Chang by email at: pricing@fastmarkets.com. Please add the subject heading “FAO: Nick Chang, re: East Asia pulp.”

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

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