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.

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

The grades that are covered are:

EucalyptusFP-PLP-0042
Northern Bleached Hardwood Kraft, mixedFP-PLP-0043
Southern Mixed Hardwood KraftFP-PLP-0044
Bleached Hardwood Kraft, AcaciaFP-PLP-0045
Bleached Chemi-Thermomechanical Pulp, AspenFP-PLP-0046
Northern Bleached Softwood KraftFP-PLP-0047
Bleached Softwood Kraft, Radiata pineFP-PLP-0048
Unbleached softwood KraftFP-PLP-0049
Bleached Chemi-Thermomechanical Pulp, SpruceFP-PLP-0051
Southern PineFP-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.”

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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