Fastmarkets to launch eight price assessments for tissue jumbo/parent rolls in North America: pricing notice

The eight assessments will cover the United States for tissue jumbo/parent rolls made from wood pulp and recycled pulp for both retail and away-from-home markets.

The new prices will replace the price estimates currently published in Fastmarkets’ US Tissue Monthly Data report and will be a part of the Fastmarkets tissue package. The new prices will appear on Fastmarkets dashboard under “Tissue” and will not be part of the Pulp & Paper Week newsletter.

The decision follows a one-month consultation period that ended on Friday June 5. Following the consultation, two proposed price names have been updated from “Tissue, wood pulp jumbo rolls for toilet tissue, premium/structured, 18-23 g/square meter, (11-14 lb), fob mill USA, $ per short ton” and “Tissue, wood pulp jumbo rolls for towel, premium/structured, 18-29.5 g/square meter (11-18 lb), fob mill USA, $ per short ton” to “Tissue, wood pulp jumbo rolls for toilet tissue, premium, 18-23 g/square meter, (11-14 lb), fob mill USA, $ per short ton”  and “Tissue, wood pulp jumbo rolls for towel, premium, 18-29.5 g/square meter (11-18 lb), fob mill USA, $ per short ton” to better align with Fastmarkets naming conventions and reflect market feedback.

The specifications for the price assessment are as follows:

FP-TS-0013 Tissue, wood pulp jumbo rolls for toilet tissue, conventional, 13.5-16.5 g/square meter (8.5-10 lb), fob mill USA, $/short ton
Location: United States
Incoterm: FOB mill
Quantity: Minimum 15 short tons
Unit & Currency: US dollar per short ton
Specification: Prices are for tonnage considering regular reels with one (1) ply, a width between 101 inches and 102 inches (approximately 2.6 m), a diameter between 1.4 m and 2.5 m and a core between 10 and 12 inches
Timing: Orders taken in the month to date for shipment in the current month or the following month
Payment terms: Assume normal and customary payment terms, excluding taxes
Price Type: Net. Includes open-market transactions in continuing supply relationships. Excludes transactions between affiliates and transactions indexed to a published price
Assessment Type: Range price assessment
Frequency: Monthly, usually in the second week of the month
Notes: Furnish 100% wood, conventional quality, usually produced with dry crepe tissue (DCT) technology.

FP-TS-0014 Tissue, wood pulp jumbo rolls for toilet tissue, premium, 18-23 g/square meter, (11-14 lb), fob mill USA, $/short ton
Location: United States
Incoterm: FOB mill
Quantity: Minimum 15 short tons
Unit & Currency: US dollar per short ton
Specification: Prices are for tonnage considering regular reels with one (1) ply, a width between 101 inches and 102 inches (approximately 2.6 m), a diameter between 1.4 m and 2.5 m and a core between 10 and 12 inches
Timing: Orders taken in the month to date for shipment in the current month or the following month
Payment terms: Assume normal and customary payment terms, excluding taxes
Price Type: Net. Includes open-market transactions in continuing supply relationships. Excludes transactions between affiliates and transactions indexed to a published price
Assessment Type: Range price assessment
Frequency: Monthly, usually in the second week of the month
Notes: Furnish 100% wood, premium quality, usually produced with hybrid/structured technologies but can also include premium/ultra-soft conventional paper

FP-TS-0015 Tissue, wood pulp jumbo rolls for toilet tissue, ultra-premium, 21-24.5 g/square meter (13-15 lb), fob mill USA, $/short ton
Location: United States
Incoterm: FOB mill
Quantity: Minimum 15 short tons
Unit & Currency: US dollar per short ton
Specification: Prices are for tonnage considering regular reels with one (1) ply, a width between 101 inches and 102 inches (approximately 2.6 m), a diameter between 1.4 m and 2.5 m and a core between 10 and 12 inches
Timing: Orders taken in the month to date for shipment in the current month or the following month
Payment terms: Assume normal and customary payment terms, excluding taxes
Price Type: Net. Includes open-market transactions in continuing supply relationships. Excludes transactions between affiliates and transactions indexed to a published price
Assessment Type: Range price assessment
Frequency: Monthly, usually in the second week of the month
Notes: Furnish 100% wood, ultra-premium quality, usually produced with through‑air‑dried (TAD) technology

FP-TS-0016 Tissue, recycled jumbo rolls for toilet tissue, economic, 14.5-18 g/square meter (9-11 lb), fob mill USA, $/short ton
Location: United States
Incoterm: FOB mill
Quantity: Minimum 15 short tons
Unit & Currency: US dollar per short ton
Specification: Prices are for tonnage considering regular reels with one (1) ply, a width between 101 inches and 102 inches (approximately 2.6 m), a diameter between 1.4 m and 2.5 m and a core between 10 and 12 inches
Timing: Orders taken in the month to date for shipment in the current month or the following month
Payment terms: Assume normal and customary payment terms, excluding taxes
Price Type: Net. Includes open-market transactions in continuing supply relationships. Excludes transactions between affiliates and transactions indexed to a published price
Assessment Type: Range price assessment
Frequency: Monthly, usually in the second week of the month
Notes: Furnish 100% recycled pulp, economic quality. Includes brown and white paper

FP-TS-0017 Tissue, wood pulp jumbo rolls for towel, conventional, 16.5-25 g/square meter (10-15 lb), fob mill USA, $/short ton
Location: United States
Incoterm: FOB mill
Quantity: Minimum 15 short tons
Unit & Currency: US dollar per short ton
Specification: Prices are for tonnage considering regular reels with one (1) ply, a width between 101 inches and 102 inches (approximately 2.6 m), a diameter between 1.4 m and 2.5 m and a core between 10 and 12 inches
Timing: Orders taken in the month to date for shipment in the current month or the following month
Payment terms: Assume normal and customary payment terms, excluding taxes
Price Type: Net. Includes open-market transactions in ongoing continuing supply relationships. Excludes transactions between affiliates and transactions indexed to a published price
Assessment Type: Range price assessment
Frequency: Monthly, usually in the second week of the month
Notes: Furnish 100% wood, conventional quality, usually produced with dry crepe tissue (DCT) technology

FP-TS-0018 Tissue, wood pulp jumbo rolls for towel, premium, 18-29.5 g/square meter (11-18 lb), fob mill USA, $/short ton
Location: United States
Incoterm: FOB mill
Quantity: Minimum 15 short tons
Unit & Currency: US dollar per short ton
Specification: Prices are for tonnage considering regular reels with one (1) ply, a width between 101 inches and 102 inches (approximately 2.6 m), a diameter between 1.4 m and 2.5 m and a core between 10 and 12 inches
Timing: Orders taken in the month to date for shipment in the current month or the following month
Payment terms: Assume normal and customary payment terms, excluding taxes
Price Type: Net. Includes open-market transactions in continuing supply relationships. Excludes transactions between affiliates and transactions indexed to a published price
Assessment Type: Range price assessment
Frequency: Monthly, usually in the second week of the month
Notes: Furnish 100% wood, premium quality, usually produced with hybrid/structured technologies but can also include premium/ultra-soft conventional paper

FP-TS-0019 Tissue, wood pulp-furnished jumbo rolls for towel, ultra-premium, 23-32.5 g/square meter (14-20 lb), fob mill USA, $/short ton
Location: United States
Incoterm: FOB mill
Quantity: Minimum 15 short tons
Unit & Currency: US dollar per short ton
Specification: Prices are for tonnage considering regular reels with one (1) ply, a width between 101 inches and 102 inches (approximately 2.6 m), a diameter between 1.4 m and 2.5 m and a core between 10 and 12 inches
Timing: Orders taken in the month to date for shipment in the current month or the following month
Payment terms: Assume normal and customary payment terms, excluding taxes
Price Type: Net. Includes open-market transactions in continuing supply relationships. Excludes transactions between affiliates and transactions indexed to a published price
Assessment Type: Range price assessment
Frequency: Monthly, usually in the second week of the month
Notes: Furnish 100% wood, ultra-premium quality, usually produced with through‑air‑dried (TAD) technology

FP-TS-0020 Tissue, recycled jumbo rolls for towel, economic, 18-23 g/square meter (11-14 lb), fob mill USA, $/short ton
Location: United States
Incoterm: FOB mill
Quantity: Minimum 15 short tons
Unit & Currency: US dollar per short ton
Specification: Prices are for tonnage considering regular reels with one (1) ply, a width between 101 inches and 102 inches (approximately 2.6 m), a diameter between 1.4 m and 2.5 m and a core between 10 and 12 inches
Timing: Orders taken in the month to date for shipment in the current month or the following month.
Payment terms: Assume normal and customary payment terms, excluding taxes
Price Type: Net. Includes open-market transactions in continuing supply relationships. Excludes transactions between affiliates and transactions indexed to a published price
Assessment Type: Range price assessment
Frequency: Monthly, usually in the second week of the month
Notes: Furnish 100% recycled pulp, economic quality. Includes brown and white paper

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