Final decision on open consultation on annual methodology review for PIX Pulp China Indices

Fastmarkets has received market feedback that the highest tier on the PIX Pulp China BHKP Net seller side weighting table is too low, considering recent increased production capacities and market shares.

Based on this, Fastmarkets proposes to change the PIX Pulp China BHKP Net weighting table, found in a separate open consultation launched on March 16, 2026, and open until April 15, 2026.

The prices subject to this annual review are as follows:

• FP-PLP-0034 PIX Pulp China NBSK Net
• FP-PLP-0033 PIX Pulp China BHKP Net

The original consultation sought to ensure that our methodologies continue to reflect the physical market under indexation, in compliance with the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) principles for Price Reporting Agencies (PRAs). This includes all elements of our pricing process, our price specifications and publication frequency.

This consultation was first published in a methodology note on February 4, which you can view here.

You can find the current methodology for PIX Pulp China here.

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