Irregular publishing of PIX in December 2024

As Friday December 6, 2024, falls on a public holiday in Finland, the PIX Pulp China indices will only come out on Tuesday December 10, 2024, at 12 noon Helsinki time.

November 29, 2024

Due to a public holiday there is no PIX publishing on Tuesday December 24, 2024. The PIX Pulp and Paper Europe and PIX Sawn Timber Finland indices will be published on Friday December 27, 2024, at 12 noon Helsinki time instead. The PIX Pulp China indices will be published normally on Friday December 27, 2024, at 10 AM Helsinki time.

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