Launch of Polish recycled containerboard assessments

Fastmarkets will launch monthly price assessments for Polish recycled containerboard, including testliner 2 140-g, testliner 3 140-g and recycled fluting 105-g on March 27, 2025.

After a consultation period, Fastmarkets has decided to launch these three assessments to complement the existing price series which already covers Germany, France, Italy, Spain and the UK.

The prices will have the following specifications:

Containerboard, testliner 2 140-g, delivered Poland, €/tonne

Quantity: min 20 tonnes

Basis weight: 140-g

Location: Poland

Incoterm: Free delivered to the buyer’s facility

Timing: Orders taken in the month to date for shipment in the current month or the following month.

Currency/unit: Euro/tonne

Payment terms: Assume normal and customary payment terms.

Publication: Monthly, on the last Thursday of the month.

Containerboard, testliner 3 140-g, delivered Poland, €/tonne

Quantity: min 20 tonnes

Basis weight: 140-g

Location: Poland

Incoterm: Free delivered to the buyer’s facility

Timing: Orders taken in the month to date for shipment in the current month or the following month.

Currency/unit: Euro/tonne

Payment terms: Assume normal and customary payment terms.

Publication: Monthly, on the last Thursday of the month. 

Containerboard, recycled fluting 105-g, delivered Poland, €/tonne

Quantity: min 20 tonnes

Basis weight: 105-g

Location: Poland

Incoterm: Free delivered to the buyer’s facility

Timing: Orders taken in the month to date for shipment in the current month or the following month.

Currency/unit: Euro/tonne

Payment terms: Assume normal and customary payment terms.

Publication: Monthly, on the last Thursday of the month.

These prices will be a part of the Fastmarkets paper packaging price package.

To provide feedback on this price launch or if you would like to provide price information by becoming a data submitter to this price, please contact Angel Krasimirov by email at pricing@fastmarkets.com. Please add the subject heading “FAO: Angel Krasimirov, re: Polish containerboard prices.”

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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