Proposal to amend China Coated Ivory Board price assessment: pricing notice

With Fastmarkets’ sister company UM Paper set to discontinue the price assessment for the coated ivory board product produced by Shandong Bohui Paper Industry in response to the changes in the Chinese market, we propose to exclude it from the calculation of the price for the product. The proposed exclusion may affect the price assessment in the first month, but it will make the assessment an improved reflection of the dynamic boxboard market in China going forward.

The specifications of the affected price are as follows:

FP-CBB-0028 Coated ivory board (commodity), 250 g, delivered East China
Quantity: 200 tonnes
Location: East China (including Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Shanghai and Guangdong)
Timing: Orders taken in the month to date for shipment in the current month or the following month.
Unit: CNY/Tonne
Payment terms: Assume normal and customary payment terms. Tax included
Publication: Monthly, in the last week of the month or first week of the following month, 2pm Singapore time
Notes: Domestic grades. Prices reflect sales of the most common brands and do not reflect prices of lower-quality, smaller-volume brands.

This price is part of the Fastmarkets Asia – Packaging Paper and Board package.

The consultation period for this proposed amendment starts from September 13 2024 and will end on October 14 2024. The amendment will then take place, subject to market feedback, on November 1 2024.

To provide feedback on this pricing notice or if you would like to provide price information by becoming a data submitter to this price, please contact Shawn Wang by email at: pricing@fastmarkets.com. Please add the subject heading “FAO: Shawn Wang, re: China Coated ivory board.”

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You can find the current methodology for Asia – Packaging Paper and Board here https://www.fastmarkets.com/methodology/forest-products/asia-packaging-paper-and-board/.

For all Fastmarkets pricing notice please see here https://www.fastmarkets.com/methodology/forest-products/.