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Fastmarkets proposes to launch European average prices for bleached and unbleached sack kraft effective January 2026.The average price would be calculated based on Fastmarkets assessments of bleached and unbleached semi-extensible sack kraft 80g+ delivered France, Germany, Italy and Spain.
They would be published on the Fastmarkets dashboard and in PPI Europe, along with Fastmarkets’ country-specific sack kraft prices. The specifications would be as follows:
Sack kraft, unbleached semi-extensible 80g+ European average, €/tonne
Quantity: Minimum 100 tonnes
Basis weight: 80g+
Location: Europe
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
Unit: Tonne
Currency: Euro
Payment terms: Assume normal and customary payment terms.
Price Type: Open-market transactions in ongoing supply relationships (i.e. excluding spot transactions). Transfers between affiliates are also excluded.
Assessment Type: Range price assessment
Publication: Quarterly
Notes: Prices are for prime-quality tonnage with normal trims.
Symbol: TBC
These prices will be a part of the Fastmarkets packaging paper package.
Fastmarkets is inviting feedback on whether a simple average or a weighted average would be most useful. The consultation period for this proposed launch starts from September 15 and will end on October 15.
To provide feedback on this proposal or if you would like to provide price information by becoming a data submitter to sack kraft assessments, please contact our team by email at pricing@fastmarkets.com. Please add the subject heading “FAO: Sharon Levrez, re: European average sack kraft 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