Proposal to launch price assessments for Polish virgin containerboard, white-top testliner

Fastmarkets proposes to launch monthly price assessments for Polish virgin containerboard and white-top testliner with effect from June 2026.

These prices will complement the existing assessments for testliner 2, testliner 3 and recycled fluting delivered Poland.

The prices will have the following specifications:

Containerboard, kraftliner, 170 g, dap Poland, €/tonne
Quantity: min. 20 tonnes
Basis weight: 170 g
Incoterm: Delivered at place
Location: Poland
Delivery period: 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. Usually on the Thursday of the last week of the month.
Data collection window: The month up to publication.

Containerboard, kraftliner, 135 g, dap Poland, €/tonne
Quantity: min. 20 tonnes
Basis weight: 135 g
Incoterm: Delivered at place
Location: Poland
Delivery period: 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. Usually on the Thursday of the last week of the month.
Data collection window: The month up to publication.

Containerboard, white-top kraftliner, 140 g, dap Poland, €/tonne
Quantity: min. 20 tonnes
Basis weight: 140 g
Incoterm: Delivered at place
Location: Poland
Delivery period: 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. Usually on the Thursday of the last week of the month.
Data collection window: The month up to publication.

Containerboard, white-top testliner, 140 g, dap Poland, €/tonne
Quantity: min. 20 tonnes
Basis weight: 140 g
Incoterm: Delivered at place
Location: Poland
Delivery period: 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. Usually on the Thursday of the last week of the month.
Data collection window: The month up to publication.

The consultation period for this proposed launch starts from April 20, 2026 and will end on May 31, 2026. The launch will take place, subject to market feedback, on June 25, 2026.

To provide feedback on this price launch or if you would like to provide price information by becoming a data submitter to these prices, please contact pricing@fastmarkets.com and packaging@fastmarkets.com by May 31. Please add the subject heading “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 the Fastmarkets methodology page.

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