Technical error in connection with publishing PIX quarterly averages.

Notice for our Fastmarkets platform users, due to a technical error, some Q3 quarterly averages were run in error.

On Tuesday, September 3, 2024, quarterly averages were published for July 1 – September 3, 2024 in error for the following PIX Market Assessment Groups:

  • PIX Forest Biomass Finland
  • PIX RCP Germany
  • PIX RCP Europe Monthly
  • PIX Sawn Timber Finland
  • PIX Pulp China
  • PIX Packaging Europe
  • PIX Paper
  • PIX Pulp Europe
  • PIX RCP Europe

The incorrect September 2024 Q3 quarterly average were published only on the Fastmarkets Platform and only costumers with access to the platform were affected. The incorrect values have been removed.

For more information or to provide feedback on this pricing notice, or if you would like to provide price information by becoming a data submitter to Fastmarkets, please contact Sharon Levrez by email at: pricing@fastmarkets.com. Please add the subject heading “FAO: Sharon Levrez, re: “PIX quarterly averages.”

To see all Fastmarkets pricing methodology and specification documents, go to https://www.fastmarkets.com/methodology.

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