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After two years of the biggest US box demand growth in 27 years, new containerboard capacity additions continue to be announced.
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Pulp
Pixelle Specialty Solutions Holding LLC (“Pixelle” or the “Company”), a leading provider of fiber-based specialty solutions in North America and portfolio company of Lindsay Goldberg, today announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to be acquired by an affiliate of H.I.G. Capital (“H.I.G.”), a leading global alternative investment firm with $48 billion of equity capital under management. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
Recovered paper
After prices for the bulk grades sorted mixed paper and board, supermarket corrugated paper and board and old corrugated containers (OCC) accelerated by up to £10-15 per tonne and €10 per tonne in the UK and continental Europe, respectively, in February, March brought hefty price increases for the entire paper for recycling (PfR) market.
Wood products
With many of the drops akin to the extreme gains on the upside of the cycle, Fastmarket’s Random Lengths framing lumber composite price fell $126. The drop for the week nearly matched a $129 weekly increase back in mid-December. Month- and quarter-end selling pressure amplified the price cuts.
Learn how to monitor packaging prices using cost and price indices and understand the underlying cost drivers, from material cost to labor, energy and more. Examples include cartonboard, liquid container and paper bag.