Update on China uncoated woodfree assessment

Fastmarkets has updated the price assessment for FP-GP-0166 Uncoated Woodfree Reels (100% chemical pulp), 70-100g, China, with effect from April 25, 2025.

With Fastmarkets set to discontinue the price assessment FP-GP-0277 UWF, Gold Ball, 70-100g, Jiangsu, Zhejiang & Shanghai (tax included), RMB/tonne, Fastmarkets will exclude it from the calculation of FP-GP-0166 Uncoated Woodfree Reels (100% chemical pulp), 70-100g, China. The exclusion will not cause a material change to the price and will make it an improved reflection of the dynamic graphic paper market in China going forward.

The specifications of the affected price are as follows:

FP-GP-0166 Uncoated Woodfree Reels (100% chemical pulp), 70-100g

Quantity: 100 tonnes

Location: East China (Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Shanghai), delivered

Timing: Orders taken in the month to date for shipment in the current or following month.

Unit: Yuan per 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.

Notes: Domestic grades. Prices reflect the sales of the most common brands and do not reflect prices of lower-quality, smaller-volume brands.

This price is part of the Fastmarkets graphic paper package.

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 Uncoated Woodfree.”

Please indicate if comments are confidential. Fastmarkets will consider all comments received and will make comments not marked as confidential available upon request.

You can find the current methodology for graphic paper here https://www.fastmarkets.com/methodology/forest-products/asia-graphic-paper/.

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

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