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Brazilian pulp and paper producer Suzano had it is long-term foreign and local-currency Issuer Default Ratings (IDR) at ‘BB+’ and its national scale long-term rating at ‘AA+, due the company’s leading position in printing and writing paper and paperboard in Brazil, and for its position as the fourth largest producer of market pulp in the […]

RISI’s long standing spot price assessments for North American softwood and hardwood pulp will be featured in PPI Pulp & Paper Week Price Watch tables and World Pulp Monthly Table 5 starting on July 28, 2017.  Spot prices will continue to be published as ranges twice per month in PPI Pulp & Paper Week and […]

Following extensive market consultation, RISI will launch a PILOT project to explore the feasibility of new performance-based containerboard indices including both recycled and virgin containerboard. Participants of the pilot project will provide input on final scope and have access to all test results. DRAFT specifications for new pilot indices can be found here: http://legacy.risiinfo.com/Marketing/Indices/US_Containerboard_Pilot-DRAFT.PDF The […]

Due to the volume of valuable feedback received from market stakeholders, RISI has extended the proposed deadline for feedback and the launch-date for the new 100% Recycled Linerboard and Medium assessments. Market stakeholders can submit feedback until March 31, 2017, and RISI will announce the new launch date by April 28, 2017. Please contact Will Mies at wmies@risi.com to […]

PPI Pulp & Paper Week will publish Price Watch: Containerboard/Kraft Papers in the Feb. 24 issue, one week later than usual because of the release of industry statistics next week on Feb. 21. Price Watch: Boxboard will appear on its regular schedule Friday Feb. 17. 

After conducting a market consultation process regarding elimination of Bleached Bristols 10-pt C1S rolls price index, RISI has discontinued its publication in the coated papers pricewatch effective Jan. 27, 2017, as it was initially proposed. US solid bleached bristols’ market capacity has fallen to near 400,000 tons of coated paper — after International Paper shut […]

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