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Our analysts bring together Fastmarkets’ detailed cost and asset analysis and their expertise in macroeconomic analysis to project demand, production, shipments, inventories, capacity, operating rates and trade data on a 5 – to 15-year time horizon.
As the only intelligence provider covering the forest value chain from end to end, Fastmarkets’ modeling considers the inter-dependencies and dynamics between markets and grades. Models integrate our own mill cost benchmarking data with in-depth intelligence on mills and machines to determine price floors and the impact of closures.
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Fastmarkets’ forest products asset analysis hub includes global mill intelligence and cost analysis that can bring you insights into mill operations and cost of production and more. Head to our hub to:
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In 2025, fluctuating lumber prices and evolving retail trends—from e-commerce surges to shifting seasonal demands—are reshaping the pallet supply chain. Understanding these changes is crucial for ensuring supply chain resilience.
Following consultations and expressions of support from a broad range of market participants, Fastmarkets has decided to launch new price assessments of northern bleached softwood kraft (NBSK) and bleached eucalyptus kraft (BEK) pulp spot prices for Europe, starting in January 2026.
Navigate the complex landscape of the Latin American paper packaging market with our latest analysis. This article unpacks the critical economic and political shifts influencing the region, from rising instability and its impact on paper.
The publication of several Fastmarkets pricing suites for Random Lengths lumber prices was earlier than scheduled on November 25, 2025, because of a scheduling error.
This pricing notice was first published in the Fastmarkets North American pulp and paper newsletter on April 11, 2025.
Fastmarkets invited feedback from the industry on the pricing methodology for North America Timber and Biomass Markets, which include Log Lines and Woodfiber & Biomass Markets, via an open consultation process between October 30, 2025 and November 6, 2025. This consultation was done as part of our published annual methodology review process. No feedback was […]
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