Forest products long-term forecasts and asset analysis

Accelerate growth when you use our in-depth analyses and mid- and long-term forecasts to underpin your strategic plans.

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.

Buyers and sellers of forest products use our forecasts and analysis to:

Build more resilient supply chains
Develop end-of-life roadmaps that protect profitability
Seize long-term growth opportunities
Facilitate third-party due diligence support for funding and investment

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asset analysis

Delve deeper into mill assets and understand production costs

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:

Uncover the largest global asset database for forest products
Access our cost benchmarking service to compare production costs
Learn whether you are paying the right price for your packaging products

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Latest news and analysis

What motivates swing between fluff and SBSK?

Softwood fluff prices had a historic price run globally in 2022, before registering a steady decline from mid-2022 through the third quarter of 2023. The effective list price of fluff in Europe and North America dropped from a peak of $2,230 per tonne in July 2022 to $1,710 per tonne in September 2023. Similarly, the […]

April 26, 2024

By: Hema Kalathingal

Open consultation on methodology for Asia recovered Paper and Asia Packaging Paper and Board

This consultation, which is open until May 23, 2024, seeks to ensure that our methodologies continue to reflect the physical market under indexation, in compliance with the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) principles for Price Reporting Agencies (PRAs). This includes all elements of our pricing process, our price specifications and publication frequency. You can […]

April 26, 2024

By: Nick Chang

Annual Review of PIX Packaging Europe Indices Methodology – Open Consultation

This consultation, which is open until May 23, 2024, seeks to ensure that our methodologies continue to reflect the physical market under indexation, in compliance with the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) Principles for Price Reporting Agencies (PRAs). This includes all elements of our pricing process, our price specifications and publication frequency. Fastmarkets FOEX […]

April 25, 2024

By: the Fastmarkets team

Discontinuation of Log Lines prices for Region 4 logs – Implementation

After a consultation period that began on February 19, 2024, and ended on March 21 2024, Fastmarkets has discontinued Region 4 log prices. The last assessment published March 2024. To provide feedback on this or if you would like to provide price information by becoming a data submitter to Log Lines, please contact William Perritt […]

April 23, 2024

By: William Perritt

Fastmarkets successfully completes IOSCO assurance review of key forest products prices

Read more about our recent IOSCO assurance review

April 23, 2024

By: Yolande Peters

Supply-side shocks add to pulp market momentum in Europe as benchmark prices jump again

Both NBSK pulp and BEK pulp prices jumped up in March, with more price hikes announced

April 18, 2024

By: Steven Sachoff

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Forest products long-term forecasts and asset analysis

Asset analysis and 5- and 15-year economic outlooks for the pulp, paper and wood products markets