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

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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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

Fastmarkets FOEX would like to inform subscribers that during the upcoming year-end holiday season, with some Finnish public holidays falling on a Tuesday, the PIX indices will be published on the following dates: Tue Dec 10, 2019 Tue Dec 17, 2019 Fri Dec 27, 2019 Tue Dec 31, 2019 Tue Jan 7, 2020 Link to […]

Following market consultation and to offer better coverage of price developments in the Mexican graphic paper market, Fastmarkets RISI will increase the frequency of price assessments to once every two months from quarterly. The first assessment on the new schedule will be published on Feb. 4. For more detailed Fastmarkets RISI publishing schedules, please see here.

Fastmarkets FOEX is unifying its methodology and policies for all PIX indices to comply with Fastmarkets’ internal guidelines and the IOSCO principles. Along with this development, some index collection criteria will not fully fulfil these policy requirements. Fastmarkets FOEX is considering the following changes to its PIX Woodchip indices: Discontinue the PIX Hardwood Chip Asia […]

Fastmarkets FOEX is unifying its methodology and policies for all PIX indices to comply with Fastmarkets’ internal guidelines and the IOSCO principles. Along with this development, some index data collection criteria will not fully fulfil these policy requirements. Fastmarkets FOEX is considering the following changes to its PIX Pellet Continental Index: Discontinue the PIX Pellet […]

Fastmarkets FOEX regrets to inform that this afternoon the November 2019 monthly average values for certain PIX indices were briefly published incorrectly due to a technical issue.     The correct November 2019 monthly average values are as follows:                                                 PIX White-top Kraftliner:            777.63 EUR/t PIX RB-Fluting:                         395.59 EUR/t PIX ONP/OMG 1.11 dd:             124.43 […]

Following market consultation and to offer better coverage of price developments in Latin America, Fastmarkets RISI will make the following change to its imported coated woodfree (CEF) coverage in Brazil with effect from January 14. Expand the current assessment from purely 90 g/m2 to include basis weights from 90 g/m2 to 115 g/m2 and rename […]

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