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

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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:

  • 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

As previously announced, RISI has implemented the following changes to its UK newsprint price coverage in PPI Europe from January 2018: 1)            Discontinued price assessments for 48.8-g newsprint as this grade is used less                 and less. 2)            Returned to assessing 40-g newsprint based on a full-yield formula, using the 45-g                 price as a […]

Due to the holiday season, there was no final PPI Pulp & Paper Week (P&PW) US pulp spot price survey at the end of December. The mid-month prices published on Dec. 15 should be taken as the final spot prices for that month. The next P&PW Pulp Price Watch will be published on Jan. 12, […]

COVERAGE NOTE: Changes to US RCP Prices for Export to China In light of China’s planned ban on imports of “unsorted” recyclables such as mixed paper, due to take effect on Dec. 31, RISI is considering the following changes to its recovered paper coverage in PPI Pulp & Paper Week: To discontinue assessments of mixed […]

After conducting a market consultation process regarding its UK newsprint price coverage, RISI will be implementing the following changes with effect from January 2018. 1)           Discontinue price assessments for 48.8-g newsprint as this grade is used less                and less. 2)           Return to assessing 40 g newsprint based on a full-yield formula, using the 45-g […]

RISI is launching an industry-wide consultation to ensure its Russian containerboard coverage best reflects qualities sold in Russia.   Currently RISI assesses the following containerboard grades in Russia: Unbleached kraftliner, 125g White-top kraftliner, 125g Semi-chemical fluting,112 g Testliner 2, 125g Recycled fluting, 112g   Assessments are in rouble per tonne and reflect the price ex-works, […]

BEDFORD, MA, Oct 2, 2017 (PPI Global) – Please note that due to a technical error, US spot pulp prices published Sept. 28, 2017 temporarily showed up incorrectly in RISI online dashboards. The correct prices are: Price ID 11852: BHK (spot price) US East – $630 ($610-650) Price ID 638: Southern Bleached Softwood Kraft (spot price) […]

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