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.

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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

The following proposals are minor in nature and will not have an effect on market levels or price history. RISI will rationalize Hardwood Kraft Pulp price assessments published in PPI Pulp & Paper Week and PPI Europe: Remove Nordic Birch – Europe (CIF) and Eucalyptus (Brazil/Iberia)- Europe (CIF) prices from PPI Pulp & Paper Week […]

RISI evaluated ISRI’s notice of approved changes to the paper specifications announced on April 14, 2016, and proposes the following changes to recovered paper price assessments: Discontinue Mixed Paper (2) – OBM for both domestic and export markets Discontinue ONP (8) – OBM grade for both domestic and export markets Introduce Mixed Paper No. 54 […]

PPI Europe has corrected the French prices for testliner 2, testliner 3, recycled fluting, and white-top testliner in the May 19 Price Watch. Prices originally published were incorrect due to an administrative error.  We apologize for the inconvenience. A revised version of the March 18 issue with the correct prices is now available online. For […]

PPI Pulp & Paper Week is introducing two new US recovered paper export prices in Price Watch May issue: Coated Groundwood Sections/Old Magazines FAS pricing in Los Angeles and New York/New Jersey ports. PPW has been covering these prices for more than a year informally, and a price history starting from January 2015 is now […]

PPI Pulp & Paper Week is introducing a new US linerboard export price this month in Price Watch for 42-lb unbleached kraft linerboard to Central/South America. PPW has been covering this price for several years informally in the text of articles, and a price history covering 2009-2016 is available online in the Price Watch section […]

PPI Pulp & Paper Week has corrected the price of semichemical medium East and West in the March 18 Price Watch to $510-520/ton for March and February 2016. The price was unchanged in March, but in February dropped $10/ton from $520-530 in January. RISI inadvertently published the January price of $520-530/ton for the two latest […]

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