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Fastmarkets RISI is inviting feedback from the industry on the pricing methodologies for North American Packaging Paper and Board and North American Recovered Paper, as part of its announced annual methodology review process. This consultation, which is open until Apr. 24, 2020, seeks to ensure that our methodologies continue to reflect the physical market under […]
Ultra Decor Rus, a Russian producer of base paper for decorative printing, will build a new plant to manufacture base paper in the Kaluga region’s special economic zone in Lyudinovo, a representative of the Kaluga Regional Development Agency told Fastmarkets RISI. The plant is expected to become operational in Q1 2022. The facility will have […]
As part of our ongoing effort to provide consistent and reliable information for the forest products markets, Fastmarkets RISI has standardized unit and currency labels in the Intelligence Center and Fastmarkets RISI mobile app. As part of this process, the following unit and currency label changes have been made: M3 becomes cbm MSF becomes msf […]
TORONTO, ON, 23 March 2020 (Fastmarkets RISI) – Paper Excellence (PE) confirmed today that CEO Brian Baarda has stepped down. “Brian Baarda has made a personal decision to leave the organization,” PE’s EHS and corporate communications VP Graham Kissack told Fastmarkets RISI. Kissack said that PE has created a management committee to replace Baarda and […]
Fastmarkets RISI has published a list of Frequently Asked Questions to accompany the proposed launch of new price assessment for US kraft papers. The FAQs can be found here. Fastmarkets RISI launched a consultation on the launch of new net price assessments for unbleached and bleached kraft paper prices on March 5, 2020. If confirmed, […]
Following market consultation and in keeping with how woodfiber is traded in the US Lake States Region, Fastmarkets RISI will make the following change to its price assessment coverage with effect from June 2020. Price coverage of hardwood in-woods debarked chips will be discontinued as the market has receded in recent years. Fastmarkets RISI consulted […]
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