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.

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

Due to a production error, European fluff pulp assessments published in PPI Pulp & Paper Week on Nov. 15 appeared incorrectly as $1,110/tonne. The correct price is $1,100-1,110/tonne, in line with US fluff pulp assessments. The correct European fluff pulp assessment appeared online in the RISI portal and mobile app. The Price Watch table in […]

A few changes and additions to the Random Lengths lumber and panel guides take effect with this issue. In the lumber price guide, the deduct price range for Western S-P-F Std&Btr 2×4 random dimension has been retired. This deduct range, which was published in footnotes on pages 5 and 6, was from the #2&Btr price. […]

Exceptionally, Fastmarkets RISI will publish its next quarterly assessment for sack kraft in Europe on October 17 instead of the originally scheduled October 10. For comments and queries, please email pricing.risi@fastmarkets.com. To view Fastmarkets RISI’s price publishing schedules please see here.

As previously announced, Fastmarkets RISI launched new price assessments for 30-/31-lb recycled linerboard in the US domestic market on Sept. 20, 2019. The new price assessments will be published monthly in PPI Pulp & Paper Week’s Containerboard Price Watch, the Fastmarkets RISI online portal, and the mobile app. The new assessments will appear alongside existing […]

Exceptionally, Fastmarkets RISI will publish its next quarterly assessment for sack kraft in Europe on October 17 instead of the originally scheduled October 10. For comments and queries, please email pricing.risi@fastmarkets.com. To view Fastmarkets RISI’s price publishing schedules please see here.

With no suitable offers for Flambeau River Papers (FRP) to sell its Park Falls, WI, uncoated freesheet (UFS) paper mill, the facility is to go to auction next week on Sept. 18. The following day, Price County Judge Kevin Klein is expected to approve or deny the sale, according to receiver Rebecca DeMarb. DeMarb explained […]

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