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After seeking industry feedback since mid-July on several changes or additions to the Random Lengths and Random Lengths International lumber and panel price guides, all changes as proposed will be implemented. These changes take effect with the October 1, 2019, issue of Midweek, the October 4, 2019, issue of Random Lengths, and the October 2, […]
Ningbo Asia Paper Tube & Carton Box, a wholly-owned subsidiary of APP China, acquired a 5% stake in Shandong Bohui Paper Industry as of June 20. The corrugated packaging enterprise has revealed it plans to increase its holdings in the Shanghai-listed company to 6-15% in the next 12 months. Ningbo Asia Paper Tube & Carton […]
Thuan An Paper Service Trading Joint Stock Company has commissioned a 250,000 tonne/yr recycled containerboard machine at a new mill in Binh Phuoc province, in southeastern Vietnam. The first sheet of board rolled off the line in early February. Chinese supplier Shanghai Qingliang Industry provided the BM, from headbox to reel. The unit has a […]
New York, NY, Feb. 21, 2019 (PPI Global) – Due to a reporting error, the February Sorted White Ledger (40), US Oakland, export to Asia, FAS assement has been listed incorrectly online since Feb. 5. The assessment should have read $327-330/ton. For comments and queries, please email pricing.risi@fastmarkets.com. For more information on RISI’s assessment methodology, […]
NEW YORK, Feb. 12, 2019 (PPI Global) – As part of an ongoing effort to streamline recovered paper coverage, Fastmarkets RISI is proposing the following changes to its US export price assessments: Discontinue assessments of all export recovered paper grades FAS Chicago (price IDs 1888, 1298, 12113,12103, 11889, 12107) bound for Asia Discontinue assessments of […]
Following market consultation, Random Lengths and Crow’s would like to confirm that the following changes will be made to Canadian plywood coverage with the merger of the two price reporting services. When Crow’s is merged with Random Lengths at the start of the second quarter, the column headings for Canadian Spruce and Douglas Fir […]
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