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The electric vehicle (EV) and autonomous vehicle (AV) markets will have a large impact on the automotive industry and there are technological advances happening in steel that could contribute to this auto evolution, according to a panel discussion during the Steel Success Strategies 2020 virtual conference this week.
The London Metal Exchange three-month zinc price was the standout performer during morning trading on Monday October 19, with the price rallying by more than 2% on positive Chinese economic data and strong buying momentum, while queue and logistics concerns at Port Klang, Malaysia, resulted in some 38,000 tonnes of aluminium being placed back on-warrant in the region.
Vyborg Cellulose, a Russian producer of unbleached kraft pulp and containerboard which went bankrupt at the end of 2018, started white-top kraftliner (WTK) production in September, market sources confirmed to PPI Europe. The company is now under the management of Russia’s Segezha Group. Vyborg began trial production at the end of Q3 and manufactured 500 […]
SAO PAULO, 13 October 2020 (PPI Latin America) – Paraguay may be the next new source of bleached eucalyptus kraft (BEK) pulp in South America, as a project for a 1.5 million tonnes/yr mill in the country begins to take shape. After months of rumors, the company Paracel has begun to dialogue with local communities […]
SAN FRANCISCO, 9 October 2020 (PPI Pulp & Paper Week) – Four of the largest six North American containerboard and corrugated box companies were said to be out with early November price increases of 8-11% for corrugated boxes sheets, industry contacts told Fastmarkets RISI’s PPI Pulp & Paper Week as of Oct. 7. The largest […]
Producers that can make more than 85% of North American containerboard announced $50/ton price increases for linerboard and corrugating medium, effective Nov. 1 or 2. North America’s second biggest boxmaker WestRock announced the containerboard increase along with a 9% increase for its boxes and an 11% increase for its sheets, effective Nov. 1. The containerboard […]
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