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Context is key in the complex, interconnected forest products market. Handle high-stakes trading decisions with confidence when you have access to real-time market news and in-depth analysis of the factors moving your market.

Our team of market reporters helps you understand the latest news through the lens of their deep market expertise, covering more than 80 sub-grades in the pulp, paper, packaging, wood products, nonwovens and bioenergy markets. Their mission is to keep you in the know on the latest developments that could affect your business, including price announcements, capacity changes, M&A activities and more.

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Please note that due to a typo, the North American price of 80-lb premium coated paper sheets in August 2018 was wrongly stated as $1,400-1,150/ton. The correct price for August is $1,400-1,500/ton. The error has since been corrected. For any questions, please contact pricing@risi.com.

Portland, Sept 27, 2018 ( Crow’s ) – RISI is seeking feedback on how to best combine Crow’s and Random Lengths to enhance wood products coverage. For decades, these two price reporting services endeavored to bring the most pertinent, up to date information possible to the wood products industry. The combination of these two entities […]

RISI is seeking feedback on how to best combine Crow’s and Random Lengths to enhance wood products coverage. For decades, these two price reporting services endeavored to bring the most pertinent, up to date information possible to the wood products industry. The combination of these two entities provides an opportunity for RISI to improve and […]

  Due to a technical error, August prices for France Sorted Graphic Paper for Deinking (1.11), and White Woodfree Shavings (3.18) briefly showed incorrectly on the RISI online portal Sept. 19. The correct prices are: Sorted Graphic Paper for Deinking (1.11) – Eur 100-115/tonne White Woodfree Shavings (3.18) – Eur 370-390/tonne This error has been […]

To reflect better current market dynamics and following consultation with stakeholders, RISI has made the following changes to European graphic paper price coverage with effect from September 2018. 1)            Discontinue price assessments for 48.8-g newsprint in France, Germany and Spain (Price IDs 453, 461, and 475). 2)            Discontinue price assessments for 60-g SC-A rotogravure reels […]

Mixed paper appeared dead last July when China told the World Trade Organization it would ban global imports of the material. Now today, after landfilling it in various parts of the USA and a price crash to about $0/ton on the domestic market, three to four new containerboard capacity projects could help mixed paper make […]

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