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Due to a process error, uncoated freesheet prices published Jan. 26, 2018 in PPI Pulp & Paper Week were not updated online. Published prices for coated paper sheets were also incorrect. The issue has since been corrected. The correct prices are: UNCOATED FREESHEET 20-lb copy paper, 92 bright: $955 – 985/sh. ton 20-lb copy paper, […]

After conducting a market consultation regarding its Russian containerboard price coverage, RISI proposes to tighten up the assessment specifications for the following containerboard grades, with effect from Q2 2018. Prices for testliner 2, 125-g, will reflect locally-produced and imported linerboard made predominantly from recycled fiber and having a burst index of ≥ 2.2 (ISO                […]

As previously announced, RISI has implemented the following changes to its UK newsprint price coverage in PPI Europe from January 2018: 1)            Discontinued price assessments for 48.8-g newsprint as this grade is used less                 and less. 2)            Returned to assessing 40-g newsprint based on a full-yield formula, using the 45-g                 price as a […]

Due to the holiday season, there was no final PPI Pulp & Paper Week (P&PW) US pulp spot price survey at the end of December. The mid-month prices published on Dec. 15 should be taken as the final spot prices for that month. The next P&PW Pulp Price Watch will be published on Jan. 12, […]

COVERAGE NOTE: Changes to US RCP Prices for Export to China In light of China’s planned ban on imports of “unsorted” recyclables such as mixed paper, due to take effect on Dec. 31, RISI is considering the following changes to its recovered paper coverage in PPI Pulp & Paper Week: To discontinue assessments of mixed […]

After conducting a market consultation process regarding its UK newsprint price coverage, RISI will be implementing the following changes with effect from January 2018. 1)           Discontinue price assessments for 48.8-g newsprint as this grade is used less                and less. 2)           Return to assessing 40 g newsprint based on a full-yield formula, using the 45-g […]

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