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  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 […]

PPI Pulp & Paper Week has corrected a typo for 20-lb copy paper, 30% PCW, 92 bright in its Graphic Paper price tables. The price reported on Oct. 26, 2018 should have been $1,150-1,180/ton, based on our market survey, which reflected a $30/ton increase from September’s $1,120-1,150/ton. But due to the typo, the price actually […]

Following further consultation, Fastmarkets RISI proposes also to discontinue the following Crow’s prices when Crow’s publications are merged with Random Lengths at the beginning of the second quarter of 2019. Oriented Strandboard ¼” delivered Saskatchewan (Price ID 11157) Canadian Douglas-Fir Plywood Sheathing 7.5mm-5/16” delivered Vancouver, Calgary/Edmonton, Regina, Winnipeg, Toronto, Montreal, Maritimes (Price IDs 11197 to […]

Due to a spreadsheet error, US fourth quarter pulp prices were published incorrectly in PPI Pulp & Paper Week on Jan. 18. The correct prices are: Delivered US East Northern Bleached Softwood Kraft (Canada) – $1428/tonne Southern Bleached Softwood Kraft (US) – $1,350/tonne Northern and Southern Mixed Bleached Hardwood Kraft (Canadian/US) $1,213/tonne Bleached Hardwood Kraft […]

As previously announced, Fastmarkets RISI has now retired the following duplicate price series with effect from Jan. 1, 2019. Mexico Kraftliner from US, 42 lb (Price ID 1148) Bleached Hardwood Kraft, Brazilian Eucalyptus, Europe, CIF (Price ID 1246) Bleached Hardwood Kraft, Brazilian Eucalyptus, China, CIF (Price ID 1247) Bleached Softwood Kraft, Chilean Radiata Pine, China, […]

After consultation with the Canadian panel industry, Random Lengths and Crow’s have proposed two changes to the Canadian plywood report. When Crow’s is merged with Random Lengths at the start of the second quarter, the column headings for Spruce and Douglas Fir plywood prices delivered to the Maritimes will be changed to Moncton (N.B.) as […]

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