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Latest news and analysis

PPI Pulp & Paper Week is introducing a new US linerboard export price this month in Price Watch for 42-lb unbleached kraft linerboard to Central/South America. PPW has been covering this price for several years informally in the text of articles, and a price history covering 2009-2016 is available online in the Price Watch section […]

PPI Pulp & Paper Week has corrected the price of semichemical medium East and West in the March 18 Price Watch to $510-520/ton for March and February 2016. The price was unchanged in March, but in February dropped $10/ton from $520-530 in January. RISI inadvertently published the January price of $520-530/ton for the two latest […]

While the regular publication date for North American recovered paper prices is the 5th of the month, there are certain exceptions: Prices are published on the 6th or 7th when there are less than 2 business days before the 5th of the month due to the national US holidays. For example, in January 2016, the […]

After conducting a market consultation process regarding proposed changes to the graphic paper price assessments published in Paper Trader and PPI Pulp & Paper Week (PPW), RISI will be implementing the following changes: In support of RISI’s implementation of IOSCO’s Principles for Price Reporting Agencies, transfer responsibility for determining Paper Trader price assessments from RISI […]

After conducting a market consultation process regarding proposed changes in boxboard price assessments, PPI Pulp & Paper Week (PPW) will be implementing the following changes as of January 22, 2016: Introduce new “Series B” price assessments for boxboard at levels 13-22% below Transaction price levels. Phase out the existing Transaction price series as of June […]

RISI proposes the following changes to the graphic paper price assessments published in Paper Trader and PPI Pulp & Paper Week (PPW): In support of RISI’s implementation of IOSCO’s Principles for Price Reporting Agencies, transfer responsibility for determining Paper Trader price assessments from RISI economists who are responsible for price forecasting to RISI Indices staff, […]

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