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The recovered paper policy (RCP) import ban in China is expected to drive strong growth in virgin pulp. Apart from importing market pulp, building integrated virgin pulp capacity will be a cost-effective approach for sourcing supplementary fiber for containerboard production in China.
This report serves as a valuable resource for industry participants, investors and stakeholders who are interested in understanding the future outlook of the Chinese virgin fiber market.
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European pulp mills can use carbon capture and storage (CCS) technologies to open a new and unexplored revenue stream, Fastmarkets analysts wrote in a new report, CCS Revenue Case for European Pulp Mills.
Fastmarkets has received market feedback that the highest tier on the table is too low, considering recent increased production capacities and market shares. The proposed change would be as follows: The price subject to this change is: FP-PLP-0033 PIX Pulp China BHKP Net You can find the current methodology for PIX Pulp China here. The original […]
Fastmarkets has received market feedback that the highest tier on the PIX Pulp China BHKP Net seller side weighting table is too low, considering recent increased production capacities and market shares. Based on this, Fastmarkets proposes to change the PIX Pulp China BHKP Net weighting table, found in a separate open consultation launched on March […]
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The Fastmarkets Forest Products Europe Conference 2026 brought together leaders from across the industry to discuss what pressures have gripped markets across the past year. Key takeaways: Interested in getting more insights like this firsthand? You can now register to attend the Fastmarkets Forest Products Latin America Conference 2026. Learn more. As recent geopolitical tension […]
Fastmarkets is inviting feedback from the industry on the pricing methodology for its European PIX Paper indices as part of its announced annual methodology review process.
Key takeaways: The indices for locally produced brown testliner and fluting showed minor drops in February. Fastmarkets calculated its monthly PIX Testliner GCC index at $462.20 per tonne on March 3, down by $0.18 per tonne (0.04%) from $462.38 on February 3. Fastmarkets calculated its PIX Fluting GCC index at $438.15 per tonne on March […]
Brazilian BEK prices remained influenced by seasonal demand patterns, currency movements and buyer inventory strategies, as early signs of the Middle East conflict impact on pulp markets emerged through logistics and cost considerations.
Effective March 5, Fastmarkets has removed the synthetic history added to European cartonboard prices and US kraft paper in October 2023, to improve the quality of the dataset.
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