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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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The four assessments will cover continental Europe and the UK, for tissue jumbo rolls made from wood pulp and recycled pulp in a basis weight range of 14.5-18.0g per square meter. The decision follows a one-month consultation period that ended on Saturday May 16. The proposed specifications are as follows: FP-TS-0009 Tissue, wood pulp jumbo rolls for […]
Despite mixed signals on box demand, significant capacity reductions and rising costs are enabling US containerboard producers to push for a second major price increase this year.
Fastmarkets is also proposing to clarify the names of the four containerboard assessments: As part of the process of standardizing price nomenclature for forest products, their names will be as follows: The prices are part of the Fastmarkets Paper Packaging price package. The consultation period for the proposed change to publication frequency and the standardized […]
South China, which includes the provinces of Guangdong, Guangxi and Fujian, accounts for 25 million tonnes of containerboard capacity annually, about a quarter of China’s total, according to Fastmarkets’ database. The region also holds around one-third of the nation’s corrugated converting capacity and remains a key manufacturing and trading hub with significant demand for corrugated […]
Fastmarkets is inviting feedback from the industry on the pricing methodology for PIX Forest Biomass Finland price indices as part of its announced annual methodology review process.
Recovered paper prices for old corrugated containers (OCC) and new double-lined kraft cuttings (DLK) increased in May, driven by strong domestic and export demand, coupled with persistent trucking slowdowns.
Fastmarkets proposes to launch eight (8) monthly price assessments for tissue jumbo/parent rolls of toilet paper and paper towel in North America on June 12, 2026.
Since January 1, 2026, around 40% of European pulp mills have been excluded from the EU Emissions Trading System, ending nearly two decades of surplus allowance income. Carbon capture and storage is emerging as a potential replacement.
Fastmarkets is inviting feedback from the industry on the pricing methodology for its PIX Packaging Europe indices as part of its announced annual methodology review process.
Fastmarkets invited feedback from the industry on its pricing methodologies and product specifications for softwood wood products from March 31 through April 27 via an open consultation process. This consultation was done as part of our published annual methodology review process.