Fastmarkets Midweek Briefing: Impact of the Mideast Conflict on Asian Containerboard Markets

Recorded on Wednesday, 13 May 2026

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Watch the replay of Midweek Briefing, as Beth Lis examines:

  • How energy price increases, higher freight costs and trade route disruption will impact costs in select Asian markets
  • Where cost pressure is likely to show up first across the containerboard and corrugated value chain and which components are most exposed
  • Possible demand-related impacts and implications for market developments
  • Signals to watch in the weeks ahead as the situation changes and impacts continue to feed  into energy and logistics markets
  • Potential commercial outcomes: surcharges, inventory behaviour, pricing responses and margin pressure
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