Discover how the food and beverage market is being transformed by global overcapacity in this month's featured data-led insight from the Fastmarkets team

Explore how trends, supply shifts and consolidation are transforming the food and beverage packaging market. Leverage independent data for a clearer packaging market outlook and confident procurement decisions.

Fastmarkets has corrected the date of its Polish Containerboard prices, which was published incorrectly on Thursday February 26 2026.

European sawn timber markets began 2026 in a holding pattern, with cautious demand, broadly stable prices and storm‑related supply uncertainty shaping January trading across key regions.

The German printing industry is grappling with declining demand, rising raw material costs, and tightening credit conditions, leading to a surge in insolvencies and site closures. Smaller firms are particularly vulnerable, as overcapacity and competitive pressure from larger players drive consolidation across the sector.

Fastmarkets is inviting feedback from the industry on the pricing methodology for its PIX Recovered Paper Europe and Germany indices as part of its announced annual methodology review process. This consultation, which is open until March 20 2026, seeks to ensure that our methodologies continue to reflect the physical market under indexation, in compliance with […]

Fastmarkets proposes to launch four monthly price assessments for tissue jumbo rolls delivered to China on Friday April 3.

European pulp markets are experiencing significant price increases as BEK and NBSK negotiations for January pricing extend into February. Supply disruptions, industrial action, and shifts in global demand are adding complexity, with BEK suppliers standing firm on price hikes and NBSK showing slight recovery despite oversupply challenges.

Latin America containerboard demand holds as GLP‑1 and US nutrition guidelines slow boxboard in 2026—what it means for the packaging market.

Synthetic date histories from January 2012 to December 2020 will be removed from the following price series: FP-CBB-0094 Cartonboard/boxboard, folding boxboard (GC2) 270-280 g, free delivered United Kingdom, £ per tonne FP-CBB-0098 Cartonboard/boxboard, folding boxboard (GC2) 270-280 g, free delivered France, € per tonne FP-CBB-0099 Cartonboard/boxboard, white-lined chipboard (GD2) 300 g, free delivered France, € per tonne FP-CBB-0100 Cartonboard/boxboard, […]