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Amendment to PIX Packaging GCC (Middle East) naming convention

Fastmarkets FOEX has updated the PIX Packaging GCC (Middle East) methodology to reflect the naming convention used on the Fastmarkets FOEX website and Fastmarkets RISI Intelligence Center.

July 11, 2024
By the Fastmarkets team
Middle East Packaging Paper and Board Pricing notice

In the methodology price specifications, the shorter names PIX Testliner GCC and PIX Fluting GCC will be used instead of PIX Containerboard Testliner Delivered GCC USD/tonne and PIX Containerboard Fluting Delivered GCC USD/tonne. No other changes have been made to the index methodology.

For comments and queries, please email hello.foex@fastmarkets.com, indicating “PIX Packaging GCC” in the subject line of the email.

A newly dated methodology document has been posted.

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