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These are the fundamental questions our customers are asking us about the European Union Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) and how it will impact their business.

“Demand is weaker than expected. If they are taking unplanned downtime, they face a new situation, customers are not taking as much volume [as estimated],” one buyer said.

The pulp prices fell due to increased inventories and supply availability, with northern bleached softwood kraft (NBSK) and southern bleached softwood kraft (SBSK) experiencing price drops amid summer slowdowns and muted demand from China.

Amid a market downturn, suppliers reconsider proposed price increases for pulp in China, revealing the complexities of the import pulp market

Suppliers were not letting-up in their search for price increases for market pulp imports into China, despite Chinese buyers’ escalating pushback, and this has worsened the unusual situation in which pulp is more expensive than finished products in that market

Amid fluctuating market conditions, Paper Excellence Group announces significant price hikes on NBSK and SBSK pulp. Find out what’s driving the change.

Softwood fluff prices had a historic price run globally in 2022, before registering a steady decline from mid-2022 through the third quarter of 2023. The effective list price of fluff in Europe and North America dropped from a peak of $2,230 per tonne in July 2022 to $1,710 per tonne in September 2023. Similarly, the […]

Both NBSK pulp and BEK pulp prices jumped up in March, with more price hikes announced

The new bleached eucalyptus kraft pulp mill will be the first outside of Chile for Arauco