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Decision to discontinue Spain rotogravure SC and LWC prices

Fastmarkets has decided to discontinue assessments for rotogravure super-calendared paper (SC) and rotogravure lightweight coated paper (LWC) prices in Spain to reflect changes in the printing market there.

March 21, 2025
By Sharon Levrez
Graphic paper Pricing notice

The last assessments for the LWC and SC rotogravure grades will be published on April 3, 2025. The prices will be discontinued on April 30, 2025.

The affected prices are:

FP-GP-0055 SC rotogravure reels 56-g, Spain, €/tonne
FP-GP-0057 LWC rotogravure reels 60-g, Spain, €/tonne

To provide feedback on this discontinuation, contact Sharon Levrez by email at: pricing@fastmarkets.com. Please add the subject heading “FAO: Sharon Levrez, re: Spain mechanical paper prices.”

Please indicate if comments are confidential. Fastmarkets will consider all comments received and will make comments not marked as confidential available upon request.

To see all Fastmarkets pricing methodology and specification documents, go to https://www.fastmarkets.com/methodology

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