Proposal to discontinue China Uncoated Woodfree prices: pricing notice

Fastmarkets proposes to discontinue eight weekly price assessments including FP-GP-0241 UWF, Gold Ball, 70-100g, Beijing (tax included), RMB/tonne ; FP-GP-0260 UWF, Gold Ball, 70-100g, Guangdong (tax included), RMB/tonne ; FP-GP-0277 UWF, Gold Ball, 70-100g, Jiangsu, Zhejiang & Shanghai (tax included), RMB/tonne ; FP-GP-0292 UWF, Gold Ball, 70-100g, Hubei (tax included), RMB/tonne ; FP-GP-0264 UWF, Lucky Snow, 70-100g, Guangdong (tax included), RMB/tonne ; FP-GP-0295 UWF, Lucky Snow, 70-100g, Hubei (tax included), RMB/tonne ; FP-GP-0298 UWF, Lucky Snow, 70-100g, Shaanxi (tax included), RMB/tonne; and FP-GP-0281 UWF, Nevia, 70-100g, Jiangsu, Zhejiang & Shanghai (tax included), RMB/tonne.

The proposal follows preliminary discussions with the market, which suggest that these products are no longer active in the Chinese market.

Specifically, Fastmarkets is proposing to discontinue:

FP-GP-0241 UWF, Gold Ball, 70-100g, Beijing (tax included), RMB/tonne
Quantity: 100 tonnes
Location: Beijing China, delivered
Timing: Orders taken in the week to date for shipment in the current week.
Unit: Yuan per tonne
Payment terms: Assume normal and customary payment terms. Tax included.
Publication: Weekly, Wednesday
Notes: Domestic grades

FP-GP-0260 UWF, Gold Ball, 70-100g, Guangdong (tax included), RMB/tonne
Quantity: 100 tonnes
Location: Guangdong China, delivered
Timing: Orders taken in the week to date for shipment in the current week.
Unit: Yuan per tonne
Payment terms: Assume normal and customary payment terms. Tax included.
Publication: Weekly, Wednesday
Notes: Domestic grades

FP-GP-0277 UWF, Gold Ball, 70-100g, Jiangsu, Zhejiang & Shanghai (tax included), RMB/tonne
Quantity: 100 tonnes
Location: Jiangsu, Zhejiang & Shanghai China, delivered
Timing: Orders taken in the week to date for shipment in the current week.
Unit: Yuan per tonne
Payment terms: Assume normal and customary payment terms. Tax included.
Publication: Weekly, Wednesday
Notes: Domestic grades

FP-GP-0292 UWF, Gold Ball, 70-100g, Hubei (tax included), RMB/tonne
Quantity: 100 tonnes
Location: Hubei China, delivered
Timing: Orders taken in the week to date for shipment in the current week.
Unit: Yuan per tonne
Payment terms: Assume normal and customary payment terms. Tax included.
Publication: Weekly, Wednesday
Notes: Domestic grades

FP-GP-0264 UWF, Lucky Snow, 70-100g, Guangdong (tax included), RMB/tonne
Quantity: 100 tonnes
Location: Guangdong China, delivered
Timing: Orders taken in the week to date for shipment in the current week.
Unit: Yuan per tonne
Payment terms: Assume normal and customary payment terms. Tax included.
Publication: Weekly, Wednesday
Notes: Domestic grades

FP-GP-0295 UWF, Lucky Snow, 70-100g, Hubei (tax included), RMB/tonne
Quantity: 100 tonnes
Location: Hubei China, delivered
Timing: Orders taken in the week to date for shipment in the current week.
Unit: Yuan per tonne
Payment terms: Assume normal and customary payment terms. Tax included.
Publication: Weekly, Wednesday
Notes: Domestic grades

FP-GP-0298 UWF, Lucky Snow, 70-100g, Shaanxi (tax included), RMB/tonne
Quantity: 100 tonnes
Location: Shaanxi China, delivered
Timing: Orders taken in the week to date for shipment in the current week.
Unit: Yuan per tonne
Payment terms: Assume normal and customary payment terms. Tax included.
Publication: Weekly, Wednesday
Notes: Domestic grades

FP-GP-0281 UWF, Nevia, 70-100g, Jiangsu, Zhejiang & Shanghai (tax included), RMB/tonne
Quantity: 100 tonnes
Location: Jiangsu, Zhejiang & Shanghai China, delivered
Timing: Orders taken in the week to date for shipment in the current week.
Unit: Yuan per tonne
Payment terms: Assume normal and customary payment terms. Tax included
Publication: Weekly, Wednesday
Notes: Domestic grades.

These prices are part of the Fastmarkets China – Graphic Paper package.

The consultation period for this price discontinuation begins on Friday March 21 and will end on Friday April 18, with changes taking place, subject to market feedback, from Wednesday April 23.

To provide feedback on this pricing notice or if you would like to provide price information by becoming a data submitter to this price, please contact Sarah Feng by email at: pricing@fastmarkets.com. Please add the subject heading “FAO: Sarah Feng, re: China Uncoated Woodfree.”

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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