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Context is key in the complex, interconnected forest products market. Handle high-stakes trading decisions with confidence when you have access to real-time market news and in-depth analysis of the factors moving your market.
Our team of market reporters helps you understand the latest news through the lens of their deep market expertise, covering more than 80 sub-grades in the pulp, paper, packaging, wood products, nonwovens and bioenergy markets. Their mission is to keep you in the know on the latest developments that could affect your business, including price announcements, capacity changes, M&A activities and more.
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Fastmarkets invited feedback from the industry on the pricing methodology for its European PIX Paper indices via an open consultation process between March 13 and April 10, 2025. This consultation was done as part of our published annual methodology review process. Full details of the prices covered by this consultation can be found here. No […]
The European pulp and paper (P&P) industry is struggling to assess the possible impact of tariffs. First, US President Donald Trump announced a 10% blanket tariff on all goods imported to the US. Additionally, he announced higher “reciprocal” tariffs with those he deemed worst offenders. This included a 20% tariff on EU goods. He later […]
Due to a procedural error, the latest prices for the US Northeast region was not incorporated into the comparative prices for the quarter. This impacted the calculations for the three markets below. FP-CHP-0036 Chips, Hardwood, delivered US Northeast, Comparative Regional Price, USD/GT, which was published incorrectly at $50 per gross ton. This has been corrected […]
North American lumber industry struggles with closures, tariffs and post-pandemic demand shift
On April 2, 2025, US President Trump announced comprehensive import tariffs that had long been feared. According to Trump, the goal is to restructure US trade policy by implementing extensive tariffs, collectively called the “Liberation Day” tariffs. This initiative introduced a universal 10% tariff on all imports, effective April 5, 2025, with additional country-specific tariffs […]
This consultation, which is open until May 11, 2025, seeks to ensure that our methodologies continue to reflect the physical market under indexation, in compliance with the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) principles for Price Reporting Agencies (PRAs). This includes all elements of our pricing process, our price specifications, and publication frequency. You can […]
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