Price reporting Europe

The market for sack kraft paper and paper sacks experienced a slight uptick in demand in the first three months of 2024 compared with the preceding quarters of 2023. After both paper producers and sack manufacturers reported a sluggish order situation in the fourth quarter, the new year got off to quite a good start,...

Sappi Europe has restarted price negotiations for fine papers, the company announced....

SCA want to increase prices for white and brown kraftliner in Europe by €80/t....

Prices for old corrugated containers (OCC, 1.05) dropped on the British market in May, following a price crash for Packaging (Export) Recovery Notes (PRN, PERN)....

As expected, pulp prices in Europe declined again in March. Market participants were surprised, though, that hardwood pulp prices fell more steeply than anticipated. Players experienced a very unusual negotiation round for this grade at the beginning of the month....

The native starch market currently lacks balance and has been characterised by volatility in the last 12 months. After native cereal starch prices virtually doubled, a change in trend seems to have occured now. Availability of native wheat starch is particularly high and intake from the paper industry is poor. Buyers...

Swedish recycled board producer Fiskeby has informed its customers about a price increase as of 1 November 2022....

Sappi has announced price increases for its range of fine papers, paperboard and specialty papers....

German Leipa Group has announced plans to increase prices for its entire range of containerboard products by €60/t from 1 September. The company said it was unable to absorb the continued increases in costs for energy and white recovered paper grades, adding that further increases in the fourth quarter cannot be...

Swedish SCA Group has announced a price increase for northern bleached softwood kraft (NBSK) pulp from 1 August. According to the company, prices for this grade will go up by $40 to reach $1.525/t. Global demand was still high while supply was only limited, SCA stated....

Brazilian producer of eucalyptus pulp Suzano announces a new price increase for customers in Europe....

Containerboard and packaging producer DS Smith says that it will increase its prices for recycled corrugated case material grades by €150/t due to a "significant increase" in its input costs. Increases are to be applied to all orders across Europe confirmed from 11...

SCA is to increase its prices for white and brown kraftliner grades in Europe by €100/t from 1 April. There are increased costs that must be managed in order to safeguard supply of kraftliner, the company...

Cartonboard producer Iggesund has announced a price increase of €120/t or £110/t for all paperboard grades. The increase is effective for deliveries from 1 May 2022. The company cites the ongoing increases of costs as reason for the...

Fresh fibre cartonboard producer Iggesund has informed its customers about plans to increase prices....