Price reporting France

The upward trend in recovered paper prices continues. Again in April, prices for all grades rose in France – sometimes considerably....

In France, prices in a number of market segments rose in April. After a longer phase of stagnation, mark-ups were introduced in the corrugated case material market....

As in other countries, the mood on the recovered paper market in France is somewhat tense and many prices are trending higher....

Paper manufacturers are eyeing higher prices in many segments of the French market in April, which would put an end to a lengthy period of falling or stagnant prices....

France’s printing and writing paper markets have seen demand stabilise in the first two months of this year....

Prices for ordinary recovered paper grades in France moved sideways once again in February. Exporting to the Far East has become more difficult but is still doable. All things considered, supply and demand were balanced. The same could be said of prices for the deinking grades, which were likewise unaltered this month....

The new year began with lower prices compared to December across many segments of the French market....

The turmoil caused by Houthi attacks in the Red Sea – with all its ramifications for cargo shipping, including exports of recovered paper – has had less of an impact on France’s recovered paper market than expected in January....

French recovered paper merchants' hopes that prices for ordinary recovered paper grades would be stable this month have gone unfulfilled. After hikes in October and stable prices in November, prices weakened again in December. In contrast, Far East export prices have remained stable or eased only slightly with the...

In November, there was barely any movement on the French recovered paper market. Supply and demand were similar to October levels and all prices were steady compared with the previous month. The only changes were seen on the export market. Prices fell in the Far East export business, as had been anticipated in October....

In November, the market for fine paper in France saw further price reductions compared with October. The publication paper segment mostly, on the other hand, had stable prices due to the longer-term price agreements....

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Against the backdrop of significantly lower demand compared to 2022, the price pressure continued in all French markets for graphic paper and packaging paper in October....

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Demand in France for all grades of recovered paper from both domestic and other European paper producers continues to be weak. Yet, ordinary grades become slightly more expensive in September as mills were forced to close the gap to prices on the Far East export market that had been widening of late. Prices for other...