Price reporting Western Europe

As expected, European pulp prices were still staging a rally in March. Manufacturers have already unveiled additional hikes for April and anticipate that their efforts will be a resounding success. Producers feel that the European market remains tight, especially the softwood pulp market after a raft of unexpected...

Availability of caustic soda (NaOH) on the market in Europe is high but subject to regional variations. Several producers tabled demands for price hikes at the start of negotiations for second-quarter deliveries. However, industry experts report that the market has hardly changed, so buyers can draw on a wide range of...

The pulp market has no surprises in store when it comes to prices, with NBSK and BEK pulp becoming more expensive again for February deliveries....

In view of higher raw material costs, most notably for pulp and chemicals, as well as higher labour costs, Austrian label paper producer Brigl & Bergmeister has announced a price increase with effect from the second quarter. The increase demanded is €100/t for all wet strength labels, while €80/t will be charged on top...

Koehler Paper plans to raise its prices of flexible packaging paper by up to 7 per cent. Higher prices will be charged for deliveries from 1 April 2024 onwards, said Koehler. The company explains that rising prices of certified raw materials require this price adjustment....

The Navigator Company announced a price increase for all of its uncoated woodfree printing and writing papers. Prices are to rise by up to 5 per cent from 25 March both in Europe and on international markets. The price adjustment is necessary due to higher input costs, the company says, adding that the increase is...

Players on the thermal paper market have little reason to be satisfied with the start of the new year. Business in the POS and labels segment has somewhat improved and paper mills’ announcements of price hikes has had the desired effect. But despite the positive trend in order inflow from thermal paper suppliers,...

The state of Europe’s pulp market has provided suppliers with little cause for complaint for months now. And the European pulp market remains in good shape at the start of a new year, too. Manufacturers have raised their prices again for January deliveries, with market players also putting demands for fresh price hikes...

Italian recycled cartonboard manufacturer Reno de Medici has informed customers of plans to increase cartonboard prices. ...

Plans for additional price increases are afoot on Europe’s pulp market as 2024 begins. However, customers have secured bigger discounts for 2024 contracts, meaning that the price increase should have less of an impact....

Negotiations for the first quarter on the caustic soda market began with producers stating their demands. Several suppliers would have liked to see Europe-wide NaOH prices increase, in some cases by significant amounts....

Central European decor paper manufacturers were already facing a strained situation, which has now deteriorated further with pulp prices climbing. Price hikes for bleached eucalyptus kraft pulp (BEKP) in recent months exceed the slight reduction in titanium dioxide prices which continued to fall in agreements for the...

The market for starch products sees producers under constant pressure. Further price cuts for native wheat starches seem likely during the round of price negotiations about the terms of delivery effective January 2024. It is in the wheat segment in particular that observers note quite silly offers. The drop in demand...

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The German market for lightweight machine glazed (MG) kraft papers (40 g) still appeared to be waiting for the doldrums in the middle of November. Some paper producers claimed to witness the onset of normalcy to order inflow but this was reportedly owed to low converters’ inventories or in some cases to curtailment...