How Will Sustainability Trends Impact the Pulp and Paper Industry?

Australia’s average hardwood chip export price to China hit an all-time peak of AUDFob230.64 per bone dried metric tonne (bdmt) in January 2019.

Incorrect export declarations falsely dragging average prices down

The outlook for the global paper and forest products industry has been changed to negative from stable, Moody's Investors Service says in a new report.

Total European shipments of graphic papers in January 2019 were down 4.6% vs. January 2018 and are down 4.6% year-to-date.

Ecological trends and worry over pollution and climate change are putting more and more pressure on the textile market.

Containerboard production decreased 1.8 percent compared to February 2018 and was down 1.4 percent year-to-date.

Rising tissue output, slowing growth for paper and board seen by new study

EURO-GRAPH publishes December 2018

• Total European shipments of graphic papers in December 2018 were down 8.1% vs. December 2017 and year-to-date shipments were down 5.4%.

New research from Smithers Pira reveals the top disruptive trends that are having a profound effect on the paper and board market.

CEPI member countries’ paper and board production was stable in 2018, compared to the previous year, according to preliminary figures.

Smithers Pira and Packaging Europe, both leaders in their markets, have pooled their shared industry knowledge and insight to produce The European Packaging Competitive Landscape: Strategic Forecasts to 2023.

Demand for folding paperboard boxes is expected to grow 3.9 percent per year through 2022, according to a study conducted by the Cleveland-based industry research firm The Freedonia Group.

EURO-GRAPH publishes October 2018

• Total European shipments of graphic papers in October 2018 were down 4.3% vs. October 2017 and are down 4.8% year-to-date.

EURO-GRAPH publishes September 2018

• Total European shipments of graphic papers in September 2018 were down 8.5% vs. September 2017 and are down 5.0% year-to-date.

Over the long sweep of history, the paper industry evolved through big, long- term trends driven by different regions of the world.

EURO-GRAPH publishes August 2018

• Total European shipments of graphic papers in August '18 were down 5.9% vs. August '17 and are down 4.5% year-to-date.

In our June 2018 PIC article, we talked about internal business intelligence (BI) and the value of adding external business intelligence to glean information about competitors, customers, and the marketplace.

EURO-GRAPH publishes July 2018

• Total European shipments of graphic papers in July 2018 were down 4.1% vs. July 2017 and are down 4.2% year-to-date.

Recycling of beverage cartons is growing in the EU and reached 48% in 2017, according to industry-wide figures.

Smithers Pira pinpoints the four main factors for change that are influencing the sack and kraft market.