The British paper and board market: demand for CCM settles down in January

A large number of paper and cartonboard mills in Europe are presently experiencing another dramatic spike in energy costs. This turn of events is causing manufacturers to take additional action on the price front, regardless of the current demand situation. Cartonboard manufacturers are unveiling occasionally sizeable...

Subdued demand for ordinary recovered paper grades in Europe and Asia culminated in additional sharp price reductions in the UK in August. Most prices for medium grades stayed the same, though. British corrugated case material prices were also unchanged despite weak demand and price cuts in parts of Europe. Hefty...

There was a mixed picture on the British recovered paper market in July: while ordinary grades, especially OCC, saw price reductions, the upward price momentum continued for the higher grades owing to low collection volumes and good demand. On the recycled corrugated case material market, the UK – in contrast to...