The French paper and board market: CCM prices coming under pressure

As of mid-December, the situation in many segments of the paper and board market in France was completely different than it had been in the middle or at the beginning of the year. In the packaging paper segment there was below-average demand throughout much of the market. This was attributed to lower paper consumption...

Weak demand and sometimes overflowing warehouses are causing price declines on the British market for brown corrugated case material. In particular for recycled grades, the pace of the price erosion is said to be "unheard of.” In the cartonboard segment, energy surcharges have been reduced to zero in light of lower...

Contrary to all expectations, prices for a number of ordinary recovered paper grades rose in November on the UK market, which insiders attributed to high PRN prices and strong export demand. By contrast, on the market for corrugated case material the downward price trend has now reached the British market. In the...