The German paper and board market: demand for cartonboard and folding boxes still strong

As expected, the price slump on the German recovered paper market intensified in September. Prices are poised to fall further in October, too. But the magnitude of the reductions will be smaller. It appears that prices are slipping in October on the market for unbleached kraftliner. The current drop in consumer...

Packaging paper and cartonboard converters are facing calls to dig deeper into their pockets despite high inventories throughout the entire supply chain, subdued demand and falling recovered paper prices. Production stoppages carried out by certain paper mills have so far only had a marginal impact on availability,...

Paper manufacturers in Germany are among those drawing up emergency plans to cope with the possibility of gas shipments grounding to a halt altogether. Recycled corrugated case material producers are seeing signs of the market’s usual functions being suspended. Even though a hole had opened up in their order books and...