fibre intelligence · Research topics
Follow the developments behind pulp markets, from mill operating rates and inventories to trade and paper demand. Market pulp is sold to other producers; integrated pulp is consumed within a producer’s own operations. A capacity announcement alone does not establish how much additional pulp will reach the market.
Distinguish hardwood, softwood, unbleached, fluff and dissolving pulp. Report the grade, destination, period, currency and whether a price is announced, assessed or realized. Values derived from trade data also reflect changes in product mix and contractual timing.
Capacity measures potential output, while production, shipments and inventories show different parts of the market. Commissioning dates, ramp-up, maintenance and market-related downtime affect the timing of supply. Use the linked news below alongside the definitions and coverage of each dataset.
FAOSTAT · Forestry · World Bank WITS · Trade · World Bank Open Data
Editorial standards →Mercer International said it is gradually resuming discharge from the on-site wastewater treatment plant at its Rosenthal mill in Germany. The company halted discharge and interrupted the mill’s restart process on October 1 after receiving a report of discoloration near the discharge point.…
Read the full article →A Canadian coalition comprising local managers at RYAM’s Témiscaming mill, unionized workers and First Nations is seeking to acquire the idled facility. The group says it intends to develop a locally driven restart plan. Details on financing, ownership structure and restart timing have not been disclosed. Unifor is involved in the initiative.…
Read the full article →Mercer Rosenthal has resumed wastewater discharge at its Rosenthal am Rennsteig mill and is preparing to restart pulp production, according to Papnews. The mill produces kraft pulp for paper and tissue applications. Papnews reports annual capacity of 360,000 metric tons; this is the mill’s stated capacity, not a capacity increase.…
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