The Packaging & Industrial (P&I) papers sector in New Zealand plays a crucial role in producing fiber packaging primarily for domestic consumption and export. Major consumers of these products include the fruit, vegetable, meat, and dairy export sectors, making packaging a vital component of New Zealand’s export industry. Oji Fibre… Read More
Woodchip Market Briefing: November 2023
SUMMARY Australian woodchip exports totalled 403 kbdmt in September 2023, down 13.9% on August Annual exports were stable compared to the prior month at 5.167 million bdmt year-ended September but were down 9.1% on a year earlier Month-on-month, hardwood chip exports rose 8.2% to 368.8 kbdmt, while softwood exports retreated… Read More
Sawn softwood imports down 36.5% year-ended August
Over the year-ended August 2023, sawn softwood imports totalled 607,417 m3, down 36.5% on the year prior. Imports are beginning to stabilise and look likely to settle somewhere close to 42,000 m3 on average per month, resulting in annual imports falling to an expected 0.5 million m3 before mid-2024. The… Read More
Woodchip Market Briefing: October 2023
SUMMARY Australian woodchip exports totalled 277 kbdmt in July 2023, down 8.8% on the prior month Annual exports slipped back to 5.229 million bdmt year-ended July, down % 8.6n a year earlier Month-on-month, hardwood chip exports lifted 33.1% to 266.9 kbdmt, while softwood exports fell 90% to 10.3 kbdmt, their… Read More
Woodchip Market Briefing: September 2023
SUMMARY Australian woodchip exports totalled 277 kbdmt in July 2023, down 8.8% on the prior month Annual exports slipped back to 5.229 million bdmt year-ended July, down % 8.6n a year earlier Month-on-month, hardwood chip exports lifted 33.1% to 266.9 kbdmt, while softwood exports fell 90% to 10.3 kbdmt, their… Read More
Australian Printing Paper Imports fell 14.4% & NZ fell 15.7% in 2022-23
GEELONG, AUSTRALIA IndustryEdge’s pulp, paper and paper products market analysis has reported that in 2022-23, imports of printing and communication papers (excluding Newsprint) fell by a very large 14.4% in Australia and an even larger 15.7% in New Zealand, compared to the prior year. As the extract below, from Pulp… Read More
Woodchip Trade Briefing Report – August 2023
SUMMARY Australian woodchip exports totalled 304 kbdmt in June 2023, up 19% on the prior month, but still around two-thirds of the monthly average for the last year Annual exports slipped back to 5.415 million bdmt year-ended June, down 2.8% on a year earlier Month-on-month, hardwood chip exports lifted 2.4%… Read More
2023 Strategic Reviews: Available for Subscription
GEELONG, Australia IndustryEdge is delighted to announce subscriptions for the 2023 Pulp, Paper & Paper Products Strategic Reviews are now available, with delivery of the landmark analysis anticipated for mid-October. The 2023 Pulp, Paper & Paper Markets Strategic Reviews provide the definitive analysis of production, trade, consumption, demand and strategic… Read More
Regional log price index fell 17.5% in June
IndustryEdge’s Australian and New Zealand Export Log Price Index fell 17.5% in June 2023, measured in US dollars. The weighted average export price was USDFob77.34/m3 for the month. The weighted average New Zealand price fell 13.3%, while the Australian equivalent declined just 0.2% in the demonstrably softening market. SUMMARY The… Read More
Sorbent: manufacturing and job losses
Sorbent Paper will halve its production workforce at the Box Hill manufacturing facility, shifting some manufacturing of their iconic brands offshore and moving equipment to Indonesia. Australian tissue production capacity will fall to around 65% of consumption as a result. IndustryEdge understands that the Sorbent Paper Company (owned by the… Read More