Convert to PDFOnce, miners took caged canaries down into mines because of their sensitivity to noxious gases and low oxygen levels was high. In the event of a risk, the canary would cease to sing and perhaps even die before workers noticed the same problem. The canary was sacrificed to… Read More
Copy paper imports Nov’ 21: Aus volumes plunge, NZ doubles
Convert to PDFImports of A4 White Copy Paper to Australia plunged in November 2021 to just 1,910 tonnes, as the average Fob price was down 6.6% to AUDFob1,119/t, but the CiF price continued to grow. Imports to New Zealand jumped rapidly in November to total 3,510 tonnes at an average… Read More
Woodchips: Hardwood exports continue to rise as softwood top the 1 million bdmt mark
Convert to PDFAustralia’s exports of softwood chips lifted to 1.010 million bone dried metric tonnes (bdmt) year-ended November 2021, up 84.7% on the prior year. The mainstay export of hardwood chips continued to be solid and improving, reaching 4.259 million bdmt over the same period. In November 2021, hardwood chip… Read More
Paper & paperboard imports – Australia up 1.9%, NZ up 0.1% YE November
Convert to PDFAustralia’s imports of paper, paperboard and paper products were valued at AUDFob269.4 million in November 2021, up 7.7% compared with the prior month. The value of monthly imports in November was 1.9% higher than in November 2020. The value of New Zealand’s imports was NZDFob92.6 million in November… Read More
2022: Higher Prices, Lower Unemployment, Increased Wages … but what about Interest Rates?
Convert to PDF An annual Christmas gift of the Australian Treasury is the MYEFO report – the Mid-Year Economic and Fiscal Outlook, which is something like a budget update. It’s pretty dry stuff, so it’s useful for helping you drift off to sleep after enduring the paper cuts of late-night… Read More
Get Ready: New trade codes commence March
Convert to PDFWhen statistical agencies release January import and export data in early March, there will be literally thousands of new and amended codes across the 96 ‘chapters’ of trade codes. For the pulp, paper and packaging industries, the good news is most of the code changes lie elsewhere. There… Read More
Pulp imports lift to 34.8 kt
Convert to PDFAustralia’s total pulp imports increased 23.9% in November 2021 compared with the prior month, to total 34.8 kt. The November 2021 result was 5.2kt higher than the prior November. The monthly weighted average import price was AUDFob878/t, down 3.9% on the prior month. The chart below displays import… Read More
RCP Market: Prices up 72% over last year as export boom continues
Convert to PDF Australia’s exports of recovered paper transacted at a record average price of AUDFob294/t in November 2021, up a massive 72% on the average price recorded in November 2020. Records are tumbling across the recovered fibre market, as the supply chain adapts to strategic changes and freight and… Read More
Printing paper imports – Aus trade up 4.6%, NZ up 26.8%
Convert to PDF Over the year-ended November 2021, Australia’s imports of printing and communication papers increased 4.6% to total 344.5 kt. This one-year increased equates to Australia’s imports growing by 15.2 kt. Examined on a monthly basis, in November 2021 imports decreased 20.1% on the month prior, to total 23.5… Read More
Price Index: Regional printing paper prices increased – up 1.2% November
Convert to PDF The Australian and New Zealand three-month moving average trade price of printing and communication papers* increased by 1.2% in November 2021, compared with the prior month. Measured in US dollars, the quarterly average price was USDFob853/t, an increase of USD10/t on the prior month. On an annualised… Read More