Coated Cartonboard imports have been below expectations since the Petrie Mill closed MWC market may be up to 40,000 tonnes smaller than previously understood Imports from China, Korea and USA may be misclassified Australia’s long lost Coated Cartonboard imports have been ‘found’ and may soon make their way back home. Read More
Little logs get big prices
Smaller sized softwood log exports from Australia hit record average prices in March 2019. Averaging AUDFob162.45/m3, prices for softwood logs less than 15 cm diameter hit a new peak, sustaining their recent price advantage over the larger dimension logs. For export, softwood logs are recorded as larger or smaller than 15cm… Read More
Comics provide more than relief
Illustrated comic imports valued at AUD8.3M year-ended March 2019 Imports from USA dominate with >91% market share Australia had its own comic book super-heroes – kind of! Plenty of parents despair of their children’s focus on comics over ‘real’ books. Until that is they find that their reluctant readers are… Read More
Weaker demand for pulp (and fibre in general) but prices holding up – just!
Tensions in global pulp markets are tightening, by all accounts, with nervous energy on both sides of the transaction ledger seeming to lead to little change in prices in April. It would however be best to say ‘yet’, because weaker demand for pulp is now being matched with production at… Read More
Read All About It! Recycle that newsprint any way you can
153,000 tonnes of Old Newsprint was recovered in 2018 Recovery rate declined 1.3% compared to 2017 Major end-uses include paperboard, recycled newsprint and products like kitty litter and moulded fibre Australia’s ability to collect recyclables remains world class, as the latest newsprint recovery analysis demonstrates. In calendar year 2018, more… Read More
Nation of readers! Books live on as directories, guides and fashion publications collapse
Imports of printed books declined 1.7% in 2018, falling to AUD470.1 million Directories and timetables fell 35.6% Paperback books valued at AUD194.2 million, down 2.1% Hardback books valued at AUD169.1 million, down 0.1% Australians remain voracious readers. Latest data showing Australia’s imports of printed material that the national love affair… Read More
China to the rescue! Has real growth returned? ~ Economics Briefing
Always a little suspect, China’s economic growth was reported at 6.4%, year-on-year in the March quarter of 2019. Growth was above expectations and was driven by a solid increase in industrial output, as well as domestic consumption, feeding into renewed hope that the driver of global economic growth has turned… Read More
Stink Bug Pain Spreads to 32 Countries for 2019-20: Update
Stink Bug infestation has spread rapidly 32 countries now on Australia’s target list for 2019-20 season 280,000+ tonnes of pulp, paper, paperboard and printed material impacted Treatment costs between AUD12/t and AUD48/t Rapid expansion of the infestation of the Brown Marmorated Stink Bug (BMSB) in Europe and North America has… Read More
Stink Bug Pain Spreads to 32 Countries for 2019-20
Rapid expansion of the infestation of the Brown Marmorated Stink Bug (BMSB) in Europe and North America has plagued global trade over the 2018-19 risk season, as many importers of wood and paper products have experienced. In response, Australian authorities have announced the 2019-20 BMSB risk season will see 32… Read More
Where housing heads next… Presentation to Frame & Truss Manufacturer’s Association
Gold Coast, Australia Australia’s population growth will drive the next stage in Australia’s housing market, no matter what level of net migration Australia has, and most of the development will be in free-standing houses. Those are the main take-outs from IndustryEdge’s recent presentation to the bi-annual national Conference of the… Read More