Convert to PDFGEELONG, 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… Read More
Regional log price index fell 17.5% in June
Convert to PDFIndustryEdge’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. Read More
Sorbent: manufacturing and job losses
Convert to PDFSorbent 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… Read More
LATEST Pulp & Paper Industry News and Analysis: Edition 217 of Pulp & Paper Edge
Convert to PDFGEELONG, AUSTRALIA The July 2023 edition (Number 217) of Pulp & Paper Edge, IndustryEdge’s monthly analysis of the Australian and New Zealand pulp, paper and paper products industry was published today. In this latest edition, market price, volume and value indexes are updated, as are the extensive briefings… Read More
Trans-Tasman paper and cardboard trade
Convert to PDFAs with many other goods and products, Australia and New Zealand are significant suppliers to one another’s pulp, paper and paper products industries. The tables below provide an overview of the relevant exports to each country and the proportions of trade they represent. Australia makes a significant and… Read More
Regional Printing Paper Import Volumes: AU trade decreased 14.6%, NZ down 13.2% year-ended May
Convert to PDFNote: This analysis shows the volume of printing paper imports for Australia and New Zealand and compares them with the same month in the previous year, on a monthly, quarterly and annual basis Australia Over the year-ended May 2023, Australia’s imports of printing and communication papers decreased… Read More
Pulp Market Trade Briefing Report: Global & Australia July 2023
Convert to PDFSUMMARY Global pulp prices have bottomed with expectations they will reside lower for some months Chinese BEK pulp prices lifted USD30/t to average USD5055/t in June, a rise of 6.3% on the prior month BSK prices were 0.7% higher, averaging USD675/t Australian pulp imports were 1.4% higher on… Read More
Economics Briefing: Australian productivity down 4.6%, national crisis emerging
Convert to PDFNational employment data shows one of the tightest labour markets in Australia’s history, underscoring some serious challenges for the nation and its future wellbeing. Not least of these is the crunch in productivity, which saw the nation’s output per unit of labour fall a very worrying 4.6% over… Read More
ANZ regional capacity, supply chain and market dynamics
Convert to PDFDespite a small population, Australian and New Zealand paper and paperboard markets are significant, driven by a growing population with very high average living standards. The supply chain for the pulp, paper and paperboard industry commences with virgin fibre resources, grown in tree plantations and native forests. Though… Read More
Export log price index fell 8.4% in May
Convert to PDFIndustryEdge’s Australian and New Zealand Export Log Price Index fell 8.4% in May 2023, measured in US dollars. The weighted average export price was USDFob91.42/m3 for the month. Thought the weighted average New Zealand price fell 11.4%, the index was led lower by a 29.3% fall in the… Read More