Forestry & Paper: Industry Insights

Pulp prices stable, for now: NOREXECO pulp futures for CY 23E imply a 13-18% decline in Europe, and a decline of 11-20% in China. UWF up 1% w/w leading Graphic Paper gains: After factoring in a 30% discount to list pulp prices, the CWF/HW spread dropped by 9% w/w to...

Forestry & Paper: Textile Fibre Insights

Key w/w moves: Cotton +2%; Polyester 2%; HW DWP -5%; China-origin DWP -1%, medium-grade VSF 0%; and high-end VSF -1% and Lyocell 0%. Cotton is now trading at a 5% premium to VSF (2021 average premium: 30%) and a 99% premium to polyester (2021 average: 150%). The VSF...

Forestry & Paper: Industry Insights

Pulp prices stable, for now: NOREXECO pulp futures for CY 23E imply a 12-18% decline in Europe, and a decline of 11-20% in China. Ence’s 515ktpa BEK mill in Pontevedra, which had to suspend operations in late July due to drought conditions cannot be restarted until...

Forestry & Paper Textile Fibre Insights

Key w/w moves: Cotton +7%; Polyester 0%; HW DWP 0%; China-origin DWP 0%, medium-grade VSF -2%; and high-end VSF -1% and Lyocell -1%. Cotton is now trading at a 2% premium to VSF (2021 average premium: 30%) and a 93% premium to polyester (2021 average: 150%). The VSF...

Sappi: Q3 22E Insights

Q3 22E results on Thursday 4 August, key numbers to look out for: We expect EBITDA to improve by 121% y/y to USD 320mn (-5% q/q) and EPS of USD 0.33/share. We expect Graphic Paper to surprise to the upside. DP is likely to disappoint on the back of continued logistic...