Forestry & Paper: Textile Fibre Insights

Key w/w moves: Cotton +5%; Polyester -4%; HW DWP stable China-origin DWP +1%, medium-grade VSF +1% w/w; and high-end VSF and Lyocell stable. Cotton’s premium to VSF is 63% (2021 average: 30%) and a 180% premium to polyester (2021 average: 150%). The VSF premium to...

Forestry & Paper: Textile Fibre Insights

Key w/w moves: Cotton +2%; Polyester -1%; HW DWP +3%, China-origin DWP +2%, medium and high-end VSF stable and Lyocell +1 w/w. Cotton’s premium to VSF is 64% (2021 average: 30%) and a 169% premium to polyester (2021 average: 150%). The VSF premium to polyester is...

Forestry & Paper: Industry Insights

Pulp prices firmly in the green again this week: The worlds’ largest BCMT pulp producer, West Fraser has increased the BCTMP price to USD 650/t in China with immediate effect. The NOREXECO pulp futures for 23E imply an 9-14% decline in Europe, while prices in China...

Forestry & Paper: Russian Insights

Ahlstrom-Munksj publishes statement on business related to Russia (2 March): Ahlstrom-Munksj’s direct exposure to Russia and Ukraine is limited, while there is great uncertainty about the global repercussions, which in turn can be significant. Of Ahlstrom-Munksj’s 45...