Megan Workman

Key takeaways: Steady prices amid demand and supply dynamics: Prices for US brown bulk grades stabilized in August due to increased demand from Southeast Asia and India, coupled with reduced supplies, while mixed paper and SRPN saw slight price increases Export trends and challenges: Export demand for US recovered paper grades steadied in August with unchanged prices for key grades, though shipping disruptions and slight rate decreases persisted Fourth-quarter recovery outlook: A modest...

For the second straight month, US old corrugated container (OCC) prices increased across most of North America in the first week of May, bumping up OCC’s average this month, according to Fastmarkets’ PPI Pulp & Paper Week (P&PW) May 5 pricing survey and market report. Average pricing for US OCC has risen $12/ton since January’s $29/ton average, yet remains well below year-ago pricing, when in May 2022 OCC averaged nearly three times as much, or $80/ton more, vs May 2023.