Attached is your PO for deliveries of recyclables during June 2021. The overall market for recyclables improved considerably this month.Every commodity price, except used beverage containers (aluminum), rose. We see a very interesting market this month. Both domestic and export recycled paper had strong pricing. The demand for domestic paper in the Pacific Northwest continued…. Read more »
May 2021 Market Letter
Attached is your PO for deliveries of recyclables during May 2021. The overall market for recyclables improved again this month.This upmarket is due primarily to an increase in domestic OCC and plastics pricing. Two factors led to an increase in domestic OCC pricing. First, domestic demand remained strong. Amazon and other online line purchasing continued… Read more »
April 2021 Market Letter
Attached is your PO for deliveries of recyclables during April 2021. The overall market for recyclables improved significantly this month. This up market is due primarily to an increase in export fiber demand and improved plastics pricing. Both the export and domestic markets for all fiber grades are up substantially this month. These prices are… Read more »
March 2021 Market Letter
Attached is your PO for deliveries of recyclables during March2021. The overall market for recyclables is up slightly this month. This upmarket is due primarily to an increase in export fiber demand and improved plastics pricing. The domestic market for all fiber grades is flat this month. Typical to this time of the year, some… Read more »
February 2021 Market Letter
Attached is your PO for deliveries of recyclables during February2021. The overall market for recyclables is down this month. This down market is due primarily to reduced domestic fiber needs and extreme difficulty securing export bookings. In general, COVID-19 continues to have positive effects on containerboard demand vs negative effects on news grade demand. In… Read more »
January 2021 Market Letter
Attached is your PO for deliveries of recyclables during January2021. The overall market for recyclables is flat this month. This sideways market is due to a combination of increased demand with greater increased supply. Demand created upward pressure on prices this month. Domestic packaging mills are running at full capacity as consumers continue to create… Read more »
December 2020 Market Letter – WASHINGTON
Attached is your PO for deliveries of recyclables during December2020. The overall market for recyclables made moderate improvements again this month. These improvements are due to pricing increases in fiber, metals, and a few plastic grades. There were modest improvements in domestic fiber pricing, due to continued strength of the packaging market. The domestic containerboard… Read more »
December 2020 Market Letter – OREGON
Attached is your PO for deliveries of recyclables during December 2020. The overall market for recyclables made moderate improvements again this month. These improvements are due to pricing increases in fiber, metals, and a few plastic grades. There were modest improvements in domestic fiber pricing, due to continued strength of the packaging market. The domestic… Read more »
October 2020 Market Letter
Attached is your PO for deliveries of recyclables during October2020. This month, the overall market for recyclables improved slightly over the previous month. This improvement is due to pricing increases in mix paper and some plastic grades. Metals are down marginally. There were modest improvements in both domestic and export mix paper. The increase in… Read more »
September 2020 Market Letter
Attached is your PO for deliveries of recyclables during September 2020. Again, this month, the overall market for recyclables improved compared to the previous month. This improvement is due to pricing increases in all fiber and metal grades. A couple of plastic grades also increased but most remained flat. This month, increase demand for all… Read more »