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 »
August 2020 Market Letter
Attached is your PO for deliveries of recyclables during August 2020. Good news! The overall market for recyclables improved compared to the previous month. This improvement is due to modest pricing increases in all fiber and metal grades. A few plastics grades also increased while others remained flat. In a change of events, domestic OCC… Read more »
July 2020 Market Letter
Attached is your PO for deliveries of recyclables during July 2020. For the second consecutive month, the overall market for recyclables dropped compared to the previous month. This decline is due primarily to both domestic and export OCC pricing. Most other grades were flat or slightly down. Also, demand for domestic OCC decreased considerably. This… Read more »
June 2020 Market Letter
Attached is your PO for deliveries of recyclables during June 2020. The overall market for recyclables in June fell severely compared to last month. As stated in our “Market Update for OCC” on June 1st, the domestic OCC price dropped about $40 in early June. Additionally, the lack of demand for domestic OCC forced Pioneer… Read more »
May 2020 Market Letter
Attached is your PO for deliveries of recyclables during May 2020. The overall market for recyclables in May improved significantly compared to last month. This improvement results primarily from higher paper pricing and a considerable increase in OCC demand. COVID-19 continues to disrupt the recyclable market, and most other economic markets. It is the driving… Read more »
April 2020 Market Letter
Attached is your PO for deliveries of recyclables during April 2020. The overall outcome of market pricing for recyclables in April dropped compared to the past month. This drop is a result of a modest increase paper grades versus a substantial drop in plastics grades and metals. Metals saw the most significant drop in value…. Read more »
March 2020 Market Letter
Attached is your PO for deliveries of recyclables during March 2020. The overall outcome of market pricing for recyclables in Marchchanged little over the past month. However, there was some substantial changes in individual grades. There was a modest increase in OCC pricing,a small reduction in MIX pricing, and significant drops in some plastics grades…. Read more »