RISI's Global Pulp Cost Benchmarking Data

Over the last year, pulp prices from region to region have varied significantly and continue to fall tremendously around much of the world.

In Asia for example, prices for Chinese northern BSK and pine have dropped $20 to $40/tonne to $640-$660/tonne, as prices for Russian BSK have plummeted $40-50/tonne - yet prices for Brazilian eucalyptus have remained steady and prices for NBSK are widely expected to drop further, as major producers like Canfor and Domtar cut pricing.

Do you know what these trends all mean for your competitive position?

RISI's Global Pulp Cost Benchmarking Data provide the means to stay abreast of these major changes in the marketplace, by providing valuable and timely manufacturing costs for more than 183 key mills around the globe producing pulp grades. This data will help you to easily assess your costs competitiveness and make critical decisions in every area of the production process.

Click on a link for more detailed information on our global pulp data:

Global Bleached Hardwood Kraft Pulp Global Bleached Softwood Kraft Pulp Global Bleached Fluff Kraft Pulp Global Mechanical Pulp

Each individual grade of cost benchmarking data is delivered through our powerful Analytical Cornerstone software, allowing you to manipulate the information for that grade and export your analysis to Excel, as well as containing a thorough analysis of each mill's production process, such as:

• Detailed report results, including aggregate cost curves highlighting the different benchmark grade, detailed cash and delivery costs and more
• Mill-by-mill listing, detailing the production process and manufacturing costs by natural category
• Efficiency measures (labor productivity and paper machine/pulp dryer productivity by mill)
• Individual paper machine/pulp dryer information and capacities
• Fiber furnishes by individual paper machine/pulp dryer

Plus, because it's provided to you via Analytical Cornerstone, your grade choice provides access to a perfect tool for:

• Tailoring the software to your company's specific areas of cost focus -- geographical region or specific mill/machine/company
• Measuring cost competitiveness across all natural manufacturing categories -- fiber, chemicals, fuel, electricity, hourly labor, salary labor, maintenance and delivery

If you need to have access to the cost manufacturing data for multiple grades and/or have your data updated continuously, you can easily obtain a subscription to Analytical Cornerstone. Your subscription provides access to all of the data on more than 1,400 mills and 2,500 machines worldwide, plus free quarterly updates.

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For additional information on all of our cost benchmarking data, contact us