Attached is your PO for deliveries of recyclables during October 2021. The value of recyclables dropped this month—every paper grade value fell. Plastics were down and metals were flat. After one year of rising recycled paper prices, we see pricing dipping this month. Although the reduction was not drastic, the price decrease affected every grade… Read more »
September 2021 Market Letter
Attached is your PO for deliveries of recyclables during September 2021. Recyclables improved modestly this month. Strong paper demand drove a small pricing increase while plastics were flat or somewhat down. Both domestic and export paper demand continue to be robust. E-commerce in the United States grew by 44% in 2020. While the 2021 growth… Read more »
August 2021 Market Letter
Attached is your PO for deliveries of recyclables during August 2021. Again, the overall market for recyclables improved considerably this month. The high demand for domestic paper and strong plastics market continue to improve commodity pricing. Paper demand in the Pacific Northwest remains strong. We are also seeing large demand and pricing hikes in Northeast,… Read more »
July 2021 Market Letter
Attached is your PO for deliveries of recyclables during July 2021. Again, the overall market for recyclables improved considerably this month. The main reasons for these increases are booming paper and high density polyethylene (HDPE) markets. Both domestic and export recycled paper had strong pricing. The demand for domestic paper in the Pacific Northwest is… Read more »
June 2021 Market Letter
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 »