Live Fibre & Board Prices
| Code | Name | USD Price | Unit | WoW | N.Am. Ref | Detail |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OCC | Old Corrugated Containers | $199.4 | $/t | +0.00% | $185 per short ton | → |
| NBSK | Bleached Softwood Kraft Pulp | $964.5 | $/t | +0.00% | $1,120 per tonne | → |
| BHKP | Bleached Hardwood Kraft Pulp | $879.9 | $/t | +0.00% | $1,015 per tonne | → |
| KRLNR | Kraftliner | $404.1 | $/t | +0.00% | $610 per short ton | → |
| TSTLNR | Testliner | $186.0 | $/t | +0.00% | $480 per short ton | → |
| FLUTE | Corrugating Medium | $268.1 | $/t | +0.00% | $430 per short ton | → |
| FBB | Folded Bleached Board | $1,037 | $/t | +0.00% | $1,178 per tonne | → |
| SBB | Solid Bleached Board | $1,005 | $/t | +0.00% | $1,243 per tonne | → |
| WLC | White-Lined Chipboard | $477.0 | $/t | +0.00% | $624 per tonne | → |
| KRAFT | Sack Kraft Paper | $1,090 | $/t | +0.00% | $812 per tonne | → |
| RLSLNR | Release Liner | $1,132 | $/t | +0.00% | $1,560 per tonne | → |
Regional spreads and the virgin–recycled gap
Fibre and board pricing is regional by nature: containerboard capacity, recovered paper (OCC) collection rates, mill energy costs, and freight lanes create persistent spreads between regions and between virgin and recycled grades. PackIndex publishes the full chain — OCC and pulp inputs through kraftliner, testliner, and finished corrugated — so both spreads are trackable weekly.
Frequently asked
What is the price gap between virgin kraftliner and recycled testliner?
The kraftliner–testliner spread reflects the virgin fibre and energy premium over OCC-based production; it compresses when OCC tightens and widens when recovered fibre is abundant. Track it live via the KRLNR and TSTLNR indices.
How do regional OCC collection rates influence recycled board pricing?
Regions with strong collection infrastructure feed local mills cheaper recovered fibre, holding testliner and recycled corrugated below the blended benchmark; import-dependent regions pay the freight premium. The OCC index is the leading input to watch.
How do energy costs affect corrugated and board conversion economics?
Board mills are energy-intensive — natural gas and electricity moves feed through to board prices with a lag. PackIndex publishes mill energy inputs (GAS_TTF, regional electricity) alongside the board indices so the pass-through is visible before it lands in quotes.
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