Flexible Packaging Raw Material Watch: Pulp Slips, High-Strength Corrugated Paper Edges Higher in Late September
Data published on the National Bureau of Statistics website tracks 50 key means of production across nine categories in China’s circulation sector. In late September 2021, compared with mid-September, 32 products posted higher prices, 15 declined and 3 remained unchanged.
Coal products continued their upward movement. Ordinary blended coal (4,500 kcal) rose by 138.5 yuan/tonne from mid-September, up 15.3%; Shanxi Dahui (5,000 kcal), Shanxi Youhui (5,500 kcal) and Datong blended coal (5,800 kcal) increased by 149.7 yuan/tonne, 154.0 yuan/tonne and 151.3 yuan/tonne, respectively, with gains of 14.2%, 13.8% and 13.3%.
Prices of chemicals, building materials and agricultural inputs also shifted. Caustic soda (liquid caustic soda, 32%) rose by 390.0 yuan/tonne from the previous period to 1,193.6 yuan/tonne, a 48.5% increase. Ordinary Portland cement (P.O 42.5 bagged) and ordinary Portland cement (P.O 42.5 bulk) also advanced, at 562.2 yuan/tonne and 547.8 yuan/tonne respectively in this period. Pesticide (glyphosate, 95% technical material) rose by 10,971.4 yuan/tonne from mid-September, up 18.7%.
In forest products, pulp (bleached chemical pulp) fell by 57.9 yuan/tonne from mid-September, while corrugated paper (high-strength) rose by 17.9 yuan/tonne, or 0.4%.
Source: China Packaging Network (pack.cn); original link: http://news.pack.cn/show-378401.html
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