While prices in the East-South were a bit more volatile than average prices across the South, prices were fairly stable overall. The combination of continued wet and severe winter weather in areas of the U.S. South is primarily responsible for the price fluctuations between regions.
In November 2011, the Forestweb North American Pulp Index, which is published by Industry Intelligence, fell below the five-year average. In March 2014, twenty-nine months later, this trend has reversed, and the index is back above its five-year average.
Those who sell recovered fiber-old corrugated shipping containers (OCC) or sorted office paper (SOP), for instance-struggle to find good quality sources of data.
You're getting ready to sign a contract with a waste recovery vendor, and you're negotiating the index that will be used to determine the amount of your payment or rebate for the old corrugated shipping containers (OCC) and other paper and packaging products that you recycle.
