Recently, the corrugated paper and boxboard market has shown a relatively obvious upward trend, and the atmosphere of price hikes has become increasingly intense within the industry.
Judging from the price adjustment situation, many paper mills have raised their ex-factory prices one after another. Some paper mills raised their prices by one round, while others made as many as three rounds of price increases. After these rounds of price hikes, the cumulative increase has reached 30 to 150 yuan per ton. This series of price increase measures has directly driven the upward shift of the market transaction center, resulting in an overall increase in the market price level.
At the market supply and demand level, downstream packaging factories have begun to replenish their inventories in moderation based on the current market situation. With the increase in the purchase volume of the packaging factory, the inventory of the paper mill has declined. This change has also eased the supply and demand relationship in the market to a certain extent, and the tense atmosphere in the market has been somewhat relieved.
It is worth mentioning that the current order situation of downstream packaging factories is slightly better than that of the previous period. The increase in orders has prompted packaging factories to replenish their inventories of raw paper in moderation, which in turn has promoted the improvement of market trading activity. The trading atmosphere in the market has gradually become more active, and the interaction between buyers and sellers has become more frequent.
In the short term, paper mills still have plans to raise prices. Based on the current market trends and the operation strategies of paper mills, it is expected that there is still a possibility of an increase in market prices. However, market changes are full of uncertainties, among which the increase in orders from packaging factories will become a key factor influencing the future upward trend. If the orders from packaging factories continue to increase, it will provide strong support for the rise in paper prices. Conversely, if the increase in orders falls short of expectations, the market price trend may face adjustment.
Nine Dragons Paper (Taicang) : Due to the increase in operating costs, our group has decided that as of May 23, 2025, the price of all white board paper at the Taicang base will be raised by RMB50 per ton
Nine Dragons Paper (Holdings) Limited: As of May 21, 2025, the prices of Jianglong brand grey base white board paper and Jianglong B brand grey base white board paper at the Chongqing base will be increased by 50 yuan per ton.
Bohui Paper Industry: Our company has decided to make the following price adjustments to all our products: Starting from May 21, 2025, the selling price will increase by 200 yuan per ton (including tax).
Wanguo Paper Industry Sun White Card Paper Co., LTD. : Starting from May 21, 2025, the price of all series of products produced by our company will be uniformly increased by 200 yuan per ton on the basis of the current implementation price.
In addition, according to the company's equipment maintenance plan, the PM2 machine at our Beihai base will be shut down for six days starting from July 2, 2025.
APP(China) Industrial Paper Division: After careful consideration, our company has decided to make the following price adjustments for all products produced by Ningbo Asia Pulp & Paper Co., Ltd. and Guangxi Jinguai Pulp & Paper Co., LTD. : An increase of 200 yuan per ton (including tax) starting from May 21, 2025.
Asia Pulp & Paper (Jiangsu) Pulp & Paper Co., LTD. : After the company's research and decision, the following price adjustments are made for our white card paper products:
Starting from May 21, 2025, the social cards and food cards of all brands at the Jiangsu base of Asia Pulp & Paper will be uniformly increased by 200 yuan per ton (including tax) on the current implementation price.
Nine Dragons Paper: As of May 21, 2025, the execution price of all white card paper series products produced by our company will be increased by 200 yuan per ton on the basis of the current price.
Shandong Century Sunshine Paper Industry: The company has decided that starting from May 21, 2025, the price of its corrugated base paper products will be increased by 30 yuan per ton on the original basis.
Shandong Century Sunshine Paper Industry: The company has decided that starting from May 21, 2025, the price of its coated white-faced kraft paper and white-faced card paper products will be increased by 50 yuan per ton on the original basis
Shandong Yinhe Ruixue Paper Industry: As of June 1, 2025, the prices of all cultural paper brands under our company will be uniformly increased by 200 yuan per ton based on the prices in May 2025.
Liansheng Pulp & Paper (Zhangzhou) Co., LTD. : Starting from May 21, 2025, the price of our company's blue-leaf coated white card products will be uniformly increased by 200 yuan per ton on the original basis.
