Folding Cartons
March 2024 News for Folding Cartons
All boxboard grades were stable in North America with the exception of SBS which declined by 2% coming into February. Price increases are in the works for other grades for Q2 implementation.
FBB and WLC declined by 3% to 4% in Europe but we expect prices to firm and move higher in Q2. Price increases have been announced for recycled grades for April.
Latin American carton board prices softened toward the end of 2024 as production was down by more than 7% last year. Imports from Asia and, to a lesser extent from Europe are present in the Latin American market.