Chinese pulp market faces uncertainty

摘要

Where China leads, global markets follow -and the path ahead for its pulp and paper industry is uncertain. China's GDP expansion slowed markedly in 2018, while pulp prices have moderated following the third-longest price run-up in recent history, and new trade restrictions threaten to stifle demand for wood fibre and finished goods. Still, China's fundamentals will sustain growth in key segments over the next decade, according to Developments in the China Pulp Market: A Comprehensive Analysis and Outlook, a new study from Fastmarkets RISI.