Reporting on print costs, paper prices, pass-through and margins. Find the figures and commercial conditions to examine before reviewing a quote or preparing a price negotiation.
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North American containerboard is seeing a cluster of “September price increase” announcements. PCA is calling for $140/ton, International Paper $80/ton, Smurfit Westrock $100/ton, and Cascades $110/ton for linerboard and
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When JAGAT wrote that some companies haven’t updated their sales price list in more than 10 years, plenty of people on the floor probably winced. The real problem isn’t the stale numbers. It’s that the organization no lo
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A publication-and-academic printer that claimed more than 2 billion pages a year—and installed Canada’s first Landa—announced it would close in September 2026. What disappears isn’t only paper volume. Before the scramble
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Paper price hikes happen almost every year. Even so, when an industry association publicly issues an “opposition” statement, it’s a sign the price revision has become politicized—and that shop-floor negotiation costs are
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H1 2026 delivered plenty of print-market headlines, yet what the factory floor felt like didn’t line up across countries or segments. There’s one core reason. Buyers stopped asking “Can this be printed?” and started scre
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In June 2026, Japan’s print market was shaped less by demand swings than by the design of trade terms. The Japan Fair Trade Commission (JFTC) launched a survey on price pass-through and proper payment practices, and on t
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FSC logos and recycled paper look like a materials story. But as 2026 approaches, Europe’s packaging rules are starting to demand “proof” more than “materials.” What flips environmental compliance from cost to product va
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In March 2026, the Small and Medium Enterprise Agency asked industry groups to give due consideration to “appropriate cost pass-through,” reflecting higher raw material and energy costs. Yet on the fiscal year-end front
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In March 2026, Europe saw the publication of implementation guidance and an FAQ for PPWR, the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation. It was the kind of month when—well before enforcement—contracts and spec sheets get
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In H2 2025, the most consequential change in Japan’s print market wasn’t demand moving up or down. It was the “shape of the deal.” Before anyone even gets to a price increase, buyers are starting to ask first about evide
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Even among Japan’s “printing majors,” some companies grow sales and still lose profit. Others stack operating profit even when top-line growth is modest. Financial results tell you, before any talk of “tech strength,” ex
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In 2022, updating the “paper price sheet” inside a print quote stopped being enough. The price shock began with paper, but what squeezed plants was the combined swing in freight, energy, materials—and procurement terms l
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If you describe the 2021 printing market as simply “demand came back / didn’t come back,” you miss the most important shift. As materials, logistics, and energy rose at the same time, pricing stopped being a favor you as
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In Japan’s print market in 2020, it wasn’t only demand that fell. Lead times, quantities, cancellations, split deliveries, documentary proof—terms that sit outside the line items on a quote became the difference between
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