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What is Fastmarkets' cost benchmarking?

Written by Tom Berrett

Updated at August 14th, 2025

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What is Fastmarkets' cost benchmarking?

What is Fastmarkets' cost benchmarking?

Cost efficiency comparison on a weighted average cash cost (production cost, based on variable cost*) of pulp, paper, paperboard and selected sawn timber mills in the world, also referred to as mass & energy balance by Fastmarkets cost benchmarking engineers. Fastmarkets cost benchmarking
 

*Cost for fibre, chemicals, energy, labour and maintenance

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