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Raw materials & energyMarkets & Customers 1 Oct 2026

Suzano raises pulp prices by USD 50 per tonne in Europe and the Americas from October

Suzano will raise pulp prices by USD 50 per tonne in Europe and the Americas from October 2026, with a smaller rise of USD 20 per tonne in Asia, according to media reports. The Brazilian producer disclosed no volume or contract detail.

Why this mattersHigher pulp costs feed through to fibre-based packaging producers' input costs, pressuring margins or prompting further price rises downstream.

  • Pulp prices rise by USD 50 per tonne in Europe and the Americas from October 2026.
  • Pulp prices rise by USD 20 per tonne in Asia from October 2026.
  • The increases were reported on 22 September 2026.
  • European short-fibre pulp reference price to reach USD 1,360 per tonne from October
  • Asia pulp price range to reach USD 590-600 per tonne from October
  • Previous Americas/Europe increase of USD 50 per tonne took effect in May 2026
  • Previous Asia increase of USD 20 per tonne was announced less than a month before this one
  • The USD 20 per tonne Asian pulp price rise taking effect in October is the second such increase in under a month
  • Suzano is described as the world's largest producer of eucalyptus short-fibre pulp
  • Suzano's September 2026 Asian increase of USD 20 a tonne was its first Asian rise since April 2026
  • UBS BB sees a market floor near USD 550 a tonne in China, with a possible new range of USD 580-590 a tonne
  • Suzano reported adjusted EBITDA of BRL 4.7bn (USD 910m) for the second quarter of 2026
  • Indonesia revoked environmental licences from some pulp producers and Asia Pulp & Paper delayed its OKI 2 project, limiting new supply
Suzano Sinar Mas Group mentioned
Sources gate.com cnnbrasil.com.br PT Tissue Online PT papnews.com pulpapernews.com Rio Times Online Alimarket.es ES Alimarket.es ES
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Updates

  • 2026-09-23 · Edited before publication: The source says 'pulp prices'; the summary narrowed this to hardwood pulp, which is not stated. Unit standardised to tonnes and the thinness of the source ('according to media reports') made explicit.
  • 2026-09-23 · Edited before publication: The claim that Suzano is the world's largest hardwood pulp producer is not in the source, which says only that it is a Brazilian pulp company; removed from summary and key facts. Price increases and regions are otherwise correctly reported.
  • 2026-09-24 · Update: Suzano has confirmed the October pulp price rise, setting the European short-fibre reference at USD 1,360 per tonne and the Asia range at USD 590-600 per tonne.
  • 2026-09-26 · Update: Suzano confirmed the October pulp price increases already reported, noting the Asian rise of USD 20 per tonne is the second such move in under a month.
  • 2026-09-27 · Update: Suzano had already lifted Asian pulp prices by USD 20 a tonne from September 2026, with UBS BB and BTG Pactual reading the move as confirming a China price floor near USD 550 a tonne.
  • 2026-09-30 · Further coverage added: alimarket.es
  • 2026-10-01 · Further coverage added: alimarket.es