Softwood Pulp Price in China Eases 1.5% to USD 730.85/tonne
Softwood pulp in China slipped 1.5% over the week to USD 730.85/tonne as of 2026-10-01, while port inventories and imports point to firmer underlying demand.
The softwood pulp price in China stood at USD 730.85/tonne on 2026-10-01, down 1.5% from USD 741.89/tonne a week earlier. The monthly move is positive, with the price up 0.7% from USD 725.95/tonne on 2026-09-01, and the quarter change stands at +2.5% from USD 712.73/tonne on 2026-07-03. Year on year, the price is down 7.6% from USD 791.24/tonne on 2025-10-01. Over the past 52 weeks the price has moved between a low of USD 699.47/tonne on 2026-08-12 and a high of USD 806.56/tonne on 2026-01-06.
Claight market monitoring shows that major Chinese pulp port inventories decreased by 4.3% to 2.165 million tonnes by mid-September. China's pulp imports in August totalled 2.731 million tonnes, a 2.9% year-on-year increase, according to Claight market monitoring.
Lesprom Network reported that bleached softwood kraft pulp import prices to China declined 1.6% in August, a movement consistent with the softer weekly pricing recorded in the current market.