PIX Methodologies & Policies

PRICING NOTICE: Changes to PIX Wood Finland Indices – Final Decision

Helsinki, July 7, 2021 (PIX Bioenergy and Wood Indices) – Fastmarkets FOEX is unifying its methodology and policies for all PIX indices to comply with Fastmarkets’ internal guidelines and the IOSCO principles for Price Reporting Agencies (PRAs). Along with this development, some index collection criteria do not fully fulfil these policy requirements.

As previously proposed and following a consultation, Fastmarkets FOEX has decided to discontinue PIX Sawlogs Finland, PIX Pulpwood Finland, and PIX Birchlogs Finland on Dec 29, 2021.

Fastmarkets FOEX will publish the last indices on Tuesday, December 28, 2021.

The main rationale for this change is that the PIX Wood Finland indices are based on third party data and cannot be linked to individual companies.

Fastmarkets FOEX made a market consultation regarding this change and received comments which were against the proposal, quoting the indices to be important for market data purposes and, instead of discontinuing, suggested developing the indices further to fulfil the requirements. Fastmarkets FOEX would like to thank for the feedback.

However, the current index specifications would require significant altering to fulfil the compliance requirements, as well as support from the market participants to receive the data in required detail. This would mean major changes to the index fundamental, which would be more appropriate to implement in all new indices. Fastmarkets FOEX is open to discussion with the stakeholders, for a possible future development of PIX roundwood indices.

PRICING NOTICE: Open consultation on FOEX methodology for PIX China Pulp Price Indices – Final Decision

HELSINKI, July 2, 2021 (PIX Pulp & Paper Indices) - Fastmarkets FOEX invited feedback from the industry in an open consultation process between May 21^st and June 18^th, 2021 on the pricing methodology for its PIX China Pulp indices. The consultation was done as part of our annual methodology review process.

Fastmarkets FOEX would like to thank those who took the time to respond to the consultation. Fastmarkets FOEX proposed an adjustment to the current index methodology or specifications in the Timing clause:

from “Timing: Delivery during the current month”

to “Timing: Delivery during the current or following month”.

We received only a few comments from the market during the consultation period. The comments were rather questions regarding the reasons for the adjustment in the Timing clause. The adjustment includes timing possibilities which the current methodology covers and Fastmarkets FOEX deems that the adjustment to the clause can be made in the methodology.

To summarize, this open consultation does not lead to material changes in the current methodology. A newly dated methodology document will be posted on foex.fi shortly.

For all Fastmarkets FOEX coverage notes/pricing notices and to view Fastmarkets FOEX methodology guides please see here.

PRICING NOTICE: Open consultation on FOEX methodology for PIX Forest Biomass Finland Price Indices – Final Decision

HELSINKI, June 16, 2021 (PIX Bioenergy and Wood Indices) - Fastmarkets FOEX invited feedback from the industry in an open consultation process between May 14 and June 11, 2021 on the pricing methodology for its PIX Forest Biomass Finland indices. The consultation was done as part of our annual methodology review process.

Fastmarkets FOEX would like to thank for the feedback received during the consultation period. It was fully supportive to our current methodology and to the proposal of changing from Statistics Finland’s Fuel classification 2019 to its Fuel Classification 2021, as follows:

• Class 3112 Chips from roundwood (includes both classes a and b) to Class 21.10.20 (includes both classes 21.10.21 and 21.10.22)
• Class 3113 Forest residue chips to Class 21.10.30
• Class 3114 Hog fuel from stumps (previously stump wood chips) to class 21.10.40
• Class 3121 Bark to Class 21.20.10
• Class 3122 Saw dust to Class 21.20.20
• Class 21.10.20 (previously 3112) is still encouraged to be reported separately as pruned or unpruned stem chips.

To summarize, this open consultation does not lead to material changes in the current methodology. A newly dated methodology document with the updated classification is now available on foex.fi.

PRICING NOTICE: Open consultation on Fastmarkets FOEX methodology for PIX Packaging Price Indices – Final Decision

HELSINKI, June 4, 2021 (PIX Pulp & Paper Indices) - Fastmarkets FOEX invited feedback from the industry in an open consultation process between April 28 and May 26, 2021 on the pricing methodology for its PIX European Packaging indices. The consultation was done as part of our annual methodology review process.

Fastmarkets FOEX would like to thank for the feedback received during the consultation period. It was fully supportive to our current methodology.

To summarize, this open consultation does not lead to material changes in the current methodology. A newly dated methodology document is now available on foex.fi.

PRICING NOTICE: Open consultation on FOEX methodology for Pellet Nordic Index – Final Decision

HELSINKI, March 31, 2021 (PIX Bioenergy and Wood Indices) - Fastmarkets FOEX invited feedback from the industry in an open consultation process between February 25^th and March 25^th, 2021 on the pricing methodology for its PIX Pellet Nordic. The consultation was done as part of our annual methodology review process.

No feedback was received during the consultation period and therefore no changes will be made to the methodologies at this stage.

A newly dated methodology document is now available on foex.fi.

PRICING NOTICE: Open consultation on FOEX methodology for PIX European Recovered Paper Price Indices – Final Decision

HELSINKI, March 30, 2021 (PIX Pulp & Paper Indices) - Fastmarkets FOEX invited feedback from the industry in an open consultation process between February 24th and March 24th, 2021 on the pricing methodology for its PIX European Recovered Paper indices. The consultation was done as part of our annual methodology review process.

Fastmarkets FOEX would like to thank for the one feedback from the market received during the consultation period. It was fully supportive to our current methodology.

To summarize, this open consultation does not lead to material changes in the current methodology. A newly dated methodology document is now available on foex.fi.

COVERAGE NOTE: Renaming Coverage Notes as Pricing Notices

Helsinki, March 19, 2021 (Fastmarkets) – To align our terminology with other parts of the Fastmarkets business, Fastmarkets FOEX, Fastmarkets RISI and Random Lengths will rename our “Coverage Notes” as “Pricing Notices” with effect from March 31, 2021.

Historical notes will still contain the term “Coverage Notes,” however, future notes will be labelled “Pricing Notice” and the relevant section on our websites will also switch to using this term. In addition, in the Fastmarkets RISI portal, we are working to make sure customers can find all historical notes whether they search for “Coverage Notes” or “Pricing Notice.”

For comments or queries, please email pricing.risi@fastmarkets.com.