Vice President, Asian Paper
Fastmarkets RISI

Beth began her career at Fastmarkets RISI in 1995, as an economist analyzing Asian paper and board markets. Her work was instrumental in helping to develop and expand Fastmarkets RISI's analysis of these markets, building Fastmarkets RISI's extensive databases, developing Fastmarkets RISI's price series, and forecasting for the Asian region. In 2006 she helped to open Fastmarkets RISI's Shanghai office. She currently is responsible for the Asian Paper Packaging forecasts and reports and the newsprint sections of the Asian Graphic paper forecasts and reports. Beth holds a Masters in Public Affairs (focusing on Economics and Public Policy) from the Woodrow Wilson School at Princeton University, USA and a B.A. in Economics and Computer Science from Dartmouth College, USA.
Presentation
Panel Discussion: Corrugated capacity and the impact on global supply and demand
Session One (all times EST)
Wednesday, 4 November, 2020
- How will the increase in global capacity expected in the next two years affect the global market’s supply and demand fundamentals?
- Examining regional conversions and what this means for the industry
Asian containerboard outlook
Session Two (all times EST)
Thursday, 5 November, 2020
- How has Covid-19 impacted the Asian paper and packaging markets? Are we beginning to see a recovery?
- What will China’s complete ban on waste paper imports mean for the world?