Explore the impact of green steel in Brazil as companies adapt to the EU's Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism.

The following prices were affected: MB-STE-0007 Steel hot-rolled coil domestic monthly, exw Brazil, reais/tonne MB-STE-0005 Steel cold-rolled coil domestic monthly, exw Brazil, reais/tonne MB-STE-0006 Steel hot-dipped galvanized coil domestic monthly, exw Brazil, reais/tonne MB-STE-0008 Steel reinforcing bar (rebar) domestic monthly, delivered Brazil, reais/tonne These prices are a part of the Fastmarkets steel package. For more information or to provide […]

Global zinc fundamentals remained tight in 2025, supported by low London Metal Exchange warehouse stocks and a concentrate supply that has increased but remains insufficient to ease market conditions. Market balance depends largely on how Chinese smelters manage their operating rates, Rodrigo Cammarosano, head of investor relations and treasury at Nexa Resources, said in an exclusive interview on Thursday November 27.

US corn futures moved higher on Friday November 28, reflecting strong export sales and private export sales reported by the USDA.

Learn about Brazil's approval of steel slag for agricultural use, enhancing soil health and acidity correction processes.

Growing reports of Chinese steel allegedly entering Brazil with mislabeled material, falsified quality grades and manipulated documentation have raised concerns among traders, importers and distributors, who warn that the practice is distorting competition, damaging reputations and putting end-user safety at risk.

Fastmarkets has corrected its AG-CRN-0071 Corn FOB Brazil $/mt M5 price, which was published incorrectly between September 16, 2022, and June 2, 2025, due to a project launch error.

Discover how AI innovation is reshaping the future of print and publishing, as revealed at the World Printers Summit 2025

Brazil’s potential for producing aluminium has not been fully explored and the country should not only focus on the domestic market, but start exporting, Luciano Alves, chief executive officer of aluminium producer Companhia Brasileira de Aluminio (CBA), told Fastmarkets in an exclusive interview on Tuesday October 28.

China’s state-owned buyer purchased up to three soybean cargoes from the US this week at prices above Brazilian offers, marking the first deals for the autumn harvest, several market sources in China said on Wednesday October 29.