The US green steel market faced minimal activity in the assessment period to Wednesday April 16, with sources reporting an unwillingness among buyers to pay a premium for low carbon steel.

Sentiment was markedly lower during Shanghai Pulp Week 2025, standing in contrast to the bullish attitudes from a year prior. We focus on three main takeaways from our interactions with industry participants last week and conclude that a wait-and-see approach is likely to remain the dominant pattern in the short run. Key takeaways: US-Canada trade […]

The rush toward steel sector decarbonization was gaining momentum across the world with attempts being made to reduce the effects of emissions on the global ecology, with Europe in the forefront, Fastmarkets heard on Wednesday, April 9.

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We expect prices for paper products in Latin America to increase in 2025, tracking higher costs and more robust demand than in 2024. The demand recovery in 2024 created opportunities to consume any remaining unsold inventories from the 2022-23 period, and new orders were placed throughout the year as demand increased. From a cost perspective, […]

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Prices for recycled fiber-based containerboard (RCCM) in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) region experienced minor changes in January, with locally produced testliner and fluting stable or slightly lower compared with December, against the expectations of Fastmarkets contacts. Fastmarkets’ PIX Testliner GCC index edged down by $2.88 per tonne, or 0.60%, to close at $473.92 per […]

The new US trade tariffs threaten the fragile global trade balance and risks reigniting inflation.

Access our expert insights into the outlook for the Asian paper packaging market in 2025, including insights into the projected growth in containerboard demand across the region.

Access our expert insights into the outlook for the Asian paper packaging market in 2025, including insights into the projected growth in containerboard demand across the region.