Fastmarkets is proposing adjustments to its iron ore index methodologies to increase the transparency and predictability of its process for incorporating "floating price" information.

Asia will soon be hit by a “steel tsunami”, a veteran trader in Vietnam told Fastmarkets recently, with a combination of factors expected to keep prices high into the second and third quarters of 2021.

The magnitude and volatility of price differences between iron ore product types and grades is growing, causing legacy practices in contract structuring to break down

A green-tinged recovery from Covid-19 sees readjustment in iron ore price dynamics.

The seaborne premium hard coking coal fob market was quiet on Friday March 12 in the absence of buyers in the ex-China market.

Understanding the events of 2008 versus 2020 as experienced across the leading steel-producing regions

Fastmarkets is proposing to launch a weekly iron ore pellet premium index to reflect the spot premium that "tier one" pellets achieve to its 65% Fe fines index on a cfr China basis. This would replace its existing implied pellet premium, which would be subsequently discontinued.

A crackdown on industrial activity in Tangshan, China’s steelmaking hub, is sending jitters throughout the sector. Fastmarkets examines what it means for the steel industry.

Market growth and decarbonization collide to create an unclear future for steelmaking

Chinese steelmakers looking to replenish steel scrap stocks after returning from their new year holiday on Thursday February 18, have raised bid prices for both domestic and imported material, sources told Fastmarkets.