Due to a public holiday there is no PIX publishing on Tuesday December 24, 2024. The PIX Pulp and Paper Europe and PIX Sawn Timber Finland indices will be published on Friday December 27, 2024, at 12 noon Helsinki time instead. The PIX Pulp China indices will be published normally on Friday December 27, 2024, […]

Fastmarkets has corrected its FP-LBR-0395, LANL, KD SYP (west) 2 2×6 22-foot, which was published incorrectly on November 14, 2024. The error has been corrected. The correct value is below: FP-LBR-0395 LANL           $780 For comments and queries, please send email to: pricing@fastmarkets.com. This price is part of the Fastmarkets softwood products package. For more information […]

The publication of Fastmarkets’ daily Southern Pine #2 2x4 (eastside) FP-LBR-2227 assessment for October 21 was delayed due to a procedural lapse.

Fastmarkets (Random Lengths) plans to formally launch the industry’s first daily price assessment for Southern Yellow Pine #2 2x4 (eastside) on Thursday 8 August along with more than a year of pricing history.

Are fluctuating raw material costs worsening the US housing affordability crisis? Urgent action is needed to preserve homebuying opportunities, as explored by the Fastmarkets team

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 will be soon posted.

The open consultation, which is open until February 15, 2024, seeks to ensure that our methodologies continue to reflect the physical market under indexation, in compliance with the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) principles for Price Reporting Agencies (PRAs). This includes all elements of our pricing process, our price specifications and publication frequency. Fastmarkets […]

Southern Pine decking prices climbed to unprecedented heights during the pandemic, but have since retreated to previous levels

HELSINKI, February 17, 2023 (PIX Bioenergy and Wood Indices) - Fastmarkets FOEX invited feedback from the industry in an open consultation process between January 18 and February 15, 2023 on the pricing methodology for its PIX Sawn Softwood Timber Finland indices.