Indian vegetable oil buyers are awaiting further details of a recently announced India-US trade deal, in which India is expected to reduce tariffs on certain US goods, including imports of soybean oil.

Fastmarkets’ weekly recap of the main movements in global cash markets.

The publication of Fastmarkets’ price assessments for MB-V-0001 vanadium pentoxide 98% V2O5 min, in-whs Rotterdam, MB-W-0001 tungsten APT 88.5% WO3 min cif Rotterdam and Baltimore duty-free, and MB-W-0005 tungsten concentrate, basis 50-70% WO3, spot price, cif global on Friday February 13 was delayed because of a procedural issue.

Fastmarkets invited feedback from the industry on the pricing methodology for its non-ferrous materials and industrial minerals prices, via an open consultation process between January 6 and February 6. This consultation was done as part of our published annual methodology review process.

The US is being very creative not only in providing funding for projects but also in finding sustainable ways to develop a Western supply of rare earths, Aclara Resources chief executive officer Ramón Barúa Costa told Fastmarkets in an interview on Monday February 9.

European pulp markets are experiencing significant price increases as BEK and NBSK negotiations for January pricing extend into February. Supply disruptions, industrial action, and shifts in global demand are adding complexity, with BEK suppliers standing firm on price hikes and NBSK showing slight recovery despite oversupply challenges.

Fastmarkets has corrected the rationale for its price index for MB-COA-0003 Premium hard coking coal, fob eastern Australian ports, which was published incorrectly on Thursday February 12, owing to a typographical error.

Fastmarkets invited feedback from the industry on the changes to its AG-PLM-0019 Refined bleached deodorised (RBD) palm olein, cfr South China, $/tonne and AG-CCN-0003 Crude coconut oil, fob Philippines, $/tonne prices via an open consultation between December 12, 2025, and January 13, 2026.

Gains in byproduct values are expected to play an increasingly important role in Chinese zinc and lead smelters’ margins in 2026, especially because concentrates availability is likely to tighten, adding further pressure to treatment charges (TCs), the primary income source for metal refiners, industry sources told Fastmarkets in the fortnight ended Friday January 16.

These fortnightly prices were published on February 5 and have now been cancelled. Fastmarkets’ pricing database has been updated to reflect the changes. The next publication will be on February 12, when the market will be assessed as normal. The following prices were published early: MB-ILM-0004 ilmenite concentrate, 47-49% TiO2, cif China, $ per tonne MB-RUT-0002 rutile […]