Fastmarkets has realigned its prices for No1 busheling in the Pittsburgh and Cincinnati markets effective with the May 2023 settlement.

Fastmarkets decided to change the publication time of the weekly assessment of Mexican ferrous scrap prices on Tuesdays to “between 2pm and 3pm New York time” from “by 2pm New York time."

Fastmarkets is inviting feedback from the industry on the pricing methodologies for its FOB US mill price assessments for steel cold-rolled coil, hot-dipped galvanized coil and cut-to-length plate, as part of its annual methodology review process.

London Metal Exchange (LME) warehouse nickel stocks have reached their lowest point since 2007 on Wednesday May 3, following gradual withdrawals in recent weeks

Fastmarkets proposes to discontinue its consumer buying prices for machine shop turnings in the Cleveland and Pittsburgh markets due to a lack of liquidity.

Fastmarkets is inviting feedback from the industry on the pricing methodology for its steel scrap HMS 1&2 (80:20 mix) US material import, cfr main port Taiwan price assessment, as part of its annual methodology review process.

Fastmarkets is inviting feedback from the industry on the pricing methodologies for its Northern Europe domestic HRC Index (MB-STE-0028 ) and steel hot-rolled coil index, fob mill US, $/cwt (MB-STE-0184) as part of its annual methodology review process.

Fastmarkets is inviting feedback from the industry on the pricing methodologies for its index for steel scrap, HMS 1&2 (80:20 mix), North Europe origin, cfr Turkey (MB-STE-0416), and its index for steel scrap, HMS 1&2 (80:20 mix), US origin, cfr Turkey (MB-STE-0417), as part of its annual methodology review process.

Fastmarkets is inviting feedback from the industry on the pricing methodology for the cobalt hydroxide inferred price as part of its announced annual methodology review process.

Javier Preciado Patiño, analyst and former undersecretary of Agricultural Markets at Argentina’s Ministry of Agriculture speaks to Fastmarkets