See how AI impacts the China pipe industry. Giants like Baosteel thrive, but high costs & data fears leave SMEs behind in this market shift.

MB-STE-0027 Steel cold-rolled coil domestic, exw Southern Europe, €/tonne was incorrectly published as €710-750 per tonne, now corrected to €730-750 per tonne. MB-STE-0031 Steel hot-dipped galvanized coil domestic, exw Southern Europe, €/tonne was incorrectly published as €700-730 per tonne, now corrected to €730-750 per tonne. MB-STE-0030 Steel hot-dipped galvanized coil domestic, exw Northern Europe, €/tonne was incorrectly published as €710-745 per […]

Understand the potential rise in aluminium price due to South32's changes at their Mozal smelter in Mozambique.

CBAM could impose over €12 billion in costs on importers in 2026 based on provisional benchmark values, reshaping trade flows. Sectors like iron, steel, cement, fertilisers, and aluminium face escalating carbon charges, with significant downstream impacts on industries such as agriculture, automotive, and construction.

Fastmarkets launches assessments for western S-P-F #2&btr 2x4-2x12 delivered Vancouver and delivered Calgary, western S-P-F MSR 1650f and 2100f 2x4 and 2x6 delivered Vancouver, eastern S-P-F #1&2 2x4 and 2x6 8’-16’ specified lengths delivered Montreal, eastern S-P-F MSR 1650f and 2100f 2x4 delivered Toronto, and 1650f 2x6 delivered Toronto on Thursday December 18, 2025.

CME cobalt trading has reached new heights in 2025, with record volumes reflecting industry dynamics and investment interest.

Fastmarkets has corrected its AG-UCO-0010 Used cooking oil, cif Amsterdam, Rotterdam, Antwerp price, which was published incorrectly on December 15.

The palm oil market is at a crossroads. As global demand for food, fuel, and other essentials grows, production struggles to keep pace. For years, Indonesia has driven the expansion of palm oil supply, but its recovery is now met by adverse land policy exacerbated by stagnation in Malaysia’s oil palm planted area and declining […]

The following prices were affected: MB-STE-0007 Steel hot-rolled coil domestic monthly, exw Brazil, reais/tonne MB-STE-0005 Steel cold-rolled coil domestic monthly, exw Brazil, reais/tonne MB-STE-0006 Steel hot-dipped galvanized coil domestic monthly, exw Brazil, reais/tonne MB-STE-0008 Steel reinforcing bar (rebar) domestic monthly, delivered Brazil, reais/tonne These prices are a part of the Fastmarkets steel package. For more information or to provide […]

Fastmarkets proposes to discontinue the following duplicate prices, which were previously assessed on a US timestamp and also assessed in Asia, to better reflect observed market liquidity and based on previously received market feedback. Fastmarkets assessed these markets in both the US and Asia following the acquisition and merger of The Jacobson and Palm Oil […]