Containerboard prices rise in Mexico, pulp demand in China is impacted by lockdowns and European newsprint prices increase again

Fastmarkets is inviting feedback from the industry on its pricing methodology for its Taiwan steel scrap price assessment and its Turkey steel scrap price indices (US- and Europe-origin) as part of its annual methodology review process, in compliance with the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) principles for price reporting agencies.

Cobalt market participants attending last week’s MMTA conference in Sheffield, UK, claimed that cobalt price rises that have supported the market since the beginning of the year will not lead to falling demand from the quickly-growing battery industry

Tight availability of metal and firm demand continued to drive aluminium premiums higher in the week to Tuesday April 19, with the duty-unpaid premium in Rotterdam reaching a new high, while the US Midwest premium held steady at its highest ever.

Surging fuel costs and Russian sanctions and boycotts cause some lumber traders to alter supply chain flow

Here's how the European and North American lumber markets will be impacted by shifting trade flows and sanctions on Russia

Producers are increasingly finding it hard to transport their copper and cobalt out of operation sites in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), due to truckers choosing to stay away from the country's border

Logistical nightmares and truck driver shortages slow lumber and structural wood panel delivery

A summary of what happened to nickel trading in March and the impact this had on the publication and display of the LME nickel data on the Fastmarkets platform

After a 30-day consultation period, Fastmarkets has amended the publication day of the weekly US steel cut-to-length plate price assessment from Fridays to Tuesdays.