Fastmarkets has corrected its AG-SYB-0083 Soyoil fob Alto Araguaia, no tax, Real/tonne price, which was published incorrectly between August 19 and 21, 2025.

Fastmarkets has launched three additional domestic soybean oil price assessments for the Brazilian market.

The US is launching its first Strategic Minerals Reserve at Hawthorne Army Depot in Nevada, designed as a platform for storage, refining and recycling to strengthen supply chain security.

Fastmarkets has clarified and amended some of the specifications for its MB-SI-0003 silicon, ddp US, price assessment including the quantity, location and payment terms.The pricing consultation ended on Wednesday August 20 and the changes are effective from first subsequent pricing session on Thursday August 21. After the month-long consultation period, Fastmarkets is amending the below […]

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The DRC cobalt export ban has continued to reduce China’s cobalt intermediate imports in July 2025, driving tighter supply and higher prices. Meanwhile, Chinese cobalt metal exports remained stable despite ongoing market disruptions.

On August 18 the following prices were published incorrectly: MB-ALU-0002 Alumina index, fob Australia, $/tonne was published in error as $369.13 per tonne. This has now been corrected to $369.10 per tonne. MB-ALU-0019 Alumina index inferred, fob Indonesia, $/tonne was published in error as $378.13 per tonne. This has now been corrected to $378.10 per tonne. MB-ALU-0018 Alumina […]

Fastmarkets has corrected its AG-SYB-0005 Soybean CFR China (US Gulf) $/mt and AG-SYB-0006 Soybean CFR China (US Gulf) Premium c$/bu, which were published incorrectly between July 17 and August 7. Fastmarkets also corrected the rationale for AG-SYB-0006 Soybean CFR China (US Gulf) Premium c$/bu, which was published incorrectly. The derived prices AG-SYB-0001 Soybean CFR China […]

Fastmarkets has corrected the rationale for its MB-AL-0346 Aluminium P1020A premium, in-whs dup Rotterdam, $/tonne that was published incorrectly on Tuesday August 19.