Fastmarkets will increase the frequency of the normalization coefficient used for its daily mid-grade iron ore indices from Tuesday June 2.

Tissue jumbo roll prices continued their upward trend in Europe during May, driven by rising input costs. Virgin fiber-based rolls increased by €20-30 per tonne, with similar hikes seen for recycled grades.

Fastmarkets invited feedback from the industry on the pricing methodology for North America Graphic Paper via an open consultation process between April 28 and May 27, 2026.

A timely deep-dive into how Brazil's biodiesel mandate delays, the US EPA's new Renewable Volume Obligations, and Iran-driven crude oil volatility have combined to reshape South American soybean oil export flows, crush margins, and cash premiums in 2026.

Fastmarkets has launched four monthly price assessments for tissue jumbo rolls delivered to Europe on Thursday May 28.

Fastmarkets is extending the consultation period for its proposed changes to the copper concentrates TC/RC index cif Asia Pacific and is also proposing the normalization of gold and silver payables within the index calculation.

Fastmarkets will launch a new weekly price assessment for tungsten unwrought metal bar, 99.8% min W, spot price, CIF main ports Europe, US, Japan $ per kg on Friday May 29.

Fastmarkets is proposing a delayed launch of new price series for its benchmark European PIX gross pulp prices and North American effective list pulp prices to March 2027, and a simplified conversion formula, based on market feedback.

An interview with Assistant Secretary, Michael Cadenazzi at the Department of War, as it is known, and Zach Boykin, the department's technical director for strategic and critical minerals with Andrea Hotter for the Fast Forward podcast.

European buyers were still seeking Ukrainian steel despite the recent rollout of the EU’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism, but constraints on production during wartime were preventing mills from fulfilling the demand, the industry said.