Fastmarkets’ MB-CO-0005 Cobalt standard grade, in-whs Rotterdam and MB-CO-0004 Cobalt alloy grade, in-whs Rotterdam price assessments were published ahead of schedule because of an approver error. The prices were published at 2:57pm London time instead of the scheduled time of 3:00pm. The data submission window had already closed, so data collection and price assessments were […]

Fastmarkets would like to clarify and reiterate several methodological items of its alloy-grade (MB-CO-0004) and standard-grade (MB-CO-0005) cobalt metal in-whs Rotterdam assessments.

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Both composites have been recalculated and are corrected on the dashboard and in the PDF report. The FP-PNL-0501 Random Lengths southern pine plywood composite has been changed from $794 per thousand square feet to $795 per msf, while the FP-PNL-0499 Random Lengths structural panel composite price changed from $488 per msf to $489 per msf. […]

Toyota’s $3.6 billion investment to build a new assembly line in San Antonio, Texas, will shift demand for US steel and auto parts from Mexico to the US, according to market analysts.

Key takeaways: Read our full analysis to understand how tariffs and policy uncertainty are moving through the wood products supply chain and shaping the 2026 market and beyond. The North American wood products market entered 2026 carrying the strain of a difficult 2025. Weaker housing starts, modest repair and remodeling activity and declining furniture production kept demand under […]

Following an internal editorial review, Fastmarkets identified that nonwovens assessments published on July 1, 2026, did not fully reflect the consistent application of its published assessment methodology. To ensure the methodology is applied consistently and that the assessments appropriately reflect observed market conditions and prevailing trading practices, the following assessments have been corrected:

Brazilian tissue jumbo roll prices remained stable despite rising input costs, as persistent oversupply and competitive pressures delayed planned increases.

Here are the key takeaways from market participants on US ferrous scrap metal prices, market confidence, inventory and more from our July survey.

A massive $600B wave of AI capex is crowding out residential construction, keeping interest rates high and suppressing North American wood products demand through 2026.