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Low-emission steelmaking capacity in Europe is currently constrained amid challenging market conditions. However, recent regulatory developments have strengthened supplier confidence, helping to unlock next phase of investments.

Brazil’s government has imposed three anti-dumping measures on steel imports so far in 2026, largely targeting shipments from China and, in one case, from India

Fastmarkets has corrected the date of its Polish Containerboard prices, which was published incorrectly on Thursday February 26 2026.

The publication of Fastmarkets' Value-In-Use (VIU) indices for February 25 2026 were delayed due to a reporter error. Fastmarkets’ pricing database has been updated.

The rationale for MB-STE-0028 steel hot-rolled coil index domestic, exw Northern Europe had erroneously stated that a buyer source had reported an offer at €710-730 per tonne EXW. This has been corrected to €720-730 per tonne EXW. The published price is unaffected by this change. This price is a part of the Fastmarkets steel package. For more […]

The publication of the affected price was delayed for 2 hours 36 minutes. The following assessment was published late: MB-LI-0043 Spodumene min 6% Li2O, contract price, cif China, $/tonne This price is a part of the Fastmarkets industrial minerals package. For more information or to provide feedback on the delayed publication of this price, or if […]

Fastmarkets proposes to modify its black mass price assessments for NCM black mass in CIF South Korea, CIF Southeast Asia, EXW Europe and EXW USA to bring them into closer alignment with newly-adopted Chinese import standards.

Fred Demler, a veteran of the metals industry whose career spanned more than five decades, has passed away at the age of 72.