A widening gap between rising Indonesian containerboard prices and weak packaging demand is creating market uncertainty, fueled by global conflicts and supply chain disruptions.

The assessment, which currently follows the UK holiday calendar, will follow the Singapore holiday calendar after the proposed change. There will be no change to the publication timing, and the assessment will continue to be published weekly on Wednesdays, at 7pm Singapore time. The purpose of the adjustment is to align the timing to the […]

The publication of Fastmarkets’ aluminium scrap price assessments for the Mexico market was delayed on June 1 due to a technical error in the publication process.

The following price was affected:MB-STE-0909 Steel reinforcing bar (rebar), domestic, delivered Saudi Arabia, riyals/tonne The price was published with a delay of 42 minutes on June 1. This price is part of the Fastmarkets steel package. For more information, or to provide feedback on the delayed publication of this price, or if you would like […]

Fastmarkets has deleted the assessments on May 22 of the aluminium primary foundry alloy silicon 7 ingot premiums, ddp Germany and ddp Eastern Europe, that were published in error due to a procedural lapse.

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.

Fastmarkets invited feedback from the industry on the pricing methodology for North America Packaging Paper and Board via an open consultation process between April 24 and May 25, 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.