According to Fastmarkets knowledge and available statistical updates, global tissue consumption returned to normal in many regions in 2022, but there was an exception – China

Chinese producers instigated price hikes in a bid to stop price declines amid poor packaging demand

MEPCO are a Middle Eastern packaging producer, with a production capacity of half a million tons of containerboard. We outline how they use Fastmarkets' global insights to grow their business.

Despite concerns over the uncertainty of China’s economic recovery, base metals price forecasts remain mixed for aluminium, copper, lead, nickel, tin and zinc prices

Market sources anticipate a better H2 with many indicating that the containerboard prices have reached a bottom

Recently approved at the European Parliament, a new legislation that sets rules for batteries used in electric mobility devices is an important policy step to secure supply chains, though not necessarily ground-breaking, according to analysts and market participants

Seaborne iron ore prices fell further on Friday, July 28 due to more concerns for crude steel production cuts in China

Fastmarkets proposes to reinstate two barite prices and to launch a further barite price to complement its existing barite price series.

Following a consultation period, Fastmarkets has made a decision on its proposal to discontinue the assessments of newsprint prices in Hong Kong, Taiwan, Thailand, and Singapore from September 2023.

The US steel scrap market may drag the bottom in August with the market caught in a stalemate between tight supply and low demand