Fastmarkets has corrected the date of its Spanish Containerboard prices, which were published incorrectly on Thursday October 2, 2025.

We surveyed approximately 50 market participants to gain a new perspective into the current state of the sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) market. Their responses highlight regional trends and the challenges impacting industry stakeholders. Market editor, Tom Hughes, comments.

Fastmarkets has discontinued its UM Paper-branded Chinese prices from Wednesday October 1, following a strategic decision to close its UM Paper-branded publications which was originally announced in a notice published on July 28.

Fastmarkets proposes to include additional EU Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) costs in its benchmark aluminium P1020A premium fca dp premium assessments for Italy (MB-AL-0316), and Spain (MB-AL-0319) from January 1, 2026, when the definitive period of the EU’s CBAM is set to begin. The MB-AL-0316 aluminium P1020A premium fca dp Italy and MB-AL-0319 aluminium P1020A premium fca dp […]

Learn how Canada is helping its softwood lumber industry with substantial financial support during tough economic times.

The central Mexican market, or the Bajío region, is a main hub for steel market activity in Mexico because of its proximity to ports on the Atlantic and Pacific coasts and because of the many participants in the region (one blast furnace, 12 electric-arc furnaces, four rolling mills and over 10 big traders). This market […]

Fastmarkets has not changed the methodology for price discovery. Fastmarkets has updated its documentation on price methodologies to incorporate the standardized naming conventions, ensuring clarity and consistency across our forest products publications. Please refer to the link to the tables below for detailed information on the standardized forest product price names as part of this […]

LME zinc stocks have fallen to their lowest levels since April 2023 but traders suggest the withdrawals are driven more by warehouse activity and speculation than genuine demand. Meanwhile, Europe’s sluggish consumption contrasts with swelling inventories in China.

Fastmarkets, a global leader in price reporting and market intelligence, has launched its US wood pallet prices, news and analytics service. This is the first comprehensive solution providing transparent pricing and forecasts for this critical but underserved part of the logistics sector. Wood pallets are the backbone of supply chains. They move goods across industries […]

Fastmarkets has launched the monthly price assessment for steel billet, import, cfr Saudi Arabia, to reflect the increasing volume of billet imports into Saudi Arabia, where steel demand was expected to improve due to large infrastructure projects such as the football World Cup 2034 and Saudi Expo 2030. Currently, Saudi Arabia has capacity for about 14.5 […]