The decision follows a consultation period that started on October 28 and ended on November 25. The price assessments in question are:MB-STS-0008 Stainless steel scrap 18/8 solids, import, cif main European port, € per tonneMB-STS-0009 Stainless steel scrap 18/8 turnings, import, cif main European port, € per tonneMB-STS-0261 Stainless steel scrap 316 solids, import, cif main European port, € per […]

Fastmarkets launches a price assessment for MB-AL-0426 aluminium scrap, old sheet (Taint/Tabor), shredded and sorted, delivered consumer Europe, % of LME, on Friday November 28.

Fastmarkets has launched DDP import steel price assessments for steel hot-rolled, cold-rolled and hot-dip galvanized coil in Northern Europe and in Southern Europe, effective Wednesday November 26, ahead of the launch of the EU’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM).

Fastmarkets wishes to clarify that it will continue to include index-linked trades using the Singapore Exchange (SGX) iron ore derivative forward curves in iron ore indices, effective December 1 2025.

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The tonnage specifications will be updated to a minimum of 500 tonnes (previously 500-5,000 tonnes), recognizing that higher tonnages are often transacted in the physical market.  Fastmarkets also clarifies that these assessments do not include EU Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) costs.  The new specifications are as follows with amendments in italic:  MB-STE-0047 – Steel hot-rolled coil import, […]

The publication of several Fastmarkets pricing suites for Random Lengths lumber prices was earlier than scheduled on November 25, 2025, because of a scheduling error.

This pricing notice was first published in the Fastmarkets North American pulp and paper newsletter on April 11, 2025.

Fastmarkets invited feedback from the industry on the pricing methodology for North America Timber and Biomass Markets, which include Log Lines and Woodfiber & Biomass Markets, via an open consultation process between October 30, 2025 and November 6, 2025. This consultation was done as part of our published annual methodology review process. No feedback was […]

Fastmarkets’ pricing database has been updated. The publication of the affected price was delayed for 1 hour and 43 minutes. The following assessment was published late: MB-ZN-0099 Zinc SHG min 99.995% ingot premium, dp fca Antwerp, $/tonne This price is a part of the Fastmarkets base metals package. For more information or to provide feedback on […]