Fastmarkets has corrected the rationale for its MB-AL-0346 Aluminium P1020A premium, in-whs dup Rotterdam, $/tonne that was published incorrectly on Thursday January 29.

The publication of Fastmarkets’ alumina index, fob Australia assessment and its inferred prices for Thursday January 30 was delayed because of a procedural error. Fastmarkets’ pricing database has been updated.

This Fastmarkets Viewpoint explains how headline growth has been buoyed by AI‑driven investment even as the broader goods economy cools, and why truly disposable income and packaging demand move in lockstep.

Fastmarkets is extending the consultation period for the methodology of MB-LI-0033 lithium hydroxide, battery grade, spot price cif China, Japan & Korea price and MB-LI-0029 lithium carbonate, battery grade, spot prices cif China, Japan & Korea price.

International Paper (IP) will increase its North American containerboard prices by $70 per ton, effective March 1. This follows a similar announcement from Packaging Corp of America (PCA) on January 23.

Learn about the challenges of steel overcapacity in the US as tariffs shift and affect producers and consumers alike.

Explore the insights from Lewis Leibowitz on Section 232 tariffs and their potential legal implications for trade negotiations.

Fastmarkets has corrected the rationale for its MB-AL-0299 aluminium 6063 extrusion billet premium, ddp Spain that was published incorrectly on Friday January 23.

Packaging Corp of America (PCA) is set to raise linerboard and corrugating medium prices by $70 per ton starting March 1, marking the first containerboard price increase in 13 months.

Fastmarkets proposes to amend the pricing schedule of its MB-ILM-0004 ilmenite concentrate, 47-49% TiO2, cif China, $/tonne; MB-RUT-0002 rutile 95% TiO2 min, bagged, fob Australia, $/tonne, and MB-RUT-0001 rutile 95% TiO2 min, large volumes for pigment, fob Australia, $/tonne, from fortnightly to monthly.