Fastmarkets is proposing to increase the pricing frequency of its cobalt hydroxide payable indicator, min 30% Co, cif China, to twice weekly from weekly.

Markets are looking quite mixed this morning, Friday March 27, with most Asian-Pacific equity indices up, the pre-market Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) down by 1.1%, while base metals prices on the London Metal Exchange and Shanghai Futures Exchange are up and gold is down from recent highs.

Base metals prices on the Shanghai Futures Exchange were all up at the close of morning trading on Friday March 27, with the complex buoyed by positive performances in equity markets overnight and this morning.

Fastmarkets RISI is inviting feedback from the industry on the pricing methodologies for North American Packaging Paper and Board and North American Recovered Paper, as part of its announced annual methodology review process. This consultation, which is open until Apr. 24, 2020, seeks to ensure that our methodologies continue to reflect the physical market under […]

We have been closely monitoring the developments relating to the Covid-19 outbreak, including its impact on global travel plans and the likely attendance at events that were due to commence in the next few weeks.

Governments’ massive efforts to support economies have provided some relief to markets and sentiment, but with the novel coronavirus (nCoV 2019) pandemic still spreading rapidly throughout Europe, the United States and elsewhere, there is still just too much uncertainty for markets to settle down.

Ultra Decor Rus, a Russian producer of base paper for decorative printing, will build a new plant to manufacture base paper in the Kaluga region’s special economic zone in Lyudinovo, a representative of the Kaluga Regional Development Agency told Fastmarkets RISI. The plant is expected to become operational in Q1 2022. The facility will have […]

Base metals prices on the Shanghai Futures Exchange were broadly down during the morning trading session on Thursday March 26, with the complex digesting news that the United States Senate had approved a $2-trillion stimulus package to shore up the US economy amid the novel coronavirus (2019-nCOV) pandemic.

As part of our ongoing effort to provide consistent and reliable information for the forest products markets, Fastmarkets RISI has standardized unit and currency labels in the Intelligence Center and Fastmarkets RISI mobile app. As part of this process, the following unit and currency label changes have been made: M3 becomes cbm MSF becomes msf […]

Miner Assmang has declared force majeure on manganese shipments after South Africa imposed a 21-day lockdown to contain the spread of the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Fastmarkets understands.