Fastmarkets, a leading source of commodities data for the metals, mining and forest products markets, is excited to announce that PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (PwC) has carried out an external assurance review of a further four index prices to confirm they are aligned with the International Organization of Securities Commission’s (IOSCO) Principles for Oil Price Reporting Agencies […]

Here are five Fastmarkets MB stories you might have missed on Friday April 26 that are worth another look.

The US-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) is dead unless President Donald Trump's administration removes Section 232 tariffs - and the threat of quotas - from steel imported from the United States' neighbors, two trade experts said.

Fastmarkets MB has corrected the rationales for its 37% and 44% manganese ore cif Tianjin indices, which were published incorrectly on April 26 due to a reporter error.

Fastmarkets' CIS steel prices on Monday April 29 will be rolled over because of the Orthodox Easter holiday on April 29-30 and the Labor Day holiday on May 1.

Generally London Metal Exchange prices have been weak in recent days and the strong dollar has been a factor in that, but dip-buying appears to be providing support in morning trading on Friday April 26.

Thuan An Paper Service Trading Joint Stock Company has commissioned a 250,000 tonne/yr recycled containerboard machine at a new mill in Binh Phuoc province, in southeastern Vietnam. The first sheet of board rolled off the line in early February. Chinese supplier Shanghai Qingliang Industry provided the BM, from headbox to reel. The unit has a […]

Imports of non-ferrous scrap into China will be halted suddenly for the first two weeks of July, if not longer, due to the administrative procedures required for the government to issue licenses and scrap import quotas on July 1, multiple sources close to the matter have told Fastmarkets.

Egypt, the largest producer of direct-reduced iron (DRI) in Northern Africa, will increase its output further in 2019, Fastmarkets heard at the North Africa Iron & Steel Summit in Cairo on April 16-17.

Fastmarkets is revising the specifications for its copper concentrates treatment and refining charge (TC/RC) Asia Pacific index after a thorough consultation with a wide range of market participants.