Fastmarkets launches a new weekly price assessment for tungsten concentrate, basis 50-70% WO3, spot price, $ per mtu WO3 on Friday December 19.

Fastmarkets has corrected the MB-ALU-0002 Alumina index, fob Australia, $/tonne, which was published incorrectly on Wednesday December 17 due to a procedural lapse. Fastmarkets has also corrected the index's rationale and all related inferred indices.

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MB-STE-0027 Steel cold-rolled coil domestic, exw Southern Europe, €/tonne was incorrectly published as €710-750 per tonne, now corrected to €730-750 per tonne. MB-STE-0031 Steel hot-dipped galvanized coil domestic, exw Southern Europe, €/tonne was incorrectly published as €700-730 per tonne, now corrected to €730-750 per tonne. MB-STE-0030 Steel hot-dipped galvanized coil domestic, exw Northern Europe, €/tonne was incorrectly published as €710-745 per […]

As the year draws to a close, GCC mills are strategically trimming containerboard inventories, anticipating a swift rebound in demand following New Year celebrations and the onset of Ramadan preparations.

CBAM could impose over €12 billion in costs on importers in 2026 based on provisional benchmark values, reshaping trade flows. Sectors like iron, steel, cement, fertilisers, and aluminium face escalating carbon charges, with significant downstream impacts on industries such as agriculture, automotive, and construction.

Fastmarkets launches assessments for western S-P-F #2&btr 2x4-2x12 delivered Vancouver and delivered Calgary, western S-P-F MSR 1650f and 2100f 2x4 and 2x6 delivered Vancouver, eastern S-P-F #1&2 2x4 and 2x6 8’-16’ specified lengths delivered Montreal, eastern S-P-F MSR 1650f and 2100f 2x4 delivered Toronto, and 1650f 2x6 delivered Toronto on Thursday December 18, 2025.