Fastmarkets has corrected its Canadian plywood derived delivered prices, which were published incorrectly on Friday September 26.

Fastmarkets has corrected its mid-month Pulp North America market prices Wednesday September 24. These prices were published without identifying that these prices are “preliminary” on September 12. FP-PLP-0009: Fluff, Europe FP-PLP-0013: Northern Bleached Softwood Kraft (Canada) FP-PLP-0014: Southern Bleached Softwood Kraft, from US FP-PLP-0015: Unbleached softwood kraft (Canadian/US) FP-PLP-0016: Fluff (US southern kraft, untreated softwood […]

Market participants active in the aluminium and copper scrap and primary aluminium markets reported continued bearish markets with relief not expected in the near term during conversations at the Recycled Materials Association Roundtables in Chicago from September 10-12.

Fastmarkets has discontinued its PIX sawn timber FAS Finland export indices on September 23, 2025.

Steel imports into Brazil are expected to decline further as Chinese tax changes and weak domestic demand weigh on the market. With interest rates at two-decade highs, both imports and local production are under pressure, though 2026 could bring short-term recovery tied to election-year stimulus.

Fastmarkets will launch a price assessment for MB-BAR-0021 Barite, drilling grade, unground lump, bulk, SG 4.30 fob Vietnam on Thursday September 25 and has discontinued its MB-BAR-0004 Barite, API, 1.5t big bags, ground, fob Southern Turkey price assessment. The final assessment of MB-BAR-0004 took place on August 28 and all short-term forecasts associated with the […]

Mexico will impose tariffs on around 1,400 imported products from countries with which it does not have a trade agreement, according to Mexican government officials, in a move that industry sources say signals alignment with the US but could have “mixed effects” for the steel industry.

Fastmarkets is extending the consultation period for its proposal to amend the specifications of its weekly price assessment for MB-STE-0037 Steel reinforcing bar (Rebar) domestic, exw Italy, €/tonne amid diverse feedback. Fastmarkets initially proposed a transition from an assessment of an effective price to an assessment of a base price alongside the provision of official extras in […]

China set a higher target for automobile sales in 2025 compared with a year earlier, with the country aiming to keep the upward momentum in 2026, according to a notice published by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) on Friday September 12.

The Mexican aluminium industry is navigating trade challenges as it seeks closer alignment with the US while reducing dependence on China, amid rising scrap prices, proposed tariffs and ongoing pricing uncertainty.