To view and download the schedules please visit the Fastmarkets Forest Products methodology page. For questions and comments please contact pricing.risi@fastmarkets.com.

Fastmarkets proposes to amend the publication time of its Bangladesh steel scrap import price assessments to 4pm UK time from 5-6pm Singapore time currently.

The publication of Fastmarkets’ price assessments of both aluminium scrap LM24 pressure diecasting ingot and aluminium scrap LM6/LM25 gravity diecasting ingot, delivered consumer UK, as well as other UK aluminium scrap grades for Wednesday November 1 were delayed due to a reporter error. Fastmarkets’ pricing database has been updated.

The October 13 panel report included an incorrect price for Western plywood sheathing CD struc 1 3/4. A typo was made resulting in the incorrect report. The incorrect price of $920 (a $15 decrease) has been corrected to $935 (no change).

A number of structural panel prices in today’s Midweek publication had errors on the ups/downs page due to technical errors.

A technical glitch has delayed publication of five Random Lengths International European boards assessments and numerous derived prices.

Read more about our suite of green steel benchmarks that will assess the price differential against traditional flat steel prices

Industry feedback showed support for changes to Canadian plywood, industrial lumber, and tweaks to related footnotes. Changes to the price guide will go into effect in early May.

Random Lengths is inviting feedback from the industry on pricing methodologies for Random Lengths and Random Lengths International as part of its annual methodology review process.

Steelmakers in the United States reportedly are charging customers less in the South and more in the Midwest mainly due to three factors: differences in import penetration, end-market demand and cost structure, according to market participants — a disparity highlighted by Fastmarkets’ new index for the southern region