Fastmarkets advises that, as of Monday September 11, its assessments of monthly regional ferrous scrap markets have not settled.

Fastmarkets has corrected its Shanghai-London arbitrage calculations for aluminium, which were published incorrectly on Monday September 11.

Fastmarkets advises that its assessments of monthly regional ferrous scrap markets have not settled as of Friday September 8. Fastmarkets typically settles these markets on or before the 10th of the month.

Fastmarkets RISI invited feedback from the industry on the pricing methodology for European paper and board via an open consultation process between August 10 and September 7, 2023. This consultation was done as part of our published annual methodology review process. No feedback was received during the consultation period and therefore no changes will be made to the methodologies at this stage.

Fastmarkets is proposing to amend its PCI low-vol cfr Jingtang index (MB-COA-0007) to change its specifications, laycan and frequency.

After a consultation period between Monday June 26 and Friday August 18, Fastmarkets has added an explanation clarifying prompt release timing to within ten calendar days in its pricing methodology for the prices below:

Fastmarkets has discontinued four quarterly US titanium prices, effective from Friday September 1.

Fastmarkets has launched MB-NI-0253 nickel sulfate, in-whs Rotterdam, $ per tonne and MB-NI-0254 nickel sulfate premium, in-whs Rotterdam, $ per tonne on Friday September 1.

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept 1, 2023 (PPI Pulp & Paper Week) - Following a market consultation period, Fastmarkets in mid-August decided to launch a price assessment for 50-lb unbleached kraft grocery sack paper in the open market in North America. The price line starts on Nov. 17, 2023.

Fastmarkets will on Thursday August 31 launch three barite prices to complement its existing coverage of the barite market.