Fastmarkets has removed the premiums for zinc Southeast Asia which were published in error on Tuesday August 15.

Fastmarkets RISI is inviting feedback from the industry on the pricing methodologies for European paper and board and paper for recycling assessments as part of its announced annual methodology review process.

After assessing market feedback, Fastmarkets is extending by one month the consultation period for its proposal to launch a weekly price assessment for steel reinforcing bar (rebar), domestic, delivered Saudi Arabia.

The publication of Fastmarkets' European flat steel assessments for Wednesday August 9 was delayed due to a technical issue.

Fastmarkets RISI is inviting feedback from the industry on the pricing methodologies for North American recovered paper, as part of its announced annual methodology review process.

The publication of several Fastmarkets' steel, scrap and manganese ore prices for Friday August 4 were delayed due to a technical issue.

After a consultation period, Fastmarkets has decided to amend the specifications of two of its germanium metal price assessments by clarifying the price names and specified quality of the metal.

Fastmarkets has launched calculations of two inferred P0610 aluminium Rotterdam premiums, following the first publication of its P0610 netback on Tuesday August 1.

Fastmarkets proposes to reinstate two barite prices and to launch a further barite price to complement its existing barite price series.

Following a consultation period, Fastmarkets has made a decision on its proposal to discontinue the assessments of newsprint prices in Hong Kong, Taiwan, Thailand, and Singapore from September 2023.