Following a one-month consultation, Fastmarkets has amended its 62% Fe iron ore port index base specifications to more closely reflect the chemical composition of mainstream mid-grade ores produced in Australia’s Pilbara region

SINGAPORE, Oct 5, 2022 (Fastmarkets RISI) – Fastmarkets has corrected its prices for mixed paper (premium) imports to Asia from Europe and mixed paper (standard) imports to Asia from US, both of which were published incorrectly on September 30, 2022 due to an error. 14558 Mixed paper (premium) imports to Asia from Europe Date of […]

BEIJING, Aug 26, 2022 (PPI Asia) – After a consultation period that began on April 20, 2022 and ended on May 20, 2022, Fastmarkets has discontinued the monthly price assessment for Whiteback Coated Duplex Board, 350g, CIF Southeast Asia. No negative feedback was received from the consultation. The last assessment was published on August 26, […]

The publication of Fastmarkets’ weekly CIS and European pig iron price assessments for Thursday October 27 were delayed because of an error

Fastmarkets is proposing to launch a weekly indicator for direct-reduced (DR) iron pellet premiums, to be known as the iron ore DR-grade pellet premium indicator, $ per tonne.

Fastmarkets proposes to discontinue its price assessment for hot-briquetted iron (HBI) exports from Venezuela, due to the sharp decline in shipments caused by the longstanding crisis in the country’s ironmaking industry and the unlikely prospect of any improvement in the near future.

Fastmarkets has corrected the calculation of its MB-IRO-0144 Iron ore 62% Fe low-alumina fines, cfr Qingdao, which was published incorrectly on Thursday October 20 due to an error.

Fastmarkets has corrected its daily hot-rolled coil index, fob mill US, which was published incorrectly on Wednesday October 19 and on Thursday October 6, due to an error.

Fastmarkets will launch a price assessment for nickel mixed hydroxide precipitate, cif China, Japan and South Korea, on Friday October 28.

EUGENE, OR, Oct 19, 2022 (Random Lengths) - The midweek price of Southern plywood underlayment (Central) 23/32 t&g was published incorrectly in the October 18 Midweek Report. The incorrect price of $1,010 (a $60 decrease) has been changed to $1,070 (no change).