Fastmarkets is extending the consultation period for its proposal to launch an assessment of the secondary aluminium billet premium, delivered duty paid Europe, for a further two weeks, following initial feedback on the proposed specifications.

Fastmarkets will move the permissioning of three futures contracts from NYMEX to COMEX as of January 16, 2023 to reflect changes at the exchange level.

Fastmarkets proposes to amend the index specifications of its 66% Fe iron ore concentrate index, increase the frequency from weekly to daily, and to launch a standalone premium index to more closely reflect and provide more transparency for the spot prices of iron ore concentrate products.

Fastmarkets is inviting feedback on its plan to amend the calculation method of its monthly average function on the Fastmarkets platform.

Fastmarkets is proposing to launch two daily indices for 67.5% Fe iron ore pellet feed to reflect the spot price of high-grade pellet feed products sold on a CFR China basis.

Fastmarkets is proposing a realignment of its consumer buying prices for No1 busheling scrap in North Carolina and South Carolina respectively, effective from the January 2023 monthly settlement.

Fastmarkets has realigned its consumer buying price for ferrous scrap machine shop turnings in Chicago, effective from the December 2022 monthly settlement.

Fastmarkets has realigned its consumer buying price for ferrous scrap machine shop turnings in Cincinnati, effective from the December 2022 monthly settlement.

Fastmarkets RISI is inviting feedback from the industry on the pricing methodologies for Latin American prices, including boxboard (Brazil), graphic papers (Brazil and Mexico), recovered paper (Mexico), and containerboard (Brazil and Mexico), as part of its announced annual methodology review process.

Fastmarkets RISI invited feedback from the industry on the pricing methodology for Asia Graphic Paper, via an open consultation process between October 14 and November 14,2022.