Fastmarkets proposes to discontinue three foundry grade price assessments included in its Detroit consumer buying price series due to a lack of liquidity.

Fastmarkets has, in line with our annual methodology review process, concluded a consultation that opened on September 30, inviting feedback on its non-ferrous methodology.

Fastmarkets proposes to launch a secondary aluminium billet delivered duty paid Europe premium in response to the recent growth in the secondary market.

Fastmarkets has as of Thursday November 3 discontinued its its price assessment for steel reinforcing bar (rebar) export, fob Black Sea, CIS (MB-STE-0015).

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.