Fastmarkets proposes to discontinue prices of Brazilian Uncoated Woodfree Imported Offset Sheets, 75 g/m2. Brazilian imports of uncoated woodfree suffered from a steep decline over the past year. Fastmarkets understands that current market conditions including freights and local demand are leading import volumes to be insignificant. The consultation period for this proposed discontinuation starts from […]

Fastmarkets invited feedback from the industry on the pricing methodology for Brazilian domestic recovered paper, via an open consultation process between December 17, 2021, and January 17, 2022. This consultation was done as part of our published annual methodology review process. Based on feedback received, Fastmarkets has decided to increase the coverage of Brazilian OCC […]

Fastmarkets has corrected the LME Asian reference and TAPO prices for March 18, which were published incorrectly due to a technical error.

Fastmarkets invited feedback from the industry on the pricing methodology for steel billet import, cfr Manila, $/tonne (MB-STE-0141) via an open consultation process between February 14 and March 15, 2022.

Fastmarkets is publishing the below statement from the London Metal Exchange in relation to the publication of official and closing prices for nickel.

Fastmarkets has corrected its LWC Offset Reels, Germany prices, which were published incorrectly on March 17, 2022 due to an error. 17 Lightweight Coated (LWC) Offset Reels 60 g Euro/tonne Date of publication: March 17, 2022 Incorrect price: 950-1,200 Corrected to: 880-1,200 Date changed: March 17, 2022 466 Lightweight Coated (LWC) Offset Reels 57 g […]

The follow text is from the LME and concerns the publication of nickel officials and closing (evals) prices from 16 March onwards. “LME Official Prices and Closing Prices may from time to time be affected by Disruption Events. Where a Disruption Event occurs, the LME will continue to publish the values that it determines between […]

Fastmarkets proposes to amend the publication day of the weekly US steel cut-to-length plate price assessment from Fridays to Tuesdays.

Fastmarkets has temporarily suspended pricing US pig iron basic grade, Ukraine/Russia, fob New Orleans effective Monday March 14 due to a complete halt in sales following the Russia-Ukraine conflict.

Fastmarkets has corrected its weekly price assessment for steel slab export, fob Black Sea, CIS, which was published incorrectly earlier on Monday March 14 due to an error