Fastmarkets today, Friday November 6, launches its weekly Steel scrap shredded, index, import, cfr Port Qasim, Pakistan.

Fastmarkets RISI has corrected the location for two North American containerboard export price assessments from Latin America to United States. The two prices are: Unbleached Kraft linerboard, 42 lb, export, FOB Laredo for Mexico (Price ID 659) Unbleached kraft linerboard, 42-lb, FAS US for export to Central/South America (Price ID 11858) As these are FOB/FAS […]

Fastmarkets has today amended the publication time of its weekly Iranian steel billet and slab export prices from 1-2pm to 2-3pm London time.

The publication of Fastmarkets’ chrome ore South Africa UG2 concentrates index basis 42%, cif China, $/tonne and ferro-chrome lumpy Cr benchmark indicator, charge basis 52% (and high carbon), Europe, $/Ib for Tuesday October 27 were delayed because of a reporter error.

Fastmarkets proposes to amend the specifications of its premium hard coking coal indices to align more closely with the most prominent low-vol products traded in the spot market. These amendments will apply to both the fob DBCT and cfr Jingtang indices.

Fastmarkets is proposing to amend the settlement criteria for its MB-AL-0001 aluminium P1020A (MJP) quarterly premium, cif Japan, $ per tonne.

Fastmarkets is proposing to launch a steel hot-rolled coil import (Japan, Korea, Taiwan-origin), cfr Vietnam, $/tonne price assessment, to add value to its coverage of the flat steel sector in East Asia, after feedback from key market participants.

Following consultation with stakeholders and as previously announced, Fastmarkets RISI has discontinued the following price assessments with effect from October 2020. Deinked pulp (US air-dried and wet-lap), US East (Price ID 172) Southern Bleached Softwood Kraft, from US, CIF Japan (Price ID 489) Northern and Southern Mixed Bleached Hardwood Kraft, from Canadian/US, CIF Japan (Price […]

Fastmarkets opened a consultation on September 4, 2020, inviting feedback on its non-ferrous methodology in line with our annual methodology review process.

Fastmarkets has discontinued the publication of its lithium carbonate index, exw China, with effect from October 5.