After market feedback, Fastmarkets MB is extending the consultation period for its proposal to launch a weekly price assessment for tantalum concentrate.

Following consultation with subscribers and as previously announced, Fastmarkets RISI will reduce assessments for sack kraft in Europe to one price per quarter, ending the reporting of retroactive prices. This change will take place from July 2020. The move is part of an ongoing effort to ensure our price assessments best fit the markets we […]

With effect from July 2020, price assessments for China domestic pulp, China recovered paper and most China paper and board will be published as a single point price rounded to the nearest dollar or Chinese yuan. These price assessments are based on underlying data from Fastmarkets RISI’s sister company UM Paper. To ensure greater cohesion […]

Fastmarkets has corrected its two Shanghai bonded copper premiums, which were published incorrectly on Wednesday June 10 due to an error.

Fastmarkets’ weekly price assessments for the CIS export steel market will not be published on June 8 because of a public holiday in Ukraine. Instead, the prices will be published on June 9.

Fastmarkets RISI is inviting feedback from the industry on the pricing methodologies for Asia Graphic Paper, as part of its announced annual methodology review process. This consultation, which is open until June 19, 2020, seeks to ensure that our methodologies continue to reflect the physical market under indexation, in compliance with the International Organization of […]

Fastmarkets RISI is inviting feedback from the industry on the pricing methodologies for European paper and board assessments, as part of its announced annual methodology review process. This consultation, which is open until July 3rd, 2020, seeks to ensure that our methodologies continue to reflect the physical market under indexation, in compliance with the International […]

The publication of some Fastmarkets noble alloys price assessments for Wednesday June 3 is delayed because of technical issues.

Fastmarkets is launching a two-month consultation on the launch of new copper material price and the potential discontinuation of its monthly assessment of the No2 copper scrap discount on a cif China basis.

Fastmarkets is proposing to extend the delivery window for its aluminium P1020A (MJP) spot premium, cif Japan.