• The publication of the affected price was delayed for 2 hours and 5 minutes. The following price was affected: MB-STE-0940 Steel billet, import, cfr Saudi Arabia, $/tonne This price is part of the Fastmarkets steel physical prices package. For more information or to provide feedback on the delayed publication of this price or if you would […]
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    • The erroneously published price assessments on Monday February 16 have been invalidated. Fastmarkets’ pricing database has been updated to reflect this change. The assessment was last published on February 2, and the next publication date will be March 2. The assessment follows the Chinese holiday calendar. The following assessments were affected:MB-FEN-0003 Ferro-nickel premium/discount, 26-32% Ni contained, […]
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    • Fastmarkets has corrected its assessment for MB-STE-0049 steel plate (8-40mm) import, cfr main port Northern Europe, €/tonne, and MB-STE-0050 steel plate (8-40mm) import, cfr main port Southern Europe, €/tonne published on February 19.
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    • Fastmarkets has corrected its MB-BX-0016 Bauxite, cif China, price assessment, which was published incorrectly on Friday February 20.
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    • Fastmarkets is inviting feedback from the industry on the pricing methodology for its PIX Recovered Paper Europe and Germany indices as part of its announced annual methodology review process. This consultation, which is open until March 20 2026, seeks to ensure that our methodologies continue to reflect the physical market under indexation, in compliance with […]
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    • The publication of Fastmarkets’ MB-STE-0464 - Steel scrap HMS 1&2 (80:20 mix) US material import, cfr main port Taiwan, $/tonne assessment for Thursday February 19 was delayed because of a reporter error. Fastmarkets’ pricing database has been updated.
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    • No feedback was received during the consultation period and therefore no changes will be made to the methodologies at this stage. This consultation sought to ensure that our methodologies continue to reflect the physical market for our audited physical markets for steel scrap, in compliance with IOSCO’s principles for Price Reporting Agencies (PRAs). This includes […]
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    • No feedback was received during the consultation period and therefore no changes will be made to the methodologies at this stage. This consultation sought to ensure that our methodologies continue to reflect the physical market for our audited secondary aluminium price assessments, in compliance with IOSCO’s principles for Price Reporting Agencies (PRAs). This includes all […]
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    • No feedback was received during the consultation period and therefore no changes will be made to the methodologies at this stage. This consultation sought to ensure that our methodologies continue to reflect the physical markets for non-ferrous and ferrous scrap, in compliance with International Organization of Securities Commissions’ (IOSCO) principles for Price Reporting Agencies (PRAs). […]
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    • Fastmarkets proposes to discontinue its weekly price assessments for AG-TLW-0028 Category 3 bone fat, high grade, 5% ffa, 98%, max 200 ppm polyethylene, ddp Northwest Europe and AG-TLW-0029 Category 3 pure beef tallow, 10% ffa, 99%, ddp Northwest Europe.
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