• The daily composite prices for these grades were incorrectly calculated without the settled Chicago assessments on April 9. The composite prices for No1 heavy melting scrap and No1 busheling are calculated using the average settled prices for Chicago, Philadelphia and Pittsburgh. The composite price for shredded auto scrap is calculated using the average settled prices […]
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    • The prices include historical data starting from February 2003 for export to Thailand and Vietnam. The two prices are:AG-MBM-0022 Meat and bone meal, bovine, export, cfr Thailand $/tonneLocation: CFR, Export to ThailandTiming: Shipment the next calendar monthUnit: USD per tonnePublication: Weekly, Thursday 1pm eastern timeNotes: Meat and bone meal pro 50% AG-MBM-0023 Meat and bone meal, bovine, […]
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    • With these two additional price assessments, Fastmarkets intends to supplement its current stainless steel offerings to further serve the white goods and automotive industries. Ferritic or 400-series stainless steel products occupy a middle ground between the austenitic stainless grades and coated products such as hot-dipped galvanized and painted steel. With this launch, Fastmarkets intends to […]
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    • These new prices will complement Fastmarkets’ extensive suite of black mass payables indicators and prices across Asia, Europe and North America. The new launches take Fastmarkets’ total offering of black mass payables indicators and prices for black mass and EV battery scrap to 21 assessments. China is the world’s largest lithium-ion battery recycler, with more […]
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    • This price is part of the Fastmarkets Scrap package. For more information on our North America Ferrous Scrap methodology and specifications please click here. To get in touch about access to this price assessment, please contact customer.success@fastmarkets.com.
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    • The introduction of two new green longs prices will further enhance Fastmarkets’ global green steel coverage, providing a critical reference point for European steel producers and international suppliers aiming to sell green steel in Europe.  The Northen European market, particularly Nordic countries, are key consumers of green steel in Europe, hence the new premium and […]
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    • This consultation, which is open until May 11, 2025, seeks to ensure that our methodologies continue to reflect the physical market under indexation, in compliance with the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) principles for Price Reporting Agencies (PRAs). This includes all elements of our pricing process, our price specifications, and publication frequency. You can […]
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    • Fastmarkets will discontinue its price assessment for MB-RUT-0003 rutile 95% TiO2 min, bulk, cif China on Tuesday April 8. After an extended consultation period from December 30, 2024, to April 2, 2025, Fastmarkets has discontinued this price due to low demand and liquidity caused by changing market dynamics. All short-term forecasts associated with this price produced by […]
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    • Fastmarkets selects the frequency of publication of a market assessment after considering the number of data points (deals, bids, offers, deals heard and assessments) that it can reasonably expect to collect on a consistent basis over the selected period to support the price assessment process. This proposal follows preliminary discussions with the market as well […]
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    • Fastmarkets proposes to launch a price assessment for soap stock acid oil CIF Amsterdam, Rotterdam, Antwerp, $/tonne.
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