The consultation, which is open until Friday February 13, seeks to ensure that our audited methodologies and price specifications continue to reflect the physical markets for secondary aluminium, 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 […]

Fastmarkets launched new assessments of northern bleached softwood kraft (NBSK) and bleached eucalyptus kraft (BEK) pulp spot prices for Europe on Monday January 12, 2026.

The publication of Fastmarkets’ EU alloy steel scrap price assessments for Wednesday December 24 was delayed because of a procedural lapse.

Fastmarkets is proposing changes to its AG-SYB-0032 Soyoil cfr India $/mt and AG-SSD-0001 Sunoil cif India $/mt assessments with effect February 9, 2026. It is also clarifying the timing of the roll date for several assessments.

Fastmarkets includes additional EU Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) costs in its price assessments for ferro-chrome, delivered Europe, effective January 1, 2026, when the definitive period of CBAM began.

The publication of Fastmarkets’ price assessments of calcined alumina on January 2 was delayed due to a procedural error. Fastmarkets’ pricing database has been updated.

Fastmarkets’ price assessments for green Douglas fir and southern yellow pine (SYP) lumber were published earlier than scheduled on Thursday January 8 due to a reporter error. The assessments were published at 1.30pm Pacific Time instead of the scheduled time of 3:30pm Pacific Time.

The three price assessments cover three trade regions, North, West and South India, for India’s 120 gsm, 18-22 BF grade recycled testliner. After a one-month consultation period which ended on Monday January 5, Fastmarkets has decided to launch the three new containerboard prices to enhance its coverage of the Indian market. India’s fast-growing economy, powered by […]

Fastmarkets launched AG-HMP-0015 Hemp hurd, fob US Northern Plains, $/lb and AG-HMP-0016 Hemp hurd, fob US Southern Plains, $/lb on October 2, 2025.

Fastmarkets erroneously published the twice-monthly assessments for MB-AL-0339 Aluminium primary foundry alloy silicon 7 ingot premium, ddp Germany and MB-AL-0340 Aluminium primary foundry alloy silicon 7 ingot premium, ddp Eastern Europe on December 19 and January 2 because of a procedural error.