Fastmarkets has launched a new weekly price assessment for tungsten unwrought metal bar, 99.8% min W, spot price, CIF main ports Europe, US, Japan $ per kg on Friday May 29.

Fastmarkets will increase the frequency of the normalization coefficient used for its daily mid-grade iron ore indices from Tuesday June 2.

This week's lumber market saw modest price shifts and slow sales. Mills struggled to ship orders, leading to backlogs, while buyers found discounts increasingly difficult to secure.

Tissue jumbo roll prices continued their upward trend in Europe during May, driven by rising input costs. Virgin fiber-based rolls increased by €20-30 per tonne, with similar hikes seen for recycled grades.

Fastmarkets invited feedback from the industry on the pricing methodology for North America Graphic Paper via an open consultation process between April 28 and May 27, 2026.

Fastmarkets invited feedback from the industry on the pricing methodology for North America Packaging Paper and Board via an open consultation process between April 24 and May 25, 2026.

Fastmarkets has decided to discontinue its Europe Northwest rapemeal, Ukraine Danube sunoil, corn handy and corn handy premium price assessments.

Japanese auto producer Honda canceled plans to produce electric vehicles in North America amid weak demand and pressure from the US government, the company said during its earnings call for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2026.

The Brazil carbon market is being built to do more than cut emissions. The government wants to turn low-carbon steel and aluminium into a trade advantage and position Brazilian green metals as the SBCE phases in.

Fastmarkets has launched four monthly price assessments for tissue jumbo rolls delivered to Europe on Thursday May 28.