Fastmarkets proposes to launch four twice-monthly price assessments for recycled containerboard on a delivered South China basis.

Vietnam’s ambitions to become a burgeoning processing hub for secondary metals is hitting a wall of private-sector skepticism, Fastmarkets heard on the sidelines of the Third China Metal Recycling Spring Conference (CMRA 2026) held in Hanoi, Vietnam on May 9-12.

This decision was first proposed in a methodology note published on April 24. Used cooking oil (UCO) is a waste-based feedstock collected from food service operations and food processing facilities after cooking. It is widely used in the production of Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil (HVO) and Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF), making it one of the most […]

Fastmarkets consulted the market on the proposed change between April 3 and May 11, 2026. Some feedback was received regarding the publication times of nickel pig iron and laterite ore prices. Fastmarkets will adjust the initially proposed publication times accordingly and proceed with the changes. This decision was first proposed in a methodology note published […]

Fastmarkets consulted the market between April 24 and May 8, 2026. No feedback was received, and Fastmarkets will therefore proceed with the launch, which will be effective from May 14, 2026. This decision was first proposed in a methodology note published on April 24. The introduction of this new price assessment will broaden the coverage of […]

Fastmarkets invited feedback from the industry on the pricing methodology for its International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO)-audited manganese ore indices, via an open consultation process between March 25 and April 27, 2026.

The publication of several Fastmarkets copper concentrates indices was delayed by 2 minutes on Friday May 8 due to a procedural error.

Fastmarkets wishes to clarify that it accepts data submissions in outright price and as a differential to the Mineral Benchmark Price (HPM)-plus-premium for its Indonesian domestic trade nickel ore price assessments. Fastmarkets is also seeking market feedback on recent changes to the Indonesian government’s HPM specifications.

The rationale for MB-CU-0287 copper concentrates TC index, cif Asia Pacific had erroneously stated that “The copper VIU was $0.18/t on May 1, up from $0.94/t on April 17.” This has been corrected to “The copper VIU was $0.18/t on May 1, down from $0.94/t on April 17.” The published price is unaffected by this change. These prices […]

Fastmarkets will discontinue three European seamless and welded tube and pipe prices from May 13, 2026.This is due to very limited activity in these markets, meaning there is insufficient data to continue pricing them.