DEFRA has announced new legislation to prohibit the sale and supply of plastic-containing wet wipes across the UK starting May 2027.

Fastmarkets has amended the publication deadline for its Germany and Italy domestic steel scrap price assessments.

The EU plans to limit aluminium scrap exports by 2026 to support domestic industries and bolster recycling efforts.

Due to a public holiday in Finland on Friday December 26, the PIX Pulp China indices will be published on Tuesday December 30 at 11:00 CET and then as normal on Friday January 2 at 9:00 CET.

The publication of several of Fastmarkets’ soybean and corn prices for November 10, 2025, were delayed because of a third party data feed error. Fastmarkets’ pricing database has been updated.

The inclusion of CBAM costs will enable the assessments to better reflect how the spot market is expected to trade from 2026 onward, based on supply and demand fundamentals. This means the CBAM certificate costs may not always fully be reflected or passed on from seller to buyer in the spot FCA DP prices. The […]

Fastmarkets has launched weekly price assessments for category 3 poultry meal 65% protein and category 3 mixed meat and bone meal 50% protein on an ex-works Eastern Europe basis, with the aim of bringing further transparency to the processed animal proteins (PAPs) market in Europe.

Fastmarkets has launched AG-PM-0015 category 3 poultry meal, 65% pro, exw Eastern Europe, €/tonne and AG-MBM-0026 category 3 mixed meat and bone meal, 50% pro, exw Eastern Europe, €/tonne on Friday November 7, 2025.

The European softwood industry is navigating a period of gradual stabilization after three years of difficult market conditions, according to outlooks presented at the 73rd International Softwood Conference in Oslo in October 2025. While both producers and traders report modest improvements, the sector faces continuing challenges, including record-high log prices, limited spruce availability, and subdued […]

Fastmarkets proposes to launch new assessments of northern bleached softwood kraft (NBSK) and bleached eucalyptus kraft (BEK) pulp spot prices for Europe, starting in January 2026.