The global market for fibers used in nonwovens faced strong pressure in March, with raw material costs for polyester, polypropylene, and viscose fibers increasing by 4-11% in the US and Europe.

Fastmarkets proposes to launch monthly price assessments for Polish virgin containerboard and white-top testliner with effect from June 2026.

Fastmarkets invited feedback from the industry on the pricing methodology for European PIX Paper indices via an open consultation process between March 13 and April 14 2026. This consultation was done as part of our published annual methodology review process.

Fastmarkets has published a list of Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) to accompany its proposal to reset gross/effective list price indices and assessments in Europe and North America.

The publication of Fastmarkets’ European steel beams and sections assessments for Wednesday April 15 was delayed due to a reporter error. Fastmarkets’ pricing database has been updated.

An interview in which Andrea Hotter spoke with Jon Stibbs, managing editor for technology and energy metals, to explore a growing concern for global defense supply chains.

Fastmarkets is proposing to launch new price series for its benchmark European PIX Pulp gross prices and North American effective list pulp prices from June 1, 2026. The new prices would run concurrently alongside existing prices for one year before the existing prices with higher discount levels are discontinued on June 1, 2027.

Producers are announcing price hikes of up to €100 per tonne to offset soaring input costs, with further increases expected from April. Learn more.

The Nordic sawn timber industry faces a crisis. A combination of factors, including rising log costs following the halt of Russian imports, sluggish demand for end-products, and tightening EU environmental regulations, is severely squeezing profit margins.

Fastmarkets wishes to clarify that its MB-RE-0001 rhenium APR catalytic grade, in-whs dup Rotterdam, $/kg price assessment, in line with the established market norm, is assessed on a rhenium-contained basis. The assessed unit is dollars per kg Re, as opposed to dollars per kg and the name will be changed to reflect this. The rest […]