Explore the challenges faced by Venezuela's aluminium industry and its impact on global markets despite production potential.

Explore Brazil's construction sector trends influenced by housing programs and urban infrastructure investments.

Learn how Mexico's tariff package on imported goods impacts the Latin American steel market in 2026 and beyond.

Discover the potential effects of US actions on Latin American steel, particularly in Brazil and Mexico amidst trade tensions.

Uncover the significance of Venezuela's minerals and their role in revitalizing the economy and supply chains globally.

This Viewpoint is a follow-up to our previous analysis, Buckle up for 2026!, which unravels the turbulent political and economic storms shaking Latin America. Global supply chain realignment The region is entering 2026 in an environment where global competition for energy, critical minerals and strategic supply chains has become central and supply chains are being restructured. These shifts […]

Fastmarkets invited feedback from the industry on the pricing methodology for Latin America Packaging Paper and Board, via an open consultation process between November 12 and December 29, 2025. This consultation was done as part of our published annual methodology review process.

Fastmarkets invited feedback from the industry on the pricing methodology for Latin America Graphic Paper, via an open consultation process between November 12 and December 29, 2025. This consultation was done as part of our published annual methodology review process.

Fastmarkets invited feedback from the industry on the pricing methodology for Latin America Recovered Paper, via an open consultation process between November 12 and December 29, 2025. This consultation was done as part of our published annual methodology review process.

Fastmarkets’ pricing database has been updated. The following prices were published with a delay of 1 day: MB-IRO-0018, Iron ore 61% Fe fines, % Fe VIU, cfr Qingdao, $/dmtMB-IRO-0019, Iron ore 65% Fe fines, % Fe VIU, cfr Qingdao, $/dmtMB-IRO-0020, Iron ore fines, % Si VIU, cfr Qingdao, $/dmtMB-IRO-0021, Iron ore fines, % Al2O3 VIU, […]