Fastmarkets launches AG-MBM-0024 meat and bone meal, bovine, 40-45 pro, cif São Paulo, with tax, Real per kg and AG-MBM-0025 Meat and bone meal, bovine, min 50 pro, fob S/SE ports Brazil, $ per tonne on October 30.

Explore how China’s 15th Five-Year Plan drives base metals demand in advanced manufacturing and renewable energy.

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.

The ongoing US government shutdown is reshaping the steel industry as stalled federal projects, delayed contracts and budget uncertainty ripple through domestic supply chains. With infrastructure spending on hold, producers are confronting weaker demand and rising pressure across the broader manufacturing sector.

Harena Resources is staking a claim in Madagascar’s rare earths sector, intending to supply the US amid rising global demand and the continued dominance of Chinese producers, the company’s chairman has told Fastmarkets.

The publication of Fastmarkets’ MB-LI-0012 spodumene min 6% Li2O, spot price, cif China, $/tonne for October 29, 2025, was delayed because of a peer reviewer error. Fastmarkets’ pricing database has been updated.

The US tungsten supply chain is entering a period of transformation as defense-related funding, new domestic projects, and global trade restrictions reshape market dynamics. The growing focus on national security and critical minerals is driving fresh momentum in US tungsten production.

Following a market consultation, Fastmarkets will launch European average prices for bleached and unbleached sack kraft with effect from January 2026 to complement our existing country-specific sack kraft assessments.

Explore the future of containerboard prices with our analysis from the Fastmarkets Paper Packaging Monitor on demand recovery.

Prices for European animal fats, a biofuels feedstock, have recently fallen, amid weaker buying interest, mainly because biofuels producers have been delaying their purchases for the first quarter of 2026, sources told Fastmarkets Wednesday October 15.