We take a closer look at European CWF paper price trends and the price drivers through the second quarter of 2023

Western spruce-pine-fir (WSPF), once a dominant force in the North American lumber market, has seen a significant decline in recent years. Is it now time for southern yellow pine to take its place?

The United Auto Workers (UAW) struck at three of the Big Three automakers' assembly plants just after midnight on Friday September 15, sending 12,700 workers to the picket lines and threatening to expand the strike to additional factories

Uncertainty arising from a potential strike at one or more of the Big Three automakers is at the forefront of the US flat-rolled market, upstaging the mill outage season that is currently underway, sources told Fastmarkets

Weak demand, global oversupply and the saturation of domestic consolidation has shifted focus to international mergers for large packaging producers

Ongoing reductions in household moves usually result in a decline in remodeling and repair activity

Bleached eucalyptus kraft pulp in Brazil has dropped 38.2% year on year, according to Fastmarkets’ price survey

Chinese seaborne manganese ore prices fell during the week to Friday September 8, following significant depreciation of the Chinese yuan against the US dollar, which added to buyer-side cost pressures, sources said

Asia is now shaping up to join the growing decarbonization movement in the steel industry with the launch of its first green steel premium

The weak Turkish lira and higher volumes of low-priced imports have resulted in reduced demand for domestic flat steel in Turkey in July and August, sources told Fastmarkets on Tuesday September 5