A review by Patrick Cavanagh as he takes a deep dive into the specific impacts of the war on wood pulp markets and revisits initial predictions

Improving demand for packaging and high paper for recycling costs pushed prices upwards in the Russian market

The top executive at Steel Dynamics Inc (SDI) said that a slowdown in inbound ferrous scrap may put the brakes on further big drops in prices

Low-priced offers of steel billet from China have significantly depressed sentiment in the key Southeast Asian steel market, sources told Fastmarkets on Tuesday October 25

The United States ferrous scrap market remains firmly in the doldrums ahead of November’s domestic ferrous trade with supply-side disruptions unlikely to change prevailingly poor demand, according to market participants

Fastmarkets has corrected its daily hot-rolled coil index, fob mill US, which was published incorrectly on Wednesday October 19 and on Thursday October 6, due to an error.

Fastmarkets looked at the 'green' steel key milestones, opportunities and challenges the European industry is facing

Oversupply and weak demand saw US OCC prices craters by up to $45/ton and excess sent to landfills

After a consultation period, Fastmarkets is decreasing the frequency of its cfr China steel billet price assessment to once per week, from twice per week, from Tuesday October 18

Boxboard producers are raising prices to tackle costs and protect margins