The publication of Fastmarkets' rand fixing prices per tonne for London Metal Exchange trade for Tuesday June 16, 2026 was delayed due to the unavailability of the Standard Bank $/rand conversion rate. Fastmarkets’ pricing database was updated once the rate was available.

US trade union United Auto Workers and the Dauch Corporation, formerly known as American Axle, reached a tentative agreement on Wednesday June 10 that could restore the loss in demand for automotive steel resulting from a workers’ strike.

Fastmarkets has decided to raise the minimum tonnage in its aluminium P1020A(MJP), cif Japan, spot premium assessment to better reflect significant spot market transactions.

Ford’s launch of Ford Energy reflects a clear strategic reset rather than simple diversification. The company is responding to a widening gap between earlier EV assumptions and current market reality, where demand growth has slowed, subsidy support has become less reliable, and large-scale battery investments are now underutilized.

China’s tightening regulation of its lithium-ion battery recycling sector is increasing black mass flows and accelerating the release of lower-cost recycled cobalt units, Fastmarkets understands.

The decision follows a one-month consultation period which ended on Monday June 15. Fastmarkets had also proposed to clarify the names of the four containerboard assessments: As part of the process of standardizing price nomenclature for forest products, their names will be as follows: The prices are part of the Fastmarkets Paper Packaging price package. To provide […]

The decision follows a one-month consultation period which ended on Monday June 15. South China, which includes the provinces of Guangdong, Guangxi and Fujian, accounts for 25 million tonnes of containerboard capacity annually, about a quarter of China’s total, according to Fastmarkets’ database. The region also holds around one-third of the nation’s corrugated converting capacity and […]

Fastmarkets has corrected its FP-PLP-0016 Pulp, fluff (US southern kraft, untreated, rolls), delivered US East, $/tonne, and FP-PLP-0009 Pulp, fluff, US southern kraft untreated rolls, cif Europe, $/tonne, which were published incorrectly on Friday June 12.

Fastmarkets is proposing to change the names of six current softwood pallet prices and add 102 new softwood pallet price assessments covering the North American market, effective July 29.

The price assessment of AG-CCN-0003 crude coconut oil, fob Philippines, $/tonne will be published as normal for June 17.