Following consultations and expressions of support from a broad range of market participants, Fastmarkets has decided to launch new price assessments of northern bleached softwood kraft (NBSK) and bleached eucalyptus kraft (BEK) pulp spot prices for Europe, starting in January 2026.

Fastmarkets will include EU Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) costs in its secondary aluminium billet premium, ddp Europe (MB-AL-0383) and its primary aluminium 6063 extrusion billet premium, in-whs dp Rotterdam (MB-AL-0002) assessments from January 1, 2026, when the definitive period of the EU’s CBAM is set to begin. The inclusion of CBAM costs with MB-AL-0383 and MB-AL-0002 will enable […]

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The decision follows a consultation period that started on October 28 and ended on November 25. The price assessments in question are:MB-STS-0008 Stainless steel scrap 18/8 solids, import, cif main European port, € per tonneMB-STS-0009 Stainless steel scrap 18/8 turnings, import, cif main European port, € per tonneMB-STS-0261 Stainless steel scrap 316 solids, import, cif main European port, € per […]

Fastmarkets launches a price assessment for MB-AL-0426 aluminium scrap, old sheet (Taint/Tabor), shredded and sorted, delivered consumer Europe, % of LME, on Friday November 28.

The publication of Fastmarkets’ AG-PLM-0013 Crude palm oil, cfr west coast India, $/tonne and AG-PLM-0014 Crude palm oil, cfr east coast India, $/tonne assessments for Thursday November 27 was delayed due to a reporter error. Fastmarkets’ pricing database has been updated.

Fastmarkets has launched DDP import steel price assessments for steel hot-rolled, cold-rolled and hot-dip galvanized coil in Northern Europe and in Southern Europe, effective Wednesday November 26, ahead of the launch of the EU’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM).

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