The global market for fibers used in nonwovens faced strong pressure in March, with raw material costs for polyester, polypropylene, and viscose fibers increasing by 4-11% in the US and Europe.

Fastmarkets proposes to launch monthly price assessments for Polish virgin containerboard and white-top testliner with effect from June 2026.

Fastmarkets has decided to change the PIX Pulp China BHKP Net assessment seller side weighting table.

Proposed rail mergers, corporate shifts and large inventories are creating significant uncertainty in the crossties railroad market. Learn more.

Aluminium markets in the US and Mexico are facing an unprecedented mix of geopolitical disruption, trade policy shifts and tightening supply conditions.

Fastmarkets invited feedback from the industry on the pricing methodology for European PIX Paper indices via an open consultation process between March 13 and April 14 2026. This consultation was done as part of our published annual methodology review process.

China's planned sulfuric acid export ban from May 1, historic lows for copper concentrates treatment and refining charges (TC/RCs) and a fragmenting 2026 benchmark system dominated CESCO Week 2026 in Santiago from April 13-17.

Fastmarkets is inviting feedback from the industry on the pricing methodology for its Middle East PIX Packaging GCC indices as part of its announced annual methodology review process.

Fastmarkets invited feedback from the industry on its pricing methodology and product specifications for ferrous metals, as part of its announced annual methodology review process. The consultation, which was open until April 2, sought to ensure that our methodologies continue to reflect the physical ferrous metals markets, in compliance with the International Organization of Securities Commission […]

Fastmarkets launches an antimony trioxide 99.5% Sb2O3 min, exw China price assessment on Friday April 17.