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    • Construction, Construction Crane, Field
      What to expect from the lithium markets in South America
      The webinar “Lithium in South America: An overview of the present and future,” presented the chance to gain valuable insights into the key dynamics currently influencing the lithium markets in South America, alongside expectations for how the regional and global outlook may evolve.
      March 19, 2026
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      By Leticia Simionato
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    • Land, Nature, Outdoors
      Carbon storage technologies could boost revenues for pulp and paper producers: Fastmarkets research
      European pulp mills can use carbon capture and storage (CCS) technologies to open a new and unexplored revenue stream, Fastmarkets analysts wrote in a new report, CCS Revenue Case for European Pulp Mills.
      March 19, 2026
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      By Fastmarkets Forest Products
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    • Car, Transportation, Vehicle
      Demand signals begin to take shape in the European green steel market
      Where the next decade of low-emission flat steel demand is coming from
      March 19, 2026
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      By Abhishek Pathak, Tristan Robinson, Carl Peters, Julia Bolotova, Paolo Frediani
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    • Correction to rationale of steel hot-rolled coil index, fob mill US Midwest: pricing notice
      The rationale for MB-STE-0184 steel hot-rolled coil index, fob mill US Midwest, $/cwt had erroneously stated that one week prior was February 24. This has been corrected to March 10. The published price is unaffected by this change. This price is part of the Fastmarkets steel package. For more information or to provide feedback on this correction […]
      March 18, 2026
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      By Fastmarkets pricing team
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    • Amendment to this week’s pricing schedule for Egypt steel billet and rebar
      Fastmarkets is amending its pricing schedule for Egyptian steel semis and longs for the week of March 12-19 2026, owing to the holiday declared for Eid al-Fitr.
      March 18, 2026
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      By Fastmarkets pricing team
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    • Flag
      Tungsten 2026: Geopolitics sets global tone
      The global tungsten market in 2026 is marked by extreme volatility driven by geopolitical tensions, trade disputes, and resource nationalism, especially between China and the US. These dynamics have caused significant supply disruptions and price surges across tungsten products.
      March 18, 2026
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      By Claire Patel-Campbell
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    • Mitsui locks 40% Josemaria copper concentrates offtake, Fortescue acquires Cañariaco for $101 mln
      Mitsui & Co has locked in long-term copper concentrate supply by acquiring 40% offtake rights to Argentina's Josemaria deposit, while Fortescue has completed its acquisition of Peru's Cañariaco project for approximately C$139 million ($101 million), marking the latest in a wave of offtake deals and mergers and acquisitions (M&A) while majors race to secure supply amid an increasingly constrained market and record-low treatment charges (TCs).
      March 18, 2026
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      By Julienne Raboca
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    • Light, Lighting, Neon
      Fastmarkets set to launch new rare earth spot prices to capture global trade outside China
      Chinese export controls and reduced supply of heavy rare earth products to Japan have the potential to permanently change the rare earth market. On March 19, Fastmarkets, an industry-leading cross-commodity price reporting agency, will launch three new prices to directly address the needs of this new market dynamic.  These new prices are:  *Dysprosium oxide 99.5%, cip global, $/kg  […]
      March 18, 2026
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      By Yolande Peters
      Insights
    • Delayed publication of European magnesia prices
      The following prices were affected:MB-MAG-0012 Magnesia, European calcined, agricultural, cif Europe, €/tonne MB-MAG-0013 Magnesite, Greek, raw, max 3.5% SiO2, fob East Mediterranean, €/tonne MB-MAG-0018 Magnesia, dead burned, 95% MgO, fob Europe, $/tonne MB-MAG-0019 Magnesia, fused, 97% MgO, cif Europe, $/tonne MB-MAG-0020 Magnesia, dead burned, 90% MgO, lump, cif Europe, $/tonne MB-MAG-0021 Magnesia, dead burned, 97% MgO, lump, cif Europe, $/tonne This […]
      March 17, 2026
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      By Fastmarkets pricing team
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    • Trump tariffs court ruling
      The tariff mirage: why steel prices are higher than they should be
      In the past year, trade policy has and continues to fuel change and dynamics in the North American steel market. Meanwhile, inflation has remained at or above 2.7% while the Fed Fund rate hovers around 2.64. The consumer continues to bear a growing burden to keep the economy from stalling, as finished goods markets search for their own nadir, stability and potential growth paths.
      March 17, 2026
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      By Kim Leppold, Felix Below
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    Construction, Construction Crane, Field
    What to expect from the lithium markets in South America

    The webinar “Lithium in South America: An overview of the present and future,” presented the chance to gain valuable insights into the key dynamics currently influencing the lithium markets in South America, alongside expectations for how the regional and global outlook may evolve.

    March 19, 2026
     · 
    By: Leticia Simionato
    Land, Nature, Outdoors
    Carbon storage technologies could boost revenues for pulp and paper producers: Fastmarkets research

    European pulp mills can use carbon capture and storage (CCS) technologies to open a new and unexplored revenue stream, Fastmarkets analysts wrote in a new report, CCS Revenue Case for European Pulp Mills.

    March 19, 2026
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    By: Fastmarkets Forest Products
    Car, Transportation, Vehicle
    Demand signals begin to take shape in the European green steel market

    Where the next decade of low-emission flat steel demand is coming from

    March 19, 2026
     · 
    By: Abhishek Pathak
    Correction to rationale of steel hot-rolled coil index, fob mill US Midwest: pricing notice

    The rationale for MB-STE-0184 steel hot-rolled coil index, fob mill US Midwest, $/cwt had erroneously stated that one week prior was February 24. This has been corrected to March 10. The published price is unaffected by this change. This price is part of the Fastmarkets steel package. For more information or to provide feedback on this correction […]

    March 18, 2026
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    By: Fastmarkets pricing team
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