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Manage price risk, strengthen contract negotiations and validate your commercial approach for the Middle East with market data and expert knowledge that spans metals, agriculture, forest products and carbon supply chains.

Markets covered:

  • Forecasts across regional base metals and steel — including billet, rebar, OCTG casing, line pipe and scrap flows — backed by GCC, Turkey and UAE demand drivers.
  • Forest pricing and analysis for recovered fibre, OCC, containerboard, packaging and pulp — with new ME recycled containerboard indices coming soon.
  • Agriculture coverage spanning grains, oilseeds, feed markets and protein supply chains, plus Egypt-focused demand and trade flow analysis.
  • Direct access to industry experts who advise on feasibility studies, procurement optimisation, off-take strategies and risk management.


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Prices for recycled fiber-based containerboard in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) had some increases with few decreases in February and as a result Fastmarkets’ PIX indices for locally-produced testliner and fluting rose slightly on Tuesday March 4. While most of the prices reported to Fastmarkets were unchanged, some increases in Saudi Arabia and the United […]

Prices for recycled fiber-based containerboard (RCCM) in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) region experienced minor changes in January, with locally produced testliner and fluting stable or slightly lower compared with December, against the expectations of Fastmarkets contacts. Fastmarkets’ PIX Testliner GCC index edged down by $2.88 per tonne, or 0.60%, to close at $473.92 per […]

Energy company, Saudi Aramco, increased diesel prices in Saudi Arabia to 1.66 riyals ($0.44) per liter.

Sources expect demand to rise in the first quarter of 2025, when businesses are busy preparing for Ramadan.

Discover how the recycled fiber-based containerboard market in the GCC maintained stability amidst fluctuating costs and rising global interest.

Learn about the factors influencing Middle Eastern containerboard price movements, including shifting demand and a changing regulatory landscape


Fastmarkets combines the commodity intelligence of these familiar names:

Metal Bulletin • American Metal Market • Scrap Price Bulletin • Industrial Minerals • RISI • FOEX • The Jacobsen • Agricensus • Palm Oil Analytics • Random Lengths • Hardwood Market Report
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