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Fastmarkets is clarifying the holiday publication schedule for certain Latin America and Brazil steel prices.

The following assessment was affected:MB-STE-0926 green steel, differential to steel reinforcing bar (rebar), domestic, delivered Northern Europe This price is a part of the Fastmarkets steel metals package. For more information, or to provide feedback on the delayed publication of this assessment, or if you would like to provide price information by becoming a data […]

Fastmarkets’ April 2026 revision to its global crude steel production forecast underscores how policy actions, geopolitical disruptions and cost pressures are reshaping the near-term steel supply outlook.

US-based Lyten is linking its battery manufacturing ambitions to the rapid expansion of data center infrastructure, while using former Northvolt assets to accelerate its scale-up, its chief marketing officer said in an interview on Thursday April 23.

Fastmarkets has launched a Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation (CORSIA) Phase 1 conditional offtake price assessment on Wednesday April 29.

Fastmarkets is inviting feedback from the industry on the pricing methodology for North America Graphic Paper as part of its annual methodology review process.

The European grain trade gathered in Bucharest last week for EuroGrainExchange 2026. Here are our key observations.

The Philippines’ steel industry is entering an inflection point, with the market gradually evolving from import reliance toward a more balanced and supply-secure growth trajectory supported by domestic investment and capacity expansion.

Fastmarkets has launched five core carbon principle (CCP) carbon credit price assessments, covering landfill gas and cookstove projects, on Tuesday April 28.

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