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Shipping giant’s $20 bln investment signals turnaround for US shipbuilding; sources

French shipping giant CMA CGM Group’s plan to invest $20 billion in maritime transportation, logistics and supply chains in the US over the next four years signals the start of a turnaround for US shipbuilding and will increase demand for steel plate by as much as an estimated $2 billion over the term of the investment, according to market participants.

March 17, 2025
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By Robert England

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Market uncertainty has US biodiesel producers limping into Q2 2025

Markets thrive when they are informed and have a measure of certainty that includes benchmarks on which they can rely. Biodiesel producers in the US have been lacking this certainty, and a majority of their production capacity remains idled as a result. A Fastmarkets biodiesel production survey under way in the week ending Friday, March […]

March 17, 2025
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By Robert Lane

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Timber prices set to rise with increased housing starts and investment: Timber outlook | 2025 preview

Timber prices continue to remain subdued by our estimates. Log demand and prices have declined in most major North American producing regions as the US housing market throttled back and mills were temporarily shut or reduced shifts. Timber prices are influenced by many factors, one of which is lumber prices. In the US, roughly 70% […]

March 17, 2025
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By Jennifer Coskren, Kyle Higgins, Lasse Sinikallas, Austin Lamica

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Proposal to amend name of steel scrap HMS 1&2 (80:20 mix), index, domestic, delivered UAE

The name of the index will be modified to steel scrap, sheared HMS 1&2 (80:20 mix), index, domestic, delivered UAE. This will clarify that the index covers sheared HMS 1&2 and not unprocessed HMS 1&2 material, which is also available in the market. The change to the name of the price will not affect historical […]

March 14, 2025
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By Lee Allen

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Delayed publication of Polish domestic long steel prices

These prices are scheduled for publication at 2-3pm London time, but were published at 4.24pm. Fastmarkets’ pricing database has been updated. The following prices were affected:MB-STE-0092 Steel reinforcing bar (rebar), domestic, cpt Poland, zloty per tonneMB-STE-0891 Steel wire rod (drawing quality), domestic, delivered Poland, zloty per tonne The prices are part of the Fastmarkets steel price package. […]

March 14, 2025
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By Julia Bolotova

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Malaysian confiscations, Thai crackdowns: Chaos grips SE Asian metal scrap trade

Market participants are reporting significant disruption in shipping containers of metal scrap

March 14, 2025
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By Lee Allen, Carman Chew, the Fastmarkets team

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Delayed publication of base metal rand fixing prices

This is a follow-up pricing notice to yesterday’s notice about the delay. The following prices were affected by this:MB-AL-0256 Aluminium fixing price for LME trade, rand/tonne MB-CU-0338 Copper fixing price for LME trade, rand/tonne MB-PB-0064 Lead fixing price for LME trade, rand/tonne MB-NI-0093 Nickel fixing price for LME trade, rand/tonne MB-SN-0005 Tin rand fixing price for LME trade, rand/tonne MB-ZN-0072 Zinc rand […]

March 14, 2025
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Market sentiment showing signs of recovery: Global pulp outlook | 2025 preview

Starting 2025, concerns about potential tariffs left North American pulp market participants on edge. As they closed January prices and negotiated new orders for February, the landscape could starkly change. In the European pulp market, pulp producers have announced price increases for both bleached eucalyptus kraft (BEK) pulp and northern bleached softwood kraft (NBSK) pulp. […]

March 14, 2025
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By Patrick Cavanagh

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Battery raw materials market update March 2025

Read Fastmarkets' monthly battery raw materials market update for March 2025, focusing on raw materials including lithium, cobalt, nickel, graphite and more

March 14, 2025
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By the Fastmarkets team

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Early publication of titanium dioxide pigment, sulfate grade, fob China

The assessment was published at 3:58pm London time instead of the scheduled time of 4pm. The data submission window had already closed, and the data collection and price assessment were not affected by the early publication. MB-TI-0009 titanium dioxide pigment, sulfate grade, fob China, $ per tonne This price is a part of the Fastmarkets Industrial […]

March 13, 2025
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By Jon Stibbs

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ICE launches battery raw materials futures contracts based on Fastmarkets price assessments

Fastmarkets, a leading price-reporting agency (PRA) and trusted source of cross-commodity market analysis, is proud to announce a collaboration with Intercontinental Exchange (ICE), a leading commodity exchange, to launch a new suite of futures contracts specifically focused on battery raw materials (BRM). The new contracts will address the rapidly growing demand for transparent and efficient […]

June 2, 2025

By: Yolande Peters

European paper packaging markets respond to US tariffs

Understand how European paper packaging is affected by recent US tariffs and evolving global economic conditions

June 2, 2025

By: Alejandro Mata Lopez

Scrap exporters face challenges, tariff talks dominate ReMA 2025

US trade policy discussion dominated conversations at the Recycled Materials Association (ReMA) annual conference in San Diego on May 12-15, with speakers in focused trade panels and commodity spotlights dissecting the decisions and potential actions of the Trump administration.

May 30, 2025

By: Kirstyn Petras

Correction to monthly April Palm Oil averages

A number of Palm Oil averages intended for the month of April were published with the month of May on May 1, 2025. The correct averages for April 2025 have now been published to the Fastmarkets Dashboard and API.

May 30, 2025

By: Justin Yang

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