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    EU ETS reform: impending cost shocks for EU producers

    The EU ETS reform, including the phase-out of free allocations, is set to significantly increase emissions costs for EU industrial producers, with effective EUA prices rising sharply by 2035, driving substantial cost pressures and price increases across key sectors like steel, aluminium, and downstream industries such as automotive and construction.

    January 15, 2026
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    By: Freya Gompertz
    Mexican metals supply chain
    Latin American steel sector expects stronger safeguards, clearer landscape in 2026

    Learn how Mexico’s tariff package on imported goods impacts the Latin American steel market in 2026 and beyond.

    January 15, 2026
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    By: Ana Enis
    A shift in iron ore trade flows, preferences across imported iron ore grades expected in 2026

    Understand how changing demand and costs are reshaping the iron ore trade flows across global markets in 2026.

    January 14, 2026
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    By: Norman Fong
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    US corn exports pivot to new markets, driving growth | Chart of the month

    In this month’s featured insight, find out more from Fastmarkets’ senior analyst Eduardo Gonzalez about how non-traditional destinations like South Korea and Vietnam fuel a structural shift in US export demands.

    January 14, 2026
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    By: Eduardo Gonzalez
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