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    • Publication of Fastmarkets’ steel scrap No1 busheling, delivered mill Chicago assessment on Thursday July 3
      This price is a part of the Fastmarkets scrap package. For more information on our North America Ferrous Scrap methodology and specifications please click here. To get in touch about access to this price assessment, please contact customer.success@fastmarkets.com.
      July 3, 2025
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      By Amy Hinton
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    • Final decision on open consultation on methodology review for soybean CFR China (US Gulf)
      This consultation was done as an adhoc methodology review process, aiming to better reflect the physical market under indexation, considering its reduced liquidity linked to the combination of seasonal demand patterns and the implementation of cross-border import tariffs between the US and China. No feedback was received during the consultation period and therefore Fastmarkets will […]
      July 3, 2025
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      By Eduardo Tinti
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      Fastmarkets launches BeZero ratings-based carbon price assessments
      Fastmarkets is proud to announce the launch of a groundbreaking suite of 12 BeZero ratings-based carbon price assessments.
      July 3, 2025
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      By Fastmarket team, Sam Carew
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      US battery recyclers remain under pressure; refiners, producers squeezed under current market drivers
      Battery recyclers remain under pressure, with tight margins among black mass producers and refiners amid a host of challenges for the industry, according to delegates at Fastmarkets Lithium Supply and Battery Raw Materials Conference 2025, which took place in Last Vegas, Nevada, from June 23-26
      July 3, 2025
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      By Kirstyn Petras
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    • steel scrap prices - Crane loading steel scrap at steel scrap yard
      US scrap trends outlook: July 2025
      Here are the key takeaways from market participants on US ferrous scrap metal prices, market confidence, inventory and more from our July survey.
      July 3, 2025
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      By the Fastmarkets team
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    • Final decision on open consultation on methodology review for Global Pulp
      Full details of the prices covered by this consultation can be found here: https://www.fastmarkets.com/insights/open-consultation-on-annual-methodology-review-for-global-pulp-pricing-notice/ During the consultation, Fastmarkets requested comments on whether current discount levels for US market pulp have grown too high and invited open-ended feedback on potential remedies moving forward. Feedback from the industry was mixed. Potential remedies suggested by the industry included […]
      July 2, 2025
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      By Bryan Smith
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    • Correction to rationale of cobalt hydroxide payable indicator
      Fastmarkets has corrected the rationale for its MB-CO-0021 cobalt hydroxide payable indicator, min 30% Co, cif China, % payable of Fastmarkets’ standard-grade cobalt price (low-end), which was published incorrectly on Wednesday July 2 due to a reporter error.
      July 2, 2025
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      By Jon Stibbs
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      Middle East: PIX Packaging GCC indices for testliner, fluting decline in June
      Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) region prices for recycled fiber-based containerboard (RCCM) were mostly stable to down in June, according to data reported for Fastmarkets’ PIX indices published on Tuesday July 1. The indices covering locally produced brown testliner and fluting dipped. Fastmarkets calculated its PIX Testliner GCC index down by $2.76 per tonne, or 0.58%, […]
      July 2, 2025
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      By Mariam Icar
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    • Launch of 12 BeZero Voluntary Carbon Project-type price assessments
      Fastmarkets has launched 12 weekly BeZero rated voluntary carbon price assessments, covering Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD+), Afforestation, Reforestation and Revegetation (ARR), and Improved Forest Management (IFM) on Wednesday July 2. The new prices aim to improve transparency in the voluntary carbon market and highlight the impact that ratings have on the […]
      July 2, 2025
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      By Sam Carew
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    • Correction to wheat 13.5% FOB Canada CWRS on June 30
      The corrections are as follows: AG-WHE-0028 Wheat 13.5% FOB Canada CWRS $/mt Incorrect prices: M1 July $279.00 per tonne M2 August $53.75 per tonne M3 September $55.50 per tonne M4 October $48.25 per tonne M5 November $48.25 per tonne M6 December $50.25 per tonne M7 January $41.00 per tonne M8 February $39.25 per tonne M9 March […]
      July 1, 2025
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      By Mark Shenk
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    By: Janie Davies
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