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    • During the lead up to COP30 in Belem, Brazil, 29 new Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) were submitted, covering over 45% of global emissions. Key updates from China, Indonesia, and Türkiye reveal mixed progress toward 2035 climate goals, with varying alignment to IPCC's 1.5°C pathway.
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    • During London Pulp Week 2025, industry participants gathered to discuss the pulp market outlook amid challenging conditions. Despite current lows in sentiment and profitability, the consensus was that tighter market conditions and potential supply-side shocks could lead to a more positive outlook for pulp prices as we move into 2026.
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    • Vegoils futures dropped across markets and regions, with Malaysian crude palm oil (CPO) futures hitting a four-month low while Chicago soyoil futures fell, pressured by lower crude oil prices and expectations around US biofuel policies.
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    • The Global Grain Geneva 2025 Conference highlighted an industry navigating a "new normal" of uncertainty, where geopolitical upheavals, climate challenges, and sustainability demands are reshaping grain markets, supply chains, and risk strategies.
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    • The rationales for MB-ALU-0002 Alumina index, fob Australia, $/tonne on those days had omitted a deal at $318 per tonne FOB Gladstone for 30,000 tonnes, which had been carried over from the previous index. This has been corrected. The published prices are unaffected by this change. This price is part of the Fastmarkets base metals package. For […]
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    • Spot prices for lithium iron phosphate (LFP) black mass and battery scrap rose during the week to Thursday November 13, driven by a sharp increase in Chinese lithium carbonate prices, sources told Fastmarkets.
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    • Learn about the new safeguarding measures for ferroalloys in the EU, including tariff-rate quotas and price thresholds.
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    • Fastmarkets has discontinued its weekly price assessment for MB-FEN-0001 nickel pig iron, high-grade NPI content 10-15%, contract, ddp China, on Friday November 21. After a consultation period that ended on November 18, Fastmarkets has discontinued its weekly price assessment for MB-FEN-0001 nickel pig iron, high-grade NPI content 10-15%, contract, ddp China, due to the insufficient price inputs under […]
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    • Fastmarkets has corrected its price assessment for MB-STE-0112 Steel reinforcing bar (rebar) domestic, exw Egypt, E£/tonne and rationale, which was published incorrectly on Thursday November 20. The lower end of the reinforcing bar (rebar) domestic, exw Egypt assessment was published incorrectly; E£33,300 per tonne was mistakenly carried over from the previous week. The correct lower end, as […]
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    • Fastmarkets has corrected several hide and leather monthly averages calculated between December 2023 and May 2024 after identifying a back-end calculation error. The full list of incorrect and corrected prices can be found here. Fastmarkets’ pricing database has been updated to reflect this change. These prices are part of the Fastmarkets Industrial Agriculture package. For more information […]
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