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    • Plant, Tree, Fir
      Navigating price volatility in the forest products market – read our whitepaper
      Keeping up to date in the ever-shifting landscape of the forest industry is crucial for professionals to make sense of the market
      April 3, 2025
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      By the Fastmarkets team
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    • Fastmarkets to add 12 new pallet assessments
      Fastmarkets is making clarifying changes to the names of six current pallet assessments (listed below) and adding 12 new pallet price assessments.
      April 2, 2025
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      By the Fastmarkets team
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    • Delayed publication of Turkish steel scrap import indices
      The publication of Fastmarkets’ Turkish steel scrap import indices was delayed on Wednesday April 2 because of a technical fault. Fastmarkets’ pricing database has been updated. The following prices were affected: MB-STE-0416 Steel scrap HMS 1&2 (80:20 mix) North Europe origin, cfr Turkey, $/tonne MB-STE-0417 Steel scrap HMS 1&2 (80:20 mix) US origin, cfr Turkey, […]
      April 2, 2025
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      By Cem Turken
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    • Amendment to titanium dioxide sulfate grade assessment frequency
      After a consultation period, Fastmarkets has amended the frequency of its MB-TI-0009 Titanium dioxide pigment, sulfate grade, fob China, price assessment from weekly to fortnightly. The new fortnightly frequency will start on April 3, with the subsequent assessment on April 17. MB-TI-0009 Titanium dioxide pigment, sulfate grade, fob China, $ per tonneQuality: Sulfate gradeQuantity: Min 20 tonnesLocation: fob ChinaTiming: SpotUnit: $ […]
      April 2, 2025
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      By Jon Stibbs
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    • Delayed publication of iron ore DR grade pellet premium
      The publication of Fastmarkets’ iron ore DR-grade pellet premium, quarterly contract was delayed due to a reporter’s error. Fastmarkets’ pricing database has been updated. The MB-IRO-0077 Iron ore DR-grade pellet premium, quarterly contract was published on Wednesday April 2 – the second working day of the quarter, while usually it is published on the first […]
      April 2, 2025
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      By Marina Shulga
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    • Delayed publication of iron ore daily prices: pricing notice
      MB-IRO-0008 Iron ore 62% Fe fines, cfr QingdaoMB-IRO-0144 62% Fe low-alumina fines, cfr QingdaoMB-IRO-0009 Iron ore 65% Fe Brazil-origin fines, cfr QingdaoMB-IRO-0017 Iron ore 58% Fe fines high-grade premium index, cfr QingdaoMB-IRO-0015 Iron ore 58% Fe fines, cfr QingdaoMB-IRO-0010 62.5% Fe Australia-origin lump ore premium, cfr QingdaoThese prices are part of the Fastmarkets’ steelmaking raw […]
      April 2, 2025
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      By Norman Fong
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    • Launch of four prices for tissue jumbo rolls in Brazil
      Fastmarkets has launched four price assessments for tissue jumbo rolls in Brazil on Tuesday April 1.
      April 1, 2025
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      By Jorge Barbosa
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    • Resilient growth in US forest carbon markets
      The US forestry sector is undergoing a transformation as timberland managers increasingly diversify beyond traditional operations to embrace forest carbon projects, conservation, renewable energy, and carbon capture initiatives.
      April 1, 2025
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      By Gabriel Reis, Stuart Evans
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    • Plant, Field, Food
      Rouen weekly milling wheat exports reach 87,000 tonnes, highest in 2025
      French milling wheat exports from the port of Rouen reached their greatest volume in the past 16 weeks, with 87,000 tonnes of milling wheat exported in the week to March 26, according to data released by French port operator Haropa on Thursday, March 27. While the 87,000 tonnes is a relatively large volume of weekly […]
      April 1, 2025
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      By Sam Balf
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    • Architecture, Building, Cityscape
      US-China trade war: what’s next for Asia’s ferro-alloys sector? | Part 2
      In the second of a two-part series, Fastmarkets looks at opportunities for the Asia ferro-alloys sector that could result from US-China trade tensions or against a backdrop of greater trade protection, ahead of the Asia Ferroalloys 2025 Conference
      April 1, 2025
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      By Tina Tong, Jessica Long, the Fastmarkets team
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    Box, Indoors, Interior Design
    Key raw materials and the cost of fast-moving consumer goods

    Fastmarkets’ 2025 outlook for key raw materials and ingredients used in the production and distribution of fast-moving consumer goods.

    June 13, 2025
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    By: the Fastmarkets team
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    Corrugated board under pressure: Effects of avian flu in Brazil’s packaging market

    Understand the impact of avian flu on Brazil’s poultry exports and the packaging sector’s critical challenges in the coming months.

    June 13, 2025
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    By: Rafael Barisauskas
    Box, Cardboard, Carton
    Klabin sees softwood as key; core strategy moves away from commodities: CEO interview 

    Discover how Klabin, Brazil’s largest producer, leads in packaging paper and innovates with its Eukaliner product.

    June 12, 2025
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    By: Marina Faleiros
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    Vale Base Metals aiming to join top-five in copper, nickel production – CEO Shaun Usmar says

    Vale Base Metals plans to boost annual copper production to 700,000 tonnes by 2035, aiming to become a top-five global producer of nickel and copper. CEO Shaun Usmar highlights a focus on productivity, cost optimization and sustainable growth. With strong assets in Canada and Brazil, Vale is well-positioned to meet rising global demand.

    June 12, 2025
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    By: James McKeigue
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