News and market analysis

The publication of Fastmarkets’ assessments for MB-IRO-0002 Pig iron export, fob main port Black Sea, CIS, $/tonne; MB-IRO-0014 Pig iron import, cfr Italy, $/tonne; and MB-FE-0004 Hot-briquetted iron, cfr Italian ports, $/tonne were delayed on Thursday March 5 because of a reporter error. Fastmarkets’ pricing database has been updated.

Brazilian BEK prices remained influenced by seasonal demand patterns, currency movements and buyer inventory strategies, as early signs of the Middle East conflict impact on pulp markets emerged through logistics and cost considerations.

The prices that will be affected are AG-SAF-0006 sustainable aviation fuel (SAF max), base cost, exw Netherlands (incl. HBE-IXB credits), $ per tonne, and AG-SAF-0007 sustainable aviation fuel (HVO max), base cost, exw Netherlands (incl. HBE-IXB credits), $ per tonne. Following the update by the Netherlands to its current biofuel mandate ahead of its full implementation of […]

Fastmarkets has suspended its pricing for Iran steel billet and slab exports following the escalation of the conflict between the US, Israel and Iran and because relevant, relative pricing data is not immediately available.

The two prices will broaden coverage of the world’s largest graphite flake market, complementing existing Fastmarkets’ graphite flake offerings. The new Chinese domestic prices will provide market participants with additional reference points, capturing unique dynamics of Chinese graphite market, particularly in the wake of graphite export controls that have raised the need for domestic market […]

Fastmarkets published its assessment of the MB-STE-0232 steel scrap No1 busheling, consumer buying price, delivered mill Chicago, $/gross ton on Thursday March 5, 2026.

Fastmarkets is increasing the frequency of its Brazilian domestic steel price assessments to a biweekly basis to bring them into closer alignment with current trading patterns and market dynamics. Under the change, Fastmarkets would publish these prices twice a month, on the second and fourth Friday of the month, at 2-3 pm New York time. […]

Fastmarkets is inviting feedback from the industry on the pricing methodology for its steel hot-rolled coil import, cfr Jebel Ali, UAE price, as part of its annual methodology review process.

Fastmarkets is inviting feedback from the industry on the pricing methodology for its steel reinforcing bar (rebar), domestic, delivered Saudi Arabia price, as part of its annual methodology review process.

Roughly 40,000 tonnes per month of copper cathode that once flowed smoothly into the United Arab Emirates (UAE) through Jebel Ali had few options to reroute after the Strait of Hormuz officially closed on Monday March 2, with the only alternative entry points — Khor Fakkan and Fujairah — already straining under the weight of diverted cargo, market sources told Fastmarkets.