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Fastmarkets is amending its holiday pricing schedule for 15 China ferrous prices in 2025.

Fastmarkets has amended the publication deadline for its Germany and Italy domestic steel scrap price assessments.

The price subject to this annual review is Fastmarkets’ MB-STE-0141 steel billet import, cfr Manila, $/tonne.​This consultation, which is open until Friday March 6, seeks to ensure that our methodologies continue to reflect the physical CFR Manila steel billet market, in compliance with the International Organization of Securities Commission (IOSCO) principles for price reporting agencies (PRAs). This […]

Fastmarkets has corrected its assessment for MB-STE-0154 steel hot-rolled coil domestic, ex-whs Eastern China on December 24.

The deadline will be amended from the second Friday of each month to publication by the final Friday of each month. The change is being made to ensure that all key market participants have concluded their monthly prices before the assessment is made. The prices in question are: MB-STE-0167 Steel scrap, E3 old thick scrap, domestic, […]

Fastmarkets’ daily steel hot-rolled coil index, fob mill US Midwest, $/cwt for Thursday November 13 was published earlier than scheduled due to an error. Fastmarkets’ pricing database has been updated.

Fastmarkets has corrected the rationale for its MB-STE-0184 steel hot-rolled coil index, fob mill US Midwest, which was published incorrectly on Tuesday September 2 due to the inclusion of an incorrect date. The rationale for MB-STE-0184 steel hot-rolled coil index, fob mill US Midwest, had erroneously stated that the index was calculated at $41.50 per cwt on […]

Fastmarkets launched MB-STE- 0944 steel hot-rolled coil index, delivered Los Angeles, on Tuesday November 11, 2025.