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Fastmarkets has corrected its assessment for MB-STE-0047 Steel hot-rolled coil import, cfr main port Southern Europe, €/tonne published on Wednesday April 29.

Fastmarkets has decided to change the timestamp of several of its agriculture prices linked to the Chicago Mercantile Exchange and MIAX Futures Exchange to align the time of publication with the exchanges’ settlement time at 1:15pm US Central Time.

Learn how global energy shocks and delayed housing recoveries will challenge the North American wood products market in 2026. Learn to protect your margins. Read more.

Fastmarkets is expanding its renewable fuels coverage with the launch of new European HVO price assessments for four different product categories: HVO (Crop), HVO (UCO), HVO (Tallow) and HVO (POME), effective Thursday April 30, 2026.

Capital is flowing back into junior mining, but selectively. Investment is increasingly favouring development‑stage assets with clearer paths to production, supported by government funding and strategic partnerships. While demand for critical minerals underpins the cycle, early‑stage explorers continue to struggle for capital as investors prioritise discipline, ESG alignment and near‑term cash flow.

Following changes to the Netherlands biofuels mandate framework ahead of the country’s full implementation of the third iteration of the EU Renewable Energy Directive (RED III), aviation will no longer be included in the national mandate system.

Price Reporting Agencies (PRAs) like Fastmarkets are helping more F&B companies manage packaging and ingredient costs by providing a unified, comprehensive view of their true cost drivers. Find out how.

Fastmarkets has launched used cooking oil (UCO), FOB Amsterdam, Rotterdam, Antwerp, Ghent (ARAG), $/tonne assessment on Thursday April 30, to provide greater transparency in the European waste-based biofuel feedstocks market and improve the existing coverage of UCO in the region.

Fastmarkets has launched crude palm oil mill effluent (POME), CIF Amsterdam, Rotterdam, Antwerp (ARA), $/tonne assessment on Thursday April 30, to provide greater transparency in a growing European market for advanced biofuel feedstocks.

Confused by pulp pricing terminology? This guide defines the 5 major pulp price types, from list price to spot price, to help you navigate negotiations.