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Open consultation on methodology for Log Lines (LL) and Woodfiber and Biomass Markets (WBM) – Final decision

Fastmarkets invited feedback from the industry on the pricing methodologies for Log Lines and Woodfiber & Biomass Markets as part of its announced annual methodology review process.

December 20, 2024
By the Fastmarkets team
Biomass Pricing notice Timber

No feedback was received during the consultation. Further, no changes will be made to methodologies at this time.

This consultation, which closed December 19, 2024, seeks to ensure that our methodologies continue to reflect the physical market under indexation, in compliance with the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) principles for Price Reporting Agencies (PRAs). This includes all elements of our pricing process, our price specifications and publication frequency.

You can find the current methodology for LL and WBM here.

To see all Fastmarkets pricing methodology and specification documents, go to https://www.fastmarkets.com/methodology/forest-products

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