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How does Fastmarkets RISI do the cost benchmarking?

Written by Tom Berrett

Updated at July 16th, 2025

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How does Fastmarkets RISI do the cost benchmarking?

How does Fastmarkets RISI do the cost benchmarking?

Fastmarkets uses a bottom-up approach with a mass and energy balance to determine unit consumptions on a machine-by-product basis, which is then combined with regional unit costs to generate cash costs.

 

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