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Fastmarkets closes the CBAM pricing gap with daily view of carbon import costs

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3 months ago

June 9, 2026

LONDON, June 9, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Fastmarkets, a leading cross-commodity price reporting agency (PRA), today announced the launch of two new daily CBAM price assessments. These are designed to address one of the biggest challenges facing companies exposed to the EU’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM): the lack of real-time visibility into carbon costs at the point of trade.

As CBAM transitions from a reporting requirement to a financial obligation, managing carbon cost exposure in real time is becoming critical for affected companies. The new assessments are designed to give the market the visibility needed to act at the point where commercial decisions are made.

The CBAM Certificate Index and CBAM Certificate Builder provide the market with its first consistent daily view of expected CBAM certificate costs. This gives importers and exporters the ability to price, procure and manage risk before the EU confirms official certificate costs.

Under the current CBAM framework, certificate costs are only confirmed after each reporting period – quarterly in 2026 and weekly from 2027 – leaving companies without clarity on carbon costs while goods are crossing the border. For industries such as steel, aluminium and cement, this creates significant uncertainty in pricing, procurement and risk management. Fastmarkets’ new assessments are designed to close this gap.

The CBAM Certificate Index, published daily in €/tCO2e, provides a forward-looking assessment of certificate costs at the end of the reporting period. It combines auctioned European Union Allowance (EUA) values with spot and forward EUA prices, bringing primary and secondary market data into a single actionable benchmark. As each reporting period progresses and more auctions are completed, the Index increasingly reflects costs already locked in, offering a more accurate indicator than forward EUA prices alone. In the first quarter of 2026, the index closely anticipated the final CBAM certificate price, demonstrating its ability to track outcomes despite broader market volatility.

The CBAM Certificate Builder, also published daily in €/tCO2e, provides a complementary view by tracking the volume-weighted average cost of EUA auctions completed within the current reporting period. This gives market participants a transparent picture of the costs already embedded in the final CBAM certificate price.

Together, the two series provide both a forward-looking signal and a running total of accrued costs, enabling companies to better manage exposure throughout the reporting cycle. Both assessments are designed to converge with the official CBAM certificate price at the close of each period.

“CBAM introduces a new layer of uncertainty into global trade because the final cost is only confirmed after transactions have already taken place. Bringing greater predictability to that cost is essential if companies are going to manage pricing, procurement and compliance decisions with greater confidence as carbon becomes a core part of cross-border trade,” said Sam Carew, Fastmarkets Senior Strategic Markets Editor.

Companies subject to CBAM are required to purchase certificates covering the embedded emissions of imported goods. By integrating the CBAM Certificate Index and Builder with the Fastmarkets CBAM cost calculator, customers can quantify, forecast and actively manage their CBAM exposure using either EU default values or their own verified emissions data. This enables more confident decisions across pricing, procurement and compliance strategies as CBAM transitions from a reporting framework to a fully financial obligation.

For more information, visit Fastmarkets’ carbon markets page.

ABOUT FASTMARKETS

Fastmarkets is an industry-leading PRA and information provider for the agriculture, forest products, metals, carbon and energy transition markets. Its benchmark prices, analytics, forecasts, and insights are critical to customers seeking to trade, manage risk, and understand complex global markets.

Fastmarkets was founded in 1913, with a heritage dating back to 1865 through several of its acquired brands. Fastmarkets employs more than 700 people worldwide, with offices across Europe, the Americas, and Asia. The company is privately held and backed by Astorg, a leading European private equity firm.

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Zendure Wins Double Honors at the Global Product Technology Innovation Awards 2026, with SolarFlow 4000 Mix Pro Taking Gold

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September 6, 2026

At IFA 2026 in Berlin, Zendure’s flagship SolarFlow 4000 Mix Pro earns the Sustainable Home Energy Storage System Gold Award, while Zendure receives the Smart Energy Solutions Brand Award.

BERLIN, Sept. 6, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Zendure, a global pioneer of plug-in home energy management systems (HEMS), announced that it has received two honors at the Global Product Technology Innovation Awards 2026. Its flagship home storage system, the SolarFlow 4000 Mix Pro, won the Sustainable Home Energy Storage System Gold Award, while Zendure was named a winner of the Smart Energy Solutions Brand Award. Presented during the opening days of IFA 2026 in Berlin, the two awards recognize Zendure’s focus on the clean-energy storage sector and its lightweight, intelligent, and low-carbon approach to powering the home.

Sustainable Home Energy Storage System Gold Award — SolarFlow 4000 Mix Pro

The SolarFlow 4000 Mix Pro is a 4 kW bidirectional AC, AI-driven, all-in-one plug-in home energy storage system that brings home-storage-grade capacity and power to a plug-in form factor. A single unit scales from 8 kWh to 50 kWh, and up to 150 kWh when paired with Zendure’s PowerHub accepts up to 13 kW of total solar input, making it well-suited to larger homes, heat pumps, and EV charging. Combined with rooftop solar, it can reduce household electricity costs by up to 91%, equivalent to around €2,560 a year in a typical German scenario.

Smart Energy Solutions Brand Award — Zendure

The Smart Energy Solutions Brand Award recognizes Zendure’s broader leadership in intelligent home energy. Zendure’s SolarFlow ecosystem scales seamlessly from plug-and-play storage to whole-home energy management. At its core is Agentic HEMS, which draws on consumption, solar, weather, and dynamic-pricing data to automate energy decisions, shift usage to lower-cost periods, and cut household electricity costs, a clear step toward the company’s vision of becoming the home energy hub of the AI era.

Zendure is showcasing the SolarFlow 4000 Mix Pro and its full ZEN + Home ecosystem at IFA 2026, Hall 2.2, Stand 124, from September 4 to 8 in Berlin.

About Zendure

Driven by our purpose to accelerate a sustainable future, Zendure is a global pioneer of plug-in HEMS. With R&D and operations centers spanning major tech hubs like Silicon Valley and the Greater Bay Area, alongside Japan and Germany, our vision is to become The Home Energy Hub of the AI Era. Zendure’s mission is to empower every household worldwide with the ultimate freedom of energy control. We deliver this through the SolarFlow ecosystem—combining modular storage, intelligent power management, and flexible solar input. Scaling seamlessly from plug-and-play and retrofit storage to whole-home energy management, SolarFlow maximizes self-consumption, reduces grid dependence, and ensures reliable backup.

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Creality Unveils K3, SPARKX i8 and Expanded Creative Ecosystem at IFA 2026

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44 minutes ago

September 6, 2026

BERLIN, Sept. 6, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Creality, a global leader in 3D printing, unveiled its latest product portfolio at IFA 2026, bringing together new developments across multi-channel and multi-material 3D printing, filament recycling, resin printing, 3D scanning, laser creation, and digitally manufactured consumer products.

The new lineup arrives with recognition from the IFA Innovation Awards 2026, with the Creality M1 Filament Maker named a Winner and the new flagship K3 recognised as an Honoree. The honours highlight Creality’s continued innovation across both next-generation 3D printing and more sustainable material workflows.

Leading Creality’s 3D printing lineup are the new K3 and SPARKX i8, representing two approaches to more efficient and versatile multicolour printing. They are joined by the large-format Ender-3 V3 Mega, the new HALOT-X1 Max and HALOT-X1 Neo resin printers, the portable Pika 3D scanner, Creality’s latest A1C and T1C laser systems, and Nexbie 3D-printed footwear.

K3: Award-Recognised Multi-Channel and Multi-Material Innovation

Recognised as an IFA Innovation Awards 2026 Honoree, the K3 represents the latest evolution of Creality’s flagship K Series. Powered by the built-in KliTek™ multi-channel system, it enables nozzle swaps in just 4.8 seconds, eliminating the repeated filament retraction, reloading, and heavy purging typical of single-nozzle multicolour printers. The system cuts total print time by up to 80%* and material waste by up to 85%*.

With optional add-on accessories, the K3 unlocks advanced multi-material capabilities and mixed-nozzle printing. It handles soft, flexible filaments including TPU 85A–95A, combines materials of varying hardness in a single build, and supports hybrid nozzle configurations—pairing a 0.4 mm nozzle for high-precision outer walls with a 0.8 mm nozzle for rapid infill, boosting print efficiency by up to 30%*. Combined with an AI-assisted workflow and an open ecosystem, the K3 expands creative possibilities for makers, print farm operators, and industrial professionals alike.

*Data based on Creality’s internal testing. Actual results may vary depending on testing conditions.

M1: Award-Winning Filament Recycling

Named a Winner at the IFA Innovation Awards 2026, the M1 Filament Maker extends 3D printing into a more circular material workflow. Working with the R1 Shredder, the system enables users to process plastic and failed prints into new filament, while also supporting customised material formulations for greater experimentation and reuse.

SPARKX i8: Efficient Four-Colour Creation

The SPARKX i8 makes four-colour printing faster, cleaner, and easier to use. Its four-channel toolhead and 4-in-1 hotend keep four filaments ready at once, while a short shared melt zone minimises purging between colours, reducing material waste and transition time.

Combined with AI-assisted creation and intelligent printing features, the i8 is designed to shorten the journey from an initial idea to a finished multicolour object with fewer manual steps.

Expanding the AI-Powered Creative Ecosystem

Creality has also expanded its FDM lineup with the Ender-3 V3 Mega, combining a 420 × 420 × 420 mm build volume with support for 85A–95A TPU. Designed for large models and batch production, it brings greater scale and material flexibility to the Ender platform.

The resin lineup has grown with HALOT-X1 Max and HALOT-X1 Neo. The X1 Neo offers a compact, accessible entry point with high-resolution printing and AI-assisted creation, while the flagship X1 Max combines a 17.1 L build volume, 16K display, 40°C active heating, quad-lead-screw architecture, and a 5 L smart resin system for larger, continuous production.

For 3D scanning, the new Pika packs a seven-line blue laser and NIR scanning into a portable 260 g body, delivering accuracy up to 0.03 mm and scanning speeds of up to 110 fps. AI-powered processing and wireless connectivity further simplify the path from physical objects to editable digital models.

Creality’s latest laser solutions further extend the ecosystem into engraving, cutting, marking, and personalisation, giving creators more ways to turn digital designs into physical objects.

Beyond creative tools, Creality is showcasing the possibilities of digital manufacturing through Nexbie and its latest 3D-printed footwear collection. Models including CloudWing, CloudSpark, and CloudX combine DLP printing, advanced elastomers, and digitally engineered structures to explore new approaches to footwear design and production.

As IFA continues, Creality’s booth H20.143 remains open to visitors looking to explore its latest products and hands-on experiences. From the award-recognised K3 and M1 to new developments across multicolour printing, scanning, laser processing and digitally manufactured consumer products, the portfolio reflects Creality’s broader ambition to make advanced digital fabrication more accessible across the creative workflow.

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Haier Showcases AI-Powered Smart Home Ecosystem at IFA 2026

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2 hours ago

September 6, 2026

Connected products understand and adapt to everyday needs

BERLIN, Sept. 6, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Haier, the world’s No. 1 brand in major home appliances for 17 consecutive years*, showcased an AI-powered smart home ecosystem at IFA 2026 spanning garment care, refrigeration, cooking, entertainment, digital services and robotics. Under the theme “Home of Intelligent Possibilities,” the showcase demonstrates how connected appliances can evolve into a coordinated home that senses conditions, understands context, learns from user habits and adapts the way devices operate, creating a more intuitive and responsive experience at home.

AI That Adapts to Everyday Life

Across the portfolio, AI turns real-time information into practical adjustments. The Vision 15 washing machine uses an internal camera, sensors and algorithms to detect factors such as load size, balance and foam levels, and then adjust water levels, detergent dosing, drum movement and program settings. In refrigeration, the Maestro prototype brings several preservation technologies together. Its AI Food Care System 2.0 recognizes stored ingredients and recommends suitable conditions to help users manage food more effectively.

The ID Ultimate Series 6 oven applies the same approach to cooking. Its internal camera recognizes food, monitors cooking progress and can stop the program when the desired result has been reached. In the living room, UltraSense AI analyzes content and ambient conditions to adjust picture and sound on Haier Smart TVs in real time.

Together, these technologies extend AI into coordinated home scenarios across laundry, food care, cooking and entertainment. The hOn app brings Haier Europe’s connected products, services and home experiences together in a single digital environment, enabling them to work together around daily routines and translate connected technology into practical benefits at home.

This progression from individual products to coordinated home scenarios is already reaching users at scale. According to Euromonitor International, Haier Smart Home was recognized as the world’s No. 1 smart home enterprise based on global smart home revenue in 2025. Haier smart home platform has surpassed 130 million registered users worldwide and recorded 86.1 billion smart scene interactions in 2025.

Extending Intelligence Into Physical Interaction

Haier also showed how AI and embodied intelligence could translate smart home intelligence into physical tasks. The showcase featured humanoid robots interacting with appliances, robotic cleaning systems designed to recognize objects and different types of dirt, along with companion robots developed for voice assistance and personalized support.

The Haier Exoskeleton extended this theme beyond the home. Its sensors and algorithms interpret movement intentions in real time and adjust the assistance provided to each user, supporting mobility while preserving natural movement. Together, the demonstrations reflect Haier’s work to connect AI, appliances and robotics around practical human needs.

This technology portfolio is supported by Haier’s “10+N” open innovation system, which connects global research resources with local user insights. In the first half of 2026, Haier topped on IPRdaily’s global smart home invention patent list for the 15th consecutive time. Looking ahead, Haier plans to invest at least 13 billion euros over the next five years, with a focus on foundational technologies including artificial intelligence, semiconductors and IoT security to underpin its AI-native transformation.

Haier’s presence at IFA also highlights its global sports partnerships under the “Play with the Number Ones” concept, connecting the pursuit of excellence in sports with the brand’s focus on innovation, performance and better user experiences worldwide.

Visitors can experience Haier’s smart home technologies in Hall 3.1 at Stand 101 during IFA 2026 in Berlin from Sept. 4 to 8.

*Source: Euromonitor International Limited; Consumer Appliances 2026 Edition; % unit share, 2025 volume sales data

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