New plans to introduce block trades for bilaterally negotiated transactions on the London Metal Exchange are aimed at enhancing liquidity and transparency without harming the exchange’s core physical user base, chief executive officer Matthew Chamberlain told Fastmarkets.

As we approach the end of the first quarter after the termination of the quarterly European ferro-chrome benchmark, Fastmarkets looks at what has happened since the benchmark ended – and what could happen next.

The willingness among steel consumers to pay premiums for ‘green’ products was not enough to offset the extra cost of the technology transition in the short term, according to Dr Karel Eloot, senior partner in the global materials insights department of management consultant McKinsey & Co.

While the United States government is incentivizing, through various programs, the onshoring of all steps of the electric vehicle production process in the country, US automakers have been turning to South Korean and Japanese battery producers to establish battery manufacturing joint ventures in the country, sources said

Here are the key takeaways from market participants on scrap metal prices, market confidence, inventory and more from our September survey

As regulations evolve and sustainability concerns grow, Dr Jan-Philipp Mai of JPM Silicon explores the potential future of solar panel recycling and its implications for silicon markets in Asia and Europe.