IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: 5 key stories from June 24

Here are five Fastmarkets MB stories you might have missed on Monday June 24 that are worth another look.

Koniambo Nickel SAS, 49%-owned by commodity firm Glencore, has evacuated and temporarily ceased production at its North Plant in New Caledonia following a leak at 6.22am local time on Monday June 24.

The United States Supreme Court has denied a request by the American Institute for International Steel (AIIS) to hear its case challenging the constitutionality of the Section 232 tariffs and quotas on imported steel implemented by President Donald Trump’s administration.

The ferro-tungsten market in Europe fell to a two-year low during the week ended Friday June 21 due to good spot availability and aggressive offers from suppliers looking to offload their material. Similarly, the European ammonium paratungstate market continued to retreat under pressure from cheaper offers in China and continuously weakening demand.

Nyrstar will write down the value of its zinc-copper-gold Myra Falls mine by an additional €30 million ($34.18 million), it said on June 22, bringing total 2018 impairment on assets to €130 million.

The benchmark for the supply of aluminium to main Japanese ports in the third quarter of 2019 has settled at a premium of $108 per tonne cif over the London Metal Exchange cash price.

What to read next
The proposal would align the index more closely with physically traded volumes in the region, and enable it to adjust to evolving market conditions. This proposal follows an observed widening of the spread between trader and smelter purchase components of the index and is aligned with a majority of market feedback. Additionally, Fastmarkets seeks feedback […]
Until now, aluminium has been hard to move, not hard to find. Global aluminium supply had remained technically intact, even as output was curtailed in parts of the Gulf, inventory buffers were drawn down or repositioned, and shipping through the Strait of Hormuz was severely disrupted.
Global aluminium producers face heightened uncertainty over power supplies, with oil and gas prices elevated by the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, through which around 20% of global oil and liquefied natural gas (LNG) flows, sources told Fastmarkets.
Fastmarkets is extending the consultation period for the methodology of several of its black mass payables indicators and prices, and is also proposing changes to the names of CIF South Korea and EWX Europe black mass prices.
Rio Tinto Aluminium is expanding its footprint beyond its historic hydro-powered Canadian base, targeting Europe, Asia and Latin America as part of a deliberate diversification strategy, according to the unit’s chief executive officer.
Fastmarkets has corrected its copper concentrates treatment and refinement charge indices, which were published incorrectly on March 20 2026 due to a technical error.