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Fastmarkets is inviting feedback on the pricing methodology for MB-AL-0004 aluminium P1020A premium, in-whs dp Rotterdam and MB-AL-0346 aluminium P1020A premium, in-whs dup Rotterdam ahead of the definitive period of the European Union’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism which starts from January 2026.

Cleveland-Cliffs expects 2025 to be a strong year for the company, citing decreasing interest rates, certainty after the US elections and an increase in manufacturing onshoring, top executives said in the company’s third-quarter earnings call on Tuesday November 5.

The United States Department of Energy (DOE) announced on Thursday October 31 a further $44.8 million in funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) for eight projects to lower the costs of recycling electric vehicle (EV) batteries and EV battery components to ultimately decrease overall EV costs.

Li-Cycle announced on Thursday October 31 that it had entered an agreement with Glencore to sell 100% of the premium nickel-cobalt mixed hydroxide precipitate (MHP) production at its stalled hub in Rochester, New York – a step that could support Li-Cycle’s efforts to finalize a loan with the US Department of Energy (DOE).

Unprecedented supply tightness and record low treatment and refining charges (TC/RCs) are likely to challenge copper smelters in 2025 – even more than in 2024, sources told Fastmarkets.

The polls officially opened in the US on Tuesday November 5 for the presidential election pitting incumbent Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump.