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The rationale was missing the backwardation data on Monday. The following line has been added to the rationale for MB-AL-0020 aluminium P1020A premium, ddp Midwest US: “The LME C/3M spread was trading at a $8.25/t backwardation at the time of assessment on Monday, compared to a $8.00/t backwardation on Friday.” The published price is unaffected by this […]

Fastmarkets has corrected its MBU-ALU-0002 alumina index, fob Australia and corresponding inferred prices, which were published incorrectly on Friday February 21, due to an incorrect methodology application.

Here are some key discussion topics ahead of the International Zinc Association’s (IZA) International Zinc & Zinc Oxide 2025 conference, taking place in San Diego on February 23-26.

The following premium was affected:MB-AL-0020 Aluminium P1020A premium, ddp Midwest US, US cents per lb The premium is a part of the Fastmarkets base metals package. For more information, or to provide feedback on the delayed publication of this premium, or if you would like to provide price information by becoming a data submitter to this […]

Increased metal refining capacity in China and Indonesia has led to a rise in production of Chinese and Indonesian cobalt metal brands. Data gathered from pricing sessions shows an increase in the trading activity of these brands on a spot and forward basis in the in-whs Rotterdam market. This data also shows these brands transacting […]

The US has the opportunity to be self-reliant on manganese for use in batteries once South32’s Hermosa project is up and running, the president of Hermosa told Fastmarkets.