Steel merchant bar, loaded truck Port of Houston for immediate delivery, $/short ton

Fastmarkets has launched two monthly price assessments covering the solar photovoltaic (PV) module market and battery energy storage (BESS) cell market in China on Friday June 26, 2026.

Shin-Etsu Chemical, one of Japan’s largest manufacturers of rare earth magnets, plans to build a new domestic rare earths refinery in Fukui, Japan, as first reported by Nikkei Asia.

Fastmarkets has amended the minimum tonnage in its aluminium P1020A(MJP), cif Japan, spot premium assessment to 500 tonnes from 100 tonnes, effective June 25, 2026.