Primary foundry alloy (PFA) premiums reached new all-time highs in both Europe and the United States in the month to Monday March 14, following increased supply concerns in both regions related to the Russian invasion of Ukraine

Despite the belief in some quarters that the benchmark aluminium premium in the United States had finally peaked, the P1020 premium rose to yet another all-time high on Friday March 11, approaching 40 cents per lb

Prices for secondary aluminium ingot in the UK reached new all-time highs in the week to Wednesday March 9 on increased demand and unprecedented prices for scrap grades across the country

Traders in China are seeking to move piled-up base metal stock in the country to Southeast Asia and Europe, where supply is tight, with export arbitrage terms turning positive since Russia's invasion of Ukraine

Fastmarkets has corrected its weekly aluminium P1020A premium, fca dp Italy, which was published incorrectly on March 1 due to a reporter error.

The highly influential Midwest premium (MWP) for primary aluminium in the United States reached a fourth record-high in the past six assessments on Friday February 25, following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine the day before

Negotiations of yearly zinc concentrate treatment charges (TC) contracts for 2022 high on agenda of annual conference in La Quinta, California

Five associations representing carbon-intensive industries in Europe have joined forces to demand changes to the scope of the European Union’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM). Signed on Wednesday, January 25, one of the five signatories to the joint statement, the European steel association Eurofer, released the statement to the public domain on January 27. The […]

The publication of Fastmarkets’ assessment of the Japan aluminium 6063 extrusion quarterly billet premium, cif MJP for the first quarter of 2021 was delayed due to a reporter error. The aluminium 6063 extrusion quarterly billet premium, cif MJP, is a quarterly premium and is normally published on the third Friday of the first month of […]

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