The heads of 40 metals companies and a number of industry associations have called on European Union leaders to take emergency action to temporarily reduce gas prices in order to alleviate costs and help continued production at their sites

The mining industry in Chile, the world’s largest producer of copper, will probably continue to face uncertainties regardless of the outcome of a national referendum on September 4 on the adoption of a new national constitution, key stakeholders told Fastmarkets on Wednesday, August 31

Fastmarkets published its assessments of No1 and No2 copper material discounts later than scheduled due to a reporter error.

Deliverable stocks of base metals at Shanghai Futures Exchange-registered warehouses were on divergent paths in the week to Friday August 26, with copper topping the gains in percentage terms, while tin led the declines

Fastmarkets published its European copper EQ cathode premium later than scheduled on Tuesday August 23, due to a reporter error.

The Inflation Reduction Act in the United States may ironically cause global metal market prices to rise for some metals used in electric vehicles (EVs), Fastmarkets sources said

While huge investments are being made to design, manufacture and improve electric vehicles, solutions to the means of charging rapidly growing numbers of them are needed too

Fastmarkets has corrected the first line in its pricing rationale for MB-CU-0403 copper grade A cathode premium, cif Shanghai, which was published incorrectly on Tuesday August 2 due to a reporter error.

There is a feeling of déjà-vu in the copper market as the potential for production curtailments and closures rears its head once again

The publication of Fastmarkets’ Shanghai bonded copper stocks for Monday July 25 was delayed by one day due to a reporter error.