Alcoa is ready to complete its first major acquisition deal since its creation in 2016 – and it may not be the last, the company’s chief executive officer has said.

The publication of Fastmarkets’ titanium scrap and ferro-titanium prices was delayed on Wednesday July 18 due to a reporter error.

Chinese mining giant CMOC reported a 178% year-on-year increase in cobalt metal production for the first six months of 2024, according to an announcement by the company on Friday July 12

Steel industry participants in the United States are unclear whether Brazilian slab imports will be exempt from the 25% tariffs under Section 232 that will be levied on Mexican imports for steel that is not melted and poured in Mexico, the US or Canada, sources told Fastmarkets on Wednesday July 17

Fastmarkets has amended the name of MB-AL-0231 Aluminium P1020A all-in price, delivered Midwest US, US cents/lb as of Wednesday July 17.

Analysis by UK-based industry group ChargeUK shows that there are now more than 930,000 public, home and workplace charging points for electric vehicles (EVs) across the nation, supporting 1.1 million such vehicles

Aluminum scrap generation in Europe is expected to decrease in the current quarter due to lower demand from downstream metal producers amid the domestic seasonal summer slowdown, according to the latest market overview from the Bureau of International Recycling (BIR)

The publication of Fastmarkets’ price assessments for MB-STE-0093 Turkey domestic auto bundle scrap and MB-STE-0094 Turkey domestic melting scrap from shipbreaking for June 17 were delayed due to a reporter error.

The publication of Fastmarkets’ MB-STE-0887 steel scrap shredded, index, import, cfr Port Qasim, Pakistan was delayed on Tuesday July 16 due to a technical error.

Brazilian soybean exports maintained a robust pace in July, surpassing last year's figures, while corn shipments faced challenges in keeping up with demand.