Fastmarkets has corrected its MB-MNO-0005 manganese ore high grade port index, fot Tianjin, China, which was published incorrectly on Friday September 6.

The publication of Fastmarkets’ manganese ore seaborne indices for Friday September 6 was delayed due to a technical error. Fastmarkets’ pricing database has been updated.

After a consultation, Fastmarkets is increasing the publication frequency of its non-exchange-deliverable equivalent-grade (EQ) copper cathode premium, CIF Shanghai, from once a week to twice a week.

The next assessment will be published Wednesday, September 25. Pallet price specifications are as follows: Size: 48×40 inches Species: Western softwood Location: delivered Chicago, New York, San Francisco, Dallas, Seattle, Los Angeles Grades: GMA A-Grade Unit: US dollars per pallet Payment terms: Cash terms, no discounts included Publication: Monthly, last Wednesday of each month, 3:00 […]

The assessments will consider scrap extrusions, also known as profiles, comprised of 6063 aluminium alloy in two qualities: clean production scrap and post-consumer scrap with maximum impurities of 5% (also known as 95/5). The specifications of the new price assessments will be as follows: Aluminium scrap, clean production extrusions (6063), delivered consumer Europe, € per […]

Fastmarkets has corrected its MB-STE-0037 steel reinforcing bar (Rebar) domestic, exw Italy price, which was published incorrectly on Wednesday September 4.

Nickel and cobalt prices fluctuated through the month, but Fastmarkets’ assessments of battery-grade lithium carbonate spot prices fell for most of August due to poor consumer demand and a severe oversupply of material, sources said. Asia The sharp downtrend in lithium prices observed during the month also led to a decline in the value of […]

As we approach the end of the first quarter after the termination of the quarterly European ferro-chrome benchmark, Fastmarkets looks at what has happened since the benchmark ended – and what could happen next.

The willingness among steel consumers to pay premiums for ‘green’ products was not enough to offset the extra cost of the technology transition in the short term, according to Dr Karel Eloot, senior partner in the global materials insights department of management consultant McKinsey & Co.

Fastmarkets has launched three inferred FOB alumina indices for Indonesia, Vietnam and India to its daily FOB Australia index after a successful consultation with the industry.