Market participants are converging on Bali in Indonesia for the Fastmarkets International Critical Minerals & Metals Summit (ICMMS) on September 5 and 6, so ahead of the event, we capture the main themes facing the global nickel market.

Fastmarkets launched two price assessments for AG-SSD-0015 Sunmeal cpt POC and AG-SSD-0014 Sunoil cpt POC on Monday September 3, 2024.

This was driven by a 3.5% decline in U.S. OSB production despite a 4.2% increase in Canadian output.

Fastmarkets launched a new alumina index for Indonesian material on Monday September 2 ahead of the International Critical Minerals and Mining Summit to be held in Bali later this week.

China’s lithium carbonate prices fell in the week to Thursday August 29, amid volatility in futures prices. Hydroxide prices also softened on the back of muted spot demand.

Ford Motor Co has joined the line-up of automotive companies pumping the brakes on the production of electric vehicles (EVs) and opting to focus instead on hybrid models.

Fastmarkets amended the pricing frequency of its MB-STE-0889 steel scrap, index, heavy recycled steel materials, cfr east China and MB-STE-0895 steel scrap, index, heavy recycled steel materials, cfr north China on Wednesday August 28.

Fastmarkets has corrected its price assessments for AG-SYB-0036 soymeal FOB Argentina Premium and AG-SYB-0035 soymeal FOB Argentina, which were published incorrectly on Monday August 26.

Fastmarkets will adjust the normalization calculation of its manganese ore high grade indices while keeping the same chemistry specifications and methodology.

The new EU Deforestation Regulation mandates exporters to provide detailed documentation and geolocation data to prove wood products are deforestation-free.