Are fluctuating raw material costs worsening the US housing affordability crisis? Urgent action is needed to preserve homebuying opportunities, as explored by the Fastmarkets team

Here are the key insights from our conversation with Fastmarkets’ Paul Lusty on the future of the battery raw materials and electric vehicle markets

Fastmarkets has corrected its MB-STS-0259 stainless steel scrap 316 solids domestic, delivered merchants UK, £/tonne price assessment, which was published incorrectly on Friday June 14.

Market sentiment remain mixed on whether the investigation will impact aluminium prices and production

Chinese authorities are in the process of considering relaxing restrictions on the import of some specifications of black mass to the country, sources said

Chinese domestic authorities are in discussions to implement tighter targets on crude steel production across the country, in a bid to reduce energy consumption and carbon emissions, Fastmarkets understands

Aluminium premiums in all key regions remained well-supported in the week to Tuesday June 18, amid ongoing reports of tight availability, while market participants in Europe and Asia are focusing on ongoing negotiations for Japanese third-quarter supplies

News that Chinese investors are pumping billions of dollars of investment into the production of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) could re-write the dynamics around exports of used cooking oil (UCO), trade sources told Fastmarkets on Friday May 17

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s (KSA) ambitious plan to diversify away from oil and into metals will increase local nickel consumption and fund international mining projects, given recent massive investments in nickel-intense industries

Fastmarkets proposes to amend the name of the MB-AL-0231 Aluminium P1020A all-in price, delivered Midwest US, US cents/lb to clarify that the price is based on the London Metal Exchange cash aluminium price.