The ferro-alloys sector in China has shown a muted response to the country’s economic targets set for 2024 and laid out in the government work report released by Premier Minister Qiang Li on Tuesday March 5 in Beijing, industry sources have told Fastmarkets

What is the outlook for key raw materials in the construction industry in 2024, including steel, scrap, aluminium and lumber?

Fluctuations observed in lithium spot prices in recent years are not expected to undermine the long-term growth potential of the market, according to the chief executive officer of UK-based mineral processing company Green Lithium

After a consultation period, Fastmarkets has amended the MB-CO-0004 cobalt alloy grade and MB-CO-0005 cobalt standard grade prices.

Fastmarkets proposes to amend the pricing frequency of its MB-STE-0879 steel scrap H2 Japan origin import, cfr South Korea and MB-STE-0880 steel scrap HMS 1&2 (80:20) deep-sea origin import, cfr South Korea to once a month from the current weekly basis.

Fastmarkets has made a series of corrections to its zinc SHG min 99.995% ingot premium monthly average, delivered UK (MB-ZN-0082) price assessment.

In a move set to reshape the aluminium market, the US Department of Commerce's preliminary findings reveal unfair subsidies by China, Indonesia, Mexico, and Turkey, sparking predictions of tightened supply and rising premiums

The London Metal Exchange has reaffirmed its position on low-carbon nickel pricing, highlighting challenges concerning market scale and definitions, it said in a notice issued to its members on Tuesday March 5

The Chinese government has set a 5% target for growth of the country’s gross domestic product (GDP) in 2024, compared with the increase of 5.2% in 2023, according to a Government Work Report released by Premier Minister Qiang Li on Tuesday March 5 in Beijing

Fastmarkets has corrected the pricing rational for MB-CU-0403 copper grade A cathode premium, cif Shanghai, which was published incorrectly on Tuesday March 5. No premiums were corrected.