The publication of Fastmarkets’ Bangladesh import steel scrap prices for October 23, 2025 were delayed because of a reporter error. Fastmarkets’ pricing database has been updated. The following prices were published with a delay of 15 minutes:MB-STE-0881 Steel scrap HMS 1&2 (80:20) deep-sea origin import, cfr BangladeshMB-STE-0884 Steel scrap HMS 1&2 (80:20) containerized import, cfr Bangladesh, $/tonneMB-STE-0885 Steel […]

With cobalt exports from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) set to resume in a few days’ time, the LME Week event in London has so far served as a mixing pot for opinions on how far the current price rally could go and the blue metal’s long-term future – from a perspective of both upstream DRC policy and downstream battery chemistry.

Xerion Advanced Battery Corp. is about to commission a 50-tonne cobalt production unit in Dayton, Ohio, part of its strategy to scale early annual output to 2,000 tonnes.

Europe is facing a potential green aluminium deficit as production halts in Iceland and Mozambique threaten regional supply. Market analysts warn that the resulting shortage of low-carbon aluminium could reshape trade flows and drive higher premiums through 2026.

The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and its southern neighbor Zambia are betting on winning more benefits from their copper endowment by directly trading the metal themselves while output and demand for copper surge,

Teck Resources exceeded expectations for Red Dog zinc concentrates shipments from Alaska amid trade challenges with China, while the company projected steady output for 2025 before gradual declines as the mine nears the end of its life.

Backed by the German government and armed with decades of commodities trading experience, Securing Energy for Europe (SEFE) is moving into metals with a deliberate, risk-managed strategy designed to bridge the worlds of energy and industry, a company executive has said.

Fastmarkets has corrected its MB-ALU-0002 Alumina index, fob Australia, which was published incorrectly on Monday October 20 due to a procedural lapse. Fastmarkets has also corrected all the related inferred indices.

Soybean futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange were unchanged on Wednesday October 15 amid positive data on US soybean demand, although concerns over the US-China trade war persisted.

Rising energy costs and policy decisions are shaping the future of US aluminium smelting. Domestic production, investment and competitiveness depend on low-cost power, tariff impacts and the transition to renewable and nuclear energy sources.