Zinc producer Korea Zinc has entered into a $140 million investment agreement with Trafigura to build an “all-in-one” nickel refinery, it said on Friday November 17

China’s lithium prices continued to soften in the week to Thursday November 16, remaining under downward pressure from persistently weak buying appetite and bearish sentiment

European producers of synthetic graphite have welcomed the addition of the material into the European Commission’s Critical Raw Materials Act (CRMA) but they stress more needs to be done for the sector to compete with Chinese imports and meet the act’s goals

Despite recent rains favoring crops, Brazilian farmers remain cautious

Please note Fastmarkets has corrected its index assessments for steel scrap, HMS 1&2 (80:20 mix), North Europe origin, cfr Turkey, MB-STE-0416, and steel scrap, HMS 1&2 (80:20 mix), US origin, cfr Turkey, MB-STE-0417, which were published incorrectly on Thursday November 9.

Fastmarkets proposes to amend the publication time of its Bangladesh steel scrap import price assessments to 4pm UK time from 5-6pm Singapore time currently.

Renewed restrictions on the Panama Canal curb shipping expectations

A decrease in corn prices and uncertainties over the next soybean crop contribute to lower production estimates

Renewable ticket market records one of its most active periods for several months

Despite slower population growth and lower household formation rates, there remains a shortfall in the housing market, particularly for starter homes in North America