China’s electric vehicle (EVs) sector received a boost from government subsidies, with output and sales rising considerably year on year in September, according to the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM) on Wednesday October 11

Plans for a major battery metals recycling hub run by Glencore and Li-Cycle in Italy are likely to go ahead despite recent pushback from local authorities, sources told Fastmarkets this week

The Indian government has established royalty rates for the mining of lithium, rare earths and niobium, it announced on Wednesday October 11

Nickel metal produced in China has appeared in the London Metal Exchange warehouse system for the first time since the exchange began reporting its country-of-origin data in January 2023

The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) boosted its 2023-24 US production, ending stocks and domestic consumption estimates while slightly trimming global output and supply projections

A rare earth mining project nearing completion in the midwestern state of Goiás has the potential to kickstart the development of a rare earth industry in Brazil, market participants said

A slight rise in offers for black mass payables were heard in South Korea this week, but a wide bid-offer gap persisted in the market, according to sources

The October 13 panel report included an incorrect price for Western plywood sheathing CD struc 1 3/4. A typo was made resulting in the incorrect report. The incorrect price of $920 (a $15 decrease) has been corrected to $935 (no change).

A number of structural panel prices in today’s Midweek publication had errors on the ups/downs page due to technical errors.

Please note Fastmarkets has corrected its MB-CU-0405 copper grade A cathode premium, in-whs Shanghai which was published incorrectly on Friday October 13