Fastmarkets’ weekly price assessment for ferro-chrome high carbon 6-8.5% C, basis 65-70% Cr, max 1.5% Si, delivered Europe remained at $1.69-2.08 per lb Cr on Tuesday, and its weekly price assessment for ferro-chrome high carbon 6-8.5% C, basis 60-64.9% Cr, max 3% Si, cif Europe held at $1.00-1.10 per lb Cr. But various challenges have plagued both steel and […]

While the downstream electric vehicle market witnessed spectacular sales and output growth in November, the upstream battery raw materials prices continued to experience bearishness amid slow buying and increasing capacity

Fastmarkets will discontinue its fortnightly, inferred price assessments for MB-CHR-0004 chromite, foundry, 45.8% Cr2O3 min, wet bulk, fob South Africa, $/tonne (inferred) and MB-CHR-0006 chromite, refractory grade, 46% Cr2O3 min, wet bulk, fob South Africa, $/tonne (inferred) on Wednesday December 27, 2023.

As the electric vehicle (EV) revolution accelerates, battery makers find themselves at the forefront of a burgeoning industry but an industry not without its challenges

As the demand for battery materials continues to grow, those in procurement are facing a huge challenge: making sure they can get a steady and reliable supply of battery materials

In the ever-expanding world of electric vehicles (EVs), industry players face three key challenges; securing a reliable supply of battery materials, determining the most cost-effective battery chemistry and navigating the impact of current price momentum on profit margins.

A recent clarification of the Section 45X tax credit under the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) that includes aluminium in the critical minerals list will help boost domestic production, according to aluminium producers in the United States

Demand for ferrous scrap rises in North America is surging and competition in the region for scrap and iron metallics is hotting up

Please note Fastmarkets has corrected its MB-NIO-0005 nickel mixed hydroxide precipitate, outright price, fob Indonesia, which was published incorrectly on Monday December 18.

With China’s stringent implementation of its gallium export controls persisting through to the end of 2023 at least, 2024 looks set to become a make-or-break year for gallium market participants outside China