Clearer standards are required in order to support the sustainable growth of its lithium-ion battery recycling sector

These changes are driven by the need to adapt to an uncertain market environment and a sluggish economy, especially with pessimistic steel demand from China's real estate sector

Export flows of French wheat faced stiff competition through 2023 as resurgent Russian wheat production and aggressive marketing forced traders to look beyond their usual markets

Learn more about how Chinese ferro-alloy smelters are planning to strengthen green production efforts in 2024

The publication of Fastmarkets’ ilmenite, rutile and zircon price assessments for Thursday January 4 were delayed until Wednesday January 10 due to a reporter error. Fastmarkets’ pricing database has been updated.

On Wednesday December 20, Brazil’s largest packaging paper producer, Klabin, announced that it had purchased forest assets from Arauco for $1.16 billion.  The deal covers a total of 150,000 hectares, concentrated in Paraná state in southern Brazil, including 85,000 ha of pine and bleached eucalyptus kraft (BEK) plantations, along with 31.50 million tonnes of standing […]

Rare earth magnet production looks set to advance in the US and Europe in 2024, with market participants outside of China seeking to secure and onshore the supply chain for magnets

Secondary aluminium markets in Europe should be significantly influenced by the availability of scrap through this year, with the rate of exports to Asia from Europe playing a key role in shaping price trends for ingot, according to industry sources

A rapid change in the spot copper concentrate market since October has sent a clear signal of fiercer competition to secure copper concentrates in 2024, which will be felt in other copper raw materials markets, like blister and anodes, sources told Fastmarkets

Canadian Grain Commission data suggested that the country's grain and oilseed exports fell at the end of 2023