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

China’s spot lithium carbonate prices rebounded in the week to Thursday October 12 due to support from a surge in the lithium carbonate futures contract on Guangzhou Futures Exchange (GFEX), the first gain since the end of August, sources said

Fastmarkets is inviting feedback on a proposal to change the publishing date for its US energy and non-energy tubular prices from the second Tuesday of the month and the final Tuesday of the month, respectively, to the second Wednesday of the month.

The aluminium market is experiencing a bullish sentiment, with rising prices. As we reach the end of the financial year, aluminium buyers are left wondering if this trend will last