In response to pressure from Swedish voters, government suggests cuts to biofuel targets

Slower demand for construction materials continues to weigh on Europe’s aluminium and steel market price and premiums

China’s export market for graphite electrodes, high power (HP) and ultra-high power (UHP), dropped for a third consecutive fortnight on Wednesday July 5 amid slow demand and due to producers using different raw materials

Fastmarkets has corrected its steel scrap punchings and plate, broker buying price, fob Cleveland (MB-STE-0653) and its steel scrap punchings and plate, consumer buying price, delivered mill Pittsburgh (MB-STE-0598), both of which were published incorrectly on Monday July 10 due to an input error.

Fastmarkets advises that some monthly regional ferrous scrap markets have not settled for July. Fastmarkets typically settles these markets on or before the 10th of each month.

Southern Pine decking prices climbed to unprecedented heights during the pandemic, but have since retreated to previous levels

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Fastmarkets will reinstate one quarterly US titanium price based on market feedback. The consultation period for four other delisted US titanium prices also remains open.

Yunnan Shanshan, a subsidiary of major graphite anode producer Shanshan Technology, started production at its new manufacturing base in China’s Yunnan province on Friday June 30

Restrictions on critical minerals by China cast uncertainty over industry