2023 begins with softwood lumber markets worldwide seeking to emerge from three consecutive years of unprecedented chaos

Africa’s downstream lithium processing capabilities could be getting a boost from a collaboration between Livista Energy and CAA Mining in Ghana, Livista said on Monday February 6

More than 100,000 tonnes of aluminium were delivered into London Metal Exchange warehouses in Gwyangyang, South Korea, on the morning of Wednesday February 8

European copper premiums continued to respond to the unprecedented increase in long-term contract levels in the week to Tuesday February 7, while those in China faced downward pressure due to limited buying and there was no movement in the US

India will be able to benefit from a supply of its own locally-recycled battery raw materials (BRMs) to feed its nascent lithium battery-producing industry within the next three years.

Our agriculture managing editor, Ryan Standard, examines the most significant price drivers

Steel trading and production have come to a halt in the eastern Turkish region of Iskenderun following a devastating earthquake that hit the region on Monday February 6 and put mills in the area under force majeure, sources told Fastmarkets on Tuesday

Fastmarkets proposes to amend and realign its listed brands for alloy and standard grade cobalt to reflect new developments in the market and invites feedback on the following consultation.

China’s cobalt metal prices rose in the second half of the week to Friday February 3 due to the strength in local futures prices, but market sentiment remained bearish due to sustained weak demand, sources told Fastmarkets

Fastmarkets’ Shanghai-London arbitrage calculations for aluminium were published incorrectly on January 30-February 3 due to a formula error.