Russian aluminium producer Rusal is making a calculated entry into the East African market, going into partnership with Ethiopia’s sovereign wealth fund to build an aluminium smelter with capacity for 500,000 tonnes per year

The 2026 Black Sea Wheat and Corn Outlook highlights a stabilized yet evolving grain market, with Russia and Ukraine adapting to post-conflict logistics, competitive pricing, and strong production despite ongoing regional challenges.

Fastmarkets’ weekly recap of the main movements in global cash markets.

The inclusion of CBAM costs in this price assessment follows preliminary market feedback and will enable the assessment to continue to reflect spot market activity from 2026 onward. The European market continues to rely significantly on imports of ferro-manganese, and market participants have said that they believe CBAM costs should be included within the price […]

The inclusion of CBAM costs in these price assessments follows preliminary market feedback and will enable the assessments to continue to reflect spot market activity from 2026 onward. The European market continues to rely significantly on imports of ferro-chrome, and market participants have said that they believe CBAM costs should be included within the price […]

Vedanta Resources’ Konkola Copper Mines (KCM) in Zambia is set for a major revival, after years of under-investment and political uncertainty. The move is being driven by a convergence of capital, government support and shifting geopolitics, according to a senior executive at CopperTech Metals.

The publication of several of Fastmarkets’ soybean and corn prices for November 10, 2025, were delayed because of a third party data feed error. Fastmarkets’ pricing database has been updated.

Participants in the antimony market were questioning whether China might resume antimony exports to the US following the trade truce signaled during the recent meeting between US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping on the sidelines of an international summit in South Korea last week.

China suspends its ban on gallium exports to the US until 2026. Discover the impact of this significant policy change.

The inclusion of CBAM costs will enable the assessments to better reflect how the spot market is expected to trade from 2026 onward, based on supply and demand fundamentals. This means the CBAM certificate costs may not always fully be reflected or passed on from seller to buyer in the spot FCA DP prices. The […]