Fastmarkets’ United States offices will be closed on Friday April 15 in observance of Good Friday. There will be no separate AMM Daily Newsletter or AMM Scrap Settlements newsletter dated Tuesday April 19, although automated newsletters will still be available via the Fastmarkets Dashboard.

Andrea Hotter speaks with the US Secretary of Energy, Jennifer Granholm, about the protracted metals and mining permitting process and its impact on the supply of critical minerals for the energy transition

Hot-rolled coil prices in the United States remained above $74 per hundredweight in the second week of April, with steady demand for spot material and restricted supply bolstering the hot-band price

Imports of Russian cobalt into the US are to face an increased tariff of 45%, which will come into effect after President Biden signs a bill passed by US Senate overnight to suspend normal trade relations with Russia and Belarus

The publication of Fastmarkets’ monthly Southeast Asia lead premium assessments on Tuesday April 5 was delayed due to a reporter error.

Fastmarkets is inviting feedback from the industry on the pricing methodology for its European 6063 aluminium billet and aluminium P1020A premiums, as part of a methodology review process to meet International Organization of Securities Commissions (Iosco) principles.

Fastmarkets invited feedback from the industry on the pricing methodology for its iron ore indices, via an open consultation process between March 2 and March 31, 2022. This consultation was done as part of our published annual methodology review process.

Ukraine spring agriculture planting underway; Kazakhstan’s government to limit wheat and flour; Algeria’s OAIC books Black Sea wheat export for June

Brazil’s corn availability increases; US corn export inspections show decline; Ukraine’s grain exports experience huge drop

North America to add two million tons of containerboard capacity, PfR prices surge in Europe, Pixelle to be acquired by H.I.G., and North American framing lumber prices fall