Nickel prices on the London Metal Exchange had fallen by 4% at the 5pm close of trading on Friday March 25, after another week of disruptions.

The benchmark aluminium premium in the United States returned to its recent peak, amid rising offers to consumers and bullish sentiment in the US, after Australia banned sales of alumina to Russia.

Fastmarkets today launches a prevailing contract price assessment for spodumene min 6% Li2O on a cif China basis.

The United States' ferrous scrap export market has quieted, with no deals reported since Monday March 14

A shortage in the global pig iron market caused by the absence of Ukraine, as well as Russia’s limited ability to sell, can only partially be covered by suppliers from other regions, sources told Fastmarkets on Tuesday March 22

Mexican steel scrap prices have increased again for almost every grade in the steelmaking regions of Monterrey and Bajio, with buyers continuing to try to secure supply

The United States and United Kingdom have reached a deal that will replace the Section 232 tariffs applied to US imports of steel and aluminium products from that country with a quota system, the US Department of Commerce announced on Tuesday March 22

The Fastmarkets LME Nickel March Average has been skewed by the suspension of the market followed by the disrupted Officials published for the 8-21st March and the 23rd March. Please see the LME Notice 22/064 Nickel Market Update Resumption of Trading, paragraph 24 in regard to Averages methodology in the event of a disrupted Official. […]

The publication of Fastmarkets’ twice-weekly index for India shredded steel scrap imports was delayed on Tuesday March 22 because of an internal error.

Another rally in hot band prices is under way in the United States, not long after the coronavirus pandemic and Section 232 tariffs pushed the hot-rolled coil index to break new records in 2020 and 2021