Supply disruptions and pulp shortages are influencing rising prices

The highly influential Midwest premium (MWP) for primary aluminium in the United States reached a fourth record-high in the past six assessments on Friday February 25, following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine the day before

Prime steel scrap prices were a hot topic ahead of March’s ferrous trade, following the announcement that Russia sent troops into eastern Ukraine on Monday February 22 in a move that could threaten the United States’ pig iron supplies and force mills to rely more heavily on prime scrap

Despite crude oil nearing the $100 per barrel mark, it remains unlikely that we'll see increased biodiesel blending

China’s graphite electrode prices ticked up in the fortnight to Wednesday February 16 on needle coke prices that have risen continuously over the past couple of months, as well as high graphitization costs due to restrained capacity with competition from the anode sector, market sources have said

Definitive anti-dumping duties imposed by the European Commission (EC) on China-origin graphite electrodes could lead to a shift in patterns of demand. But the outlook will probably remain uncertain until the final duties are decided in April this year, sources said

Prices for seaborne iron ore concentrate and pellet decreased in the week ended Friday February 18 amid a downtrend in the high-grade fines sector, though some mills have started replenishing their inventories on an as-needed basis, market sources said

Why the most common lithium pricing mechanisms don't serve the strategic aims of the EV market

Lack of demand and fears over tension mean price differential of Russian and Ukrainian wheat is at narrowest since April 2020

Fastmarkets has corrected its daily yuan per wet tonne and $ per tonne indices for iron ore 62% Fe fines, fot Qingdao, which were published incorrectly on Monday February 21 due to input errors