This article examines trends in CIF aluminium scrap prices and import volumes across Southeast Asia, offering insights into critical market dynamics. It highlights both challenges and opportunities in the aluminium trade to support stakeholders in making strategic decisions.

Smackover Lithium has reengaged with the US Department of Energy (DOE) over the permitting and recently approved grant for its South West Arkansas (SWA) project following the change in the country’s administration, a senior executive at one of the lithium joint venture partners said in a recent interview.

Brazilian Nickel plans to use a technology not typically applied to nickel laterite projects, but which it believes is the answer to boosting supply outside of Indonesia, the chief executive officer of the privately owned UK company has told Fastmarkets.

China’s manganese ore port stocks dropped to a six-year low in early March, driven by tightening global supply and stronger-than-expected demand in recent months, market sources have told Fastmarkets.

These new prices will complement Fastmarkets’ already-extensive range of global aluminium scrap prices. The Southeast Asian markets are important importers of material from the US, the UK and Europe, for which Fastmarkets already publishes benchmark prices. Alongside import prices for India launched in 2024, these new assessments will provide valuable insight into the international markets […]

There was a typographical error with the figure for the top end of the range being incorrect in the first line of the rationale. This read: “Fastmarkets’ price assessment for cobalt standard grade, in-whs Rotterdam, was $15.10-16.00 per lb on Monday March 24, widening down from $15.70-16.50 per lb in the previous session.” The correct version […]

Indian critical minerals producer Lohum launched the country’s first battery-grade lithium refinery earlier this month, designed to be able to consume both primary and secondary feedstocks, Fastmarkets heard this week.

Caremag's €216M investment in a French rare earth recycling plant marks a major step toward sustainable resource independence for Europe's electric vehicle sector.

Cobalt market dynamics are intensifying as the DRC's export suspension fuels volatility, raises supply chain concerns, and impacts global pricing and investments

The launch of this price assessment is to meet market demand for price transparency amid the introduction of new trade barriers and obstacles, namely China’s introduction of export controls on bismuth metal in February, and the subsequent decoupling of bismuth metal and bismuth oxide prices. The specifications are as follows: MB-BI-0003 Bismuth oxide, cif Rotterdam, $/lbQuality: […]