Fastmarkets has corrected its MB-AL-0292 Aluminium ingot ADC 12 spot (MJP), cfr Japan, $/tonne price assessment, which was published incorrectly on Wednesday March 26 due to a typographical error. The price was initially published as $2,450-2,480 per tonne. This has since been corrected to $2,400-2,480 per tonne. Fastmarkets’ pricing database has been updated to reflect […]

The European Commission is considering delaying a first set of countermeasures to US tariffs on aluminium and steel until mid-April, EU trade chief Maroš Šefcovic said on Thursday, March 20. The measures, announced on March 12, cover a wide range of agricultural and industrial goods including potentially some wood products, pulp, paper and board. The […]

Fastmarkets proposes to amend its daily price assessment for cobalt, standard grade, in-whs Rotterdam, with the additions of Greatpower cut cathodes, Hanrui cut cathodes, Lygend cut cathodes, Tengyuan cut cathodes and Umicore S1 powder to the brand list. The changes to the specification would be as follows, with the proposed new brands in italics: MB-CO-0005 cobalt standard grade, […]

After a consultation period, Fastmarkets has discontinued this price due to separate assessments for briquette and full plate nickel warrants being more reflective of the market. All short-term forecasts associated with this price (or these prices) produced by the Fastmarkets research team, if any, have also been discontinued. If you have any comments on the discontinuation […]

The update can be found here or on the Fastmarkets platform via a search of the report’s headline.

After a consultation period, Fastmarkets is launching the two price assessments for nickel warrant premiums for the European market to create separate assessments for briquette and full-plate nickel warrants in Northern Europe to better reflect the market. The specifications for the new premium assessments are as follows: MB-NI-0258 Nickel min 99.8% briquette warrant premium, in-whs […]

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.