The United States Court of International Trade (CIT) upheld Section 232 tariffs on steel imports, ruling against steel consumers who argued that former President Donald Trump imposed the duties incorrectly.

Latest analysis from recent activity on the CME’s cobalt metal futures contract, cash-settled against Fastmarkets’ price assessment for cobalt standard grade, in-whs Rotterdam.

Fastmarkets reporters present the key themes and discussion points from the Lithium Supply and Markets online conference, which was held online on October 26-28.

The steel industry will see greater adoption of steel and ferrous scrap derivatives – futures and options – in response to increased price volatility and uncertainty about world events, risk-management experts said this week during Fastmarkets’ Steel Success Strategies Online conference.

When it comes to machine learning, computer vision, data analytics and artificial intelligence, the steel industry faces challenges in achieving a measurable and permanent return on investment, panelists said during Fastmarkets’ Steel Success Strategies Online conference on Tuesday October 27.

Steel service centers and other processors are finding surprising opportunities during the Covid-19 pandemic, and 2021 demand appears poised to exceed expectations for metals consumption, panelists said at Fastmarkets’ 2020 Steel Success Strategies Online conference this week.

The need for governments, communities and lithium industry participants to have a clear focus on how mining assets and the regions in which they operate are developed is crucial for sustainable lithium production, panelists told delegates at Fastmarkets’ virtual Lithium Supply & Markets conference on Tuesday October 27.

South American lithium production is the backbone of the lithium supply chain and will continue to play an important role in the years ahead along with growing demand for lithium from the electric vehicles (EV) sector, panelists said during the Lithium Supply & Markets conference on Tuesday October 27.

With so much uncertainty regarding the macro environment for steel consumption and prospects for tepid demand growth, US and Canadian mills are vying for a bigger piece of the pie – and using different strategies.

Fastmarkets’ Steel Success Strategies Online event started on Monday October 26. Here are four things that we learnt during the European Steel Panel on the first day of the forum.