Fastmarkets published its weekly steel hollow structural sections price earlier than scheduled on Thursday January 13 due to a reviewer error

European aluminium premiums continued to rise in the week to January 10, pushed up by extended curtailment announcements and surging energy prices across the continent

Chinese battery makers are expected to consider increasing the proportion of natural graphite feedstock they use in anode material because of the fast-rising cost profile and availability issues affecting supplies of synthetic graphite

South Korean steelmaking giant Posco has said that it will embark on a highly ambitious plan to decarbonize its steelmaking operations in the country over the coming years

The company is looking to reduce its carbon emissions by more than 1 million tonnes per year

Auto manufacturer's first supply deal in the US for this key metal used in the making of batteries for electric vehicles

Growing new energy vehicle (NEV) take-up is set to boost demand for anode material, which along with China’s decarbonization efforts, a seasonal halt and global logistics interruptions, will support the natural flake graphite market at the start of 2022

This past year marked a spectacular recovery in lithium prices with the market rebounding into growth from the lows of 2020 and pushing lithium carbonate back to the forefront of the battery market

China’s focus on slashing carbon emissions will force longer-term changes in western aluminium trading and supply chains in the years ahead

A research report by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has found graphite to be the metal with the largest indicated potential shortage in the energy transition sector, followed by cobalt, vanadium and nickel