The Shanghai Futures Exchange copper price used in Fastmarkets’ base metals arbitrage calculation on Friday July 15 has been amended due to an unprecedented market change.

The Chilean government has introduced a tax reform bill that, among other measures, would raise mining royalties on companies that produce more than 50,000 tonnes per year of copper, according to a release from the country’s ministry of finance

Take a closer look at the key topics that are on the top of the agenda for battery raw materials market participants

As the world-wide push to electrify transport gains momentum, potential pitfalls have become apparent. The large-scale charging of electric vehicles, for example, risks overloading power grids and may not be sustainable, battery innovator Dr. Avishek Kumar told Fastmarkets in an interview

Europe’s base metals market has been plagued by logistical issues for the majority of 2022, and the most recent strike by workers at the Port of Hamburg in Germany will add to these woes, participants told Fastmarkets

The United States’ largest primary aluminium producer, Century Aluminum, will close its biggest US smelter for up to a year due to “soaring energy prices,” the company announced on Wednesday June 22

Sentiment in the base metals markets in Europe was turning increasingly bearish, a number of participants told Fastmarkets on Tuesday June 21, with macro-economic uncertainties creating additional caution among consumers with the approach of the seasonal summer slowdown

Attendees of Fastmarkets' 37th annual Steel Success Strategies conference - June 5-7 in Miami Beach, Florida - discussed an array of topics, from short-term trends to long-term ambitions to make the industry green. Here are five key takeaways

European aluminium premiums have fallen from recent record highs in the week ended Wednesday June 15 due to increasingly bearish sentiment and a drop off in spot demand, but there is disagreement in the market about how far spot premiums can drop in current conditions

Base metals analyst Boris Mikanikrezai explains why tin prices are likely to behave badly over the next three months