As copper prices reach record highs and analysts warn of 'unsustainable deficits', we explore the key trends shaping the copper market

The newly introduced requirement of a certificate of origin and analysis when exporting aluminium from Mexico to the US is a source of concern among Mexican market participants, even if it is not expected to have a big impact on the country's domestic industry, Fastmarkets heard in the two weeks to Friday August 2

Here are the key takeaways from market participants on scrap metal prices, market confidence, inventory and more from our August survey

Alaska-based Graphite One announced on Monday July 29 that it has entered into a non-binding supply agreement with California-headquartered EV maker Lucid Motors to advance its Graphite One Project mission of planning a complete US domestic supply chain for advanced graphite materials

Fastmarkets invites feedback on a proposal to increase the publication frequency of the MB-CU-0412 non-exchange-deliverable equivalent-grade (EQ) copper cathode premium, cif Shanghai to twice weekly.

Fastmarkets has launched its first price assessments for technical-grade boric acid on Wednesday July 31.

Fastmarkets proposes to launch a monthly price assessment for steel sections (light and medium), S235-SS400, import, cfr Jebel Ali, UAE, $/tonne.

Fastmarkets is proposing a comprehensive overhaul of its suite of North American non-ferrous scrap dealer buying prices to improve the accuracy of its price assessments amid low levels of liquidity in select markets.

Fastmarkets proposes to amend its MB-NI-0256 nickel low-carbon briquette premium, cif global to include all shapes of Class 1 nickel metal.

Chinese cobalt metal prices plummeted on Friday July 26 to the lowest level since July 2016, which market participants attributed to a surge in production and weak downstream demand