The Rosh Pinah zinc mine in Namibia will complete its expansion project by July 2026, Ignacio Bustamante, head of base metals at Appian Capital Advisory, told Fastmarkets in an exclusive interview on Thursday April 4.

Spot lithium carbonate and hydroxide battery grade prices in the seaborne Asia market were stable in the week to Thursday April 4, with conditions quiet due to a public holiday in China, sources told Fastmarkets

China’s manufacturing sector is overtaking its construction sector in driving the country’s demand for steel, in a shift that is expected to benefit flat steel products more than long steel ones, an industry expert said at a recent industry conference.

The publication of Fastmarkets’ price assessments of calcined alumina on Thursday April 4 were delayed due to a reporter error. Fastmarkets’ pricing database has been updated.

Recycling end-of-life rare earth magnets is an early-stage industry with a range of methods globally and low recycling rates – but there is appetite for change, Fastmarkets learned after talking to several industry participants

Aluminium scrap dealers selling to large recycling companies in Brazil are facing cash flow difficulties because they have been forced to receive delayed payments, which may lead to more severe outcomes, like company closures, sources told Fastmarkets

Fastmarkets invited feedback from the industry on the pricing methodology for its coking coal indices and coke assessment, via an open consultation process between February 20 and March 31. This consultation was done as part of our published annual methodology review process.

Fastmarkets will amend the specifications of its existing price assessments for Europe/US lithium spot battery-grade and technical-grade lithium hydroxide and carbonate to remove the US footprint, and will launch weekly price assessments for spot battery-grade and technical-grade lithium hydroxide and carbonate for the United States and Canada on Thursday April 4.

This initiative marks a significant step towards reducing industrial greenhouse gas emissions and championing the US in the global decarbonization effort

The most recent financial results published by base metals mining companies highlight just how inflation is affecting profit margins, with increasing wages, financing costs and input prices all hitting profits, sources told Fastmarkets in the week to Thursday March 28