With China’s fluorspar prices hitting a record high in 2023, market participants in China expect export prices to fluctuate little throughout 2024, mainly due to shortage of supply

The pace of Chinese companies' heavy investments in Indonesian nickel may slow in the new year with slumping prices eroding profitability amid additional geopolitical risks, Fastmarkets heard

Battery-grade iron phosphate prices in China turned lower again in the week to Friday January 5, with oversupply and weak demand forcing some sellers to lower prices aggressively to boost sales

The biggest steel story of the decade broke over a lazy summer Sunday in August 2023 – US Steel, the legacy steel producer that was synonymous with American steelmaking for decades, announced it had received “multiple unsolicited proposals” for the acquisition of its assets, and that the Pittsburgh-based steelmaker had started a “strategic review” of its options

The market is now regaining momentum, with traders expecting further premium jumps once consumer activity picks up post-holidays

This increase was most notable in Rotterdam and Italy, reaching their highest levels since October 2023, underscoring the market's sensitivity to global events

The landscape surrounding the steel markets is set to shift in 2024, but will some things really change? We explore three potential twists that could reshape the steel market, alongside three things that probably won't budge

While navigating the Asian steel markets in 2024, market participants will come up against both supply chain bright spots and demand uncertainty characterized by a sluggish Chinese property sector and green steel pressures

The steel industry has long been a symbol of global economic might. But as we peer into 2024, the landscape appears more nuanced than ever

One of the last five aluminium smelters in the United States – the privately owned Magnitude 7 Metals LLC smelter in Marston, Missouri – is considering closing if a buyer is not found, Fastmarkets has learned