Seaborne iron ore prices fell sharply on Monday March 14, amid rising concerns over the increase in new Covid-19 cases in several areas in China and the weakening of demand for steel, sources told Fastmarkets

Despite the belief in some quarters that the benchmark aluminium premium in the United States had finally peaked, the P1020 premium rose to yet another all-time high on Friday March 11, approaching 40 cents per lb

Fastmarkets has corrected its weekly price assessment for steel slab export, fob Black Sea, CIS, which was published incorrectly earlier on Monday March 14 due to an error

Supply challenges persist to meet rising rare earths demand, reports Davide Ghilotti

There is an increasing likelihood that Russian hot-rolled coil might be sold through Chinese channels in the near term due to the mounting sanctions being imposed on Russian oligarchs and businesses, a trader in Asia told Fastmarkets on Friday March 11.

Fastmarkets has corrected its ferrous scrap consumer buying prices for North and South Carolina, which were published incorrectly on Thursday March 10 due to a reporter error.

Containerboard producers implement 4th price hike, pulp imports prices surge in China and Mexican OCC market remains steady

The publication of Fastmarkets’ monthly US/Europe calcined alumina price assessments was delayed from Thursday March 3 due to a reporter error.

Export demand is pushing up all North American recovered paper prices

Export prices for Chinese heavy plate increased in the week to Tuesday March 8 amid active trading, which was partly fueled by fears over tightening supply amid the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war