The discontinuations of the Indian domestic steel rebar and steel billet price assessments are because feedback from the market confirms that the majority of quality long steel in India is produced via the blast furnace route, so the current assessments – which are for domestic rebar and billet produced through the induction furnace route – […]

Fastmarkets published its assessment of the MB-STE-0232 steel scrap No1 busheling, consumer buying price, delivered mill Chicago, $/gross ton on Thursday November 6, 2025.

Fastmarkets launches MB-STE-0942 steel hot-rolled coil index, delivered Bajío, Mexico, and MB-STE-0943 steel reinforcing bar (rebar), delivered Bajío, Mexico, on Thursday November 6, 2025.

Brazil’s potential for producing aluminium has not been fully explored and the country should not only focus on the domestic market, but start exporting, Luciano Alves, chief executive officer of aluminium producer Companhia Brasileira de Aluminio (CBA), told Fastmarkets in an exclusive interview on Tuesday October 28.

Fastmarkets will discontinue its MB-STE-0422 Steel scrap No1 busheling index, delivered Midwest mill, $ per gross ton, effective January 2026.

Explore the evolving market for base metals as nickel faces competition from lithium iron phosphate alternatives.

Fastmarkets has corrected the rationale for its price indices for MB-IRO-0008 62% Fe fines, cfr Qingdao and for MB-IRO-0191 61% Fe fines, cfr Qingdao, which was published incorrectly on Thursday October 16. The fixed-price equivalence of several floated-price transaction concluded on a public platform were erroneously recorded in the trade log part of rationale in […]

Canada has officially designated select minerals - including graphite, scandium, and rare earths - as national security priorities under the country's Defence Production Act, providing guaranteed buyers for some domestic producers and signalling a move closer to government-backed price floors.

Here are the key takeaways from market participants on US ferrous scrap metal prices, market confidence, inventory and more from our November survey.

The global iron ore market is at a turning point as quality becomes a critical focus. While steelmakers race toward cleaner production methods that require higher-grade ore, the supply side tells a different story. Declining grades and rising impurities are forcing market participants to reassess traditional benchmarks and adopt new pricing methodologies that reflect the realities of today’s traded material.