Ferro-silicon buyers in Europe have been increasingly asking for green certificates and carbon emissions data when sourcing material over the past few weeks, several sources told Fastmarkets.The trend has accelerated since November 2024 after starting earlier that year and is expected to ramp up into 2025, sources said. “There has been more interest [on] this […]

Fastmarkets will discontinue its MB-PB-0099 lead 99.99% ingot premium, delivered Midwest US price assessment as of January 7, 2025.

European imports of pipeline natural gas from Russia via Ukraine have ended, putting the region’s metals smelters and refineries on alert for potential hikes in operational costs.

Fastmarkets has corrected its MB-AL-0350 aluminium ingot ADC 12, exw dp China assessment, which was published incorrectly on Tuesday December 24, 2024.

Fastmarkets has discontinued its MB-GER-0001 germanium dioxide, in-whs China, $ per kg price assessment after its last publication on Friday December 27.

Fastmarkets proposes to discontinue its MB-RUT-0003 Rutile 95% TiO2 min, bulk, cif China price assessment.

The publication of Fastmarkets’ Shanghai copper premiums on Monday December 23 were delayed because of a reporter error. Fastmarkets’ pricing database has been updated.

“Trump Tariffs” will be back in 2025 and commodities markets are bracing for the impact.

Fastmarkets is amending its holiday pricing schedule for five Middle East-related steel and metallics prices this December.

Fastmarkets confirms it will discontinue its lithium contract assessments after their final publication date of Tuesday, December 24.