Colombian steelmakers conditioned the viability of building the country's first flat steel plant on the adoption of trade defense measures against imports, the companies said on Friday, September 6.

Total open-tonnage stocks in London Metal Exchange-registered warehouses rose by 6.0% to 1,137,907 tonnes at the end of August, from 1,073,574 at the end of July, according to the latest data released by the exchange on Tuesday, September 10.

The outlook for nickel in North America remained bullish, with battery capacity installed in electric passenger vehicles expected to grow sixfold between 2020 and 2035, Fastmarkets’ International Critical Minerals and Metals Summit heard on Friday September 6.

Nickel briquette premiums in the European market trended downward in the week to Tuesday September 11, while premiums elsewhere in the global market remained flat.

Fastmarkets has corrected its MB-ALU-0018 alumina index inferred, fob India, $/tonne; MB-ALU-0019 alumina index inferred, fob Indonesia, $/tonne; and MB-ALU-0020 alumina index inferred, fob Vietnam, $/tonne, which were published incorrectly from September 2 to September 9.

Although some sectors are still reluctant to pay more for green aluminium, it’s important to have differential premiums for low-carbon products because they can increase awareness about the green agenda, chief executive officer of Brazil's Companhia Brasileira de Alumínio (CBA) told Fastmarkets during an interview.

What could the copper landscape look like in ten years? Freeport's Kathleen Quirk shares her insights

The Ozernoye zinc and lead mine in Russia launched concentrates production on Wednesday September 4 after year-long delays, Fastmarkets learned.

The publication of Fastmarkets’ aluminium billet North Europe assessments for Friday September 6 was delayed because of reporter error. Fastmarkets’ pricing database has been updated.

The publication of Fastmarkets’ manganese ore seaborne indices for Friday September 6 was delayed due to a technical error. Fastmarkets’ pricing database has been updated.