With soaring European energy prices squeezing margins and curtailing production of various commodities, Fastmarkets explores whether the crisis risks the postponement of investment in renewable power and in the transition to green metals.

Following a consultation period and market feedback, Fastmarkets will proceed with a comprehensive update of its nickel scrap prices to bring them in line with its global price reporting agency standards.

US steel scrap prices are experiencing historic highs — but as the market stabilizes, will the spread between busheling over shredded continue to widen beyond historical averages in 2023?

Rebar prices have maintained historically high spreads over those of shredded scrap — the steel product’s key feedstock — in 2022 due largely to robust end-use demand, but that gap is expected to narrow in 2023, according to Fastmarkets analysts

The United States ferrous scrap market remains depressed with some sellers no longer holding out hope that a bottom is near

Is the 'green' advantage held by steel companies in the US at risk as the market adopts a more rigorous approach to reducing Scope 3 emissions?

Fastmarkets is proposing a comprehensive update of its nickel scrap prices to bring them in line with its global price reporting agency standards.

With decarbonization high on the agenda for the industry, the longevity of scrap and secondary aluminium could play a bigger role in the climate crisis. An overview of demand and price trends of scrap and secondary aluminium across Europe and North America.

Steel prices in the United States are unlikely to return to last year's highs over the next year due to incoming steel capacity and falling raw materials prices, which could affect steel mills’ profitability, analysts told Fastmarkets

In a fresh cargo sale to Turkey, US deep-sea ferrous scrap export prices ticked up by $2-11 per tonne compared with the last such US deals