History tells us that aluminium smelters close or curtail capacity when energy prices peak – is 2022 any different or will the same old patterns play out? Andrea Hotter looks to the past to help us think about the future

US steelmakers continue to fine tune or ramp up their raw materials strategies in a race to cover the prime scrap shortfall as the pendulum swings further away from blast furnaces toward electric arc furnace (EAF) production

Europe will have to rethink its iron ore supply lines after major producer Metinvest was forced to shut three mining and processing operations, because of logistics issues caused by Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the GMK Center think-tank told Fastmarkets this week

The alumina sector is continuing to grapple with rising costs and weakening market conditions, while the Atlantic differential could switch direction due to refinery production cuts and aluminium smelter closures, sources told Fastmarkets.

For 35 years, aluminium buyers, sellers and traders from all over the world have come together at the International Aluminium Conference to kick off the mating season. In the lobby and networking spaces of this event, careful negotiations take place between consumers looking to secure supply, traders looking for arbitrage windows and producers looking for long-term deals.This year’s mating season won’t be like any other. Here are three big reasons why.

China’s alumina exports into Russia jumped again in May amid steady demand from the latter country to plug its shortfall due to its invasion of Ukraine and subsequent sanctions against it

Attendees of Fastmarkets' 37th annual Steel Success Strategies conference - June 5-7 in Miami Beach, Florida - discussed an array of topics, from short-term trends to long-term ambitions to make the industry green. Here are five key takeaways

European aluminium premiums have fallen from recent record highs in the week ended Wednesday June 15 due to increasingly bearish sentiment and a drop off in spot demand, but there is disagreement in the market about how far spot premiums can drop in current conditions

European aluminium billet premiums have fallen from recent record highs following a surge of imports, resulting in an oversupplied market at a time when demand from the automotive sector has weakened, participants told Fastmarkets

This new supercycle, focused on specific commodity groups in the energy transition, has investors aiming to improve their ESG standards and approach