Imports of Russian cobalt into the US are to face an increased tariff of 45%, which will come into effect after President Biden signs a bill passed by US Senate overnight to suspend normal trade relations with Russia and Belarus

The premium for alloy grade cobalt metal over standard grade narrowed in the week ended Friday April 1, with tight supply prompting some market participants to take whatever material is available

Russian pig iron export prices increased in the week ended Thursday March 31 amid demand in Italy, while no interest in Russia-origin pig iron was reported in other markets

The natural flake graphite market continued to face availability issues because of uncertainties created by factors such as China’s anti-pollution efforts, Covid-19 outbreaks and global logistics disruptions

China is shaping up to be a major steel slab supplier to the rest of the world amid shortages resulting from Russia's invasion of Ukraine

Nickel prices on the London Metal Exchange had fallen by 4% at the 5pm close of trading on Friday March 25, after another week of disruptions.

A shortage in the global pig iron market caused by the absence of Ukraine, as well as Russia’s limited ability to sell, can only partially be covered by suppliers from other regions, sources told Fastmarkets on Tuesday March 22

The United States and United Kingdom have reached a deal that will replace the Section 232 tariffs applied to US imports of steel and aluminium products from that country with a quota system, the US Department of Commerce announced on Tuesday March 22

The benchmark aluminium premium in the United States fell from its all-time high amid reported discounting, after having broken a series of records in six of the past seven assessments, sources told Fastmarkets on Friday, March 18

Availability concerns on certain materials and in specific regions have been supporting the emergence of a premium for alloy-grade cobalt against standard-grade material, compounded by the backdrop of the Russia-Ukraine war and its potential effect on flows of Russian cobalt