The Chicago Mercantile Exchange’s cash-settled spodumene concentrate futures contract was traded for the first time on Monday October 28, the day the contract launched.

On Thursday October 24, the US Department of Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) released the final rules regarding the Section 45X credits under the US Internal Revenues Code. The final rules clarify definitions and confirm credit amounts for eligible components, including solar and wind energy, inverters, qualifying battery components and applicable critical minerals. […]

The price was published in error as $760-770 per tonne. This has now been corrected to $660-670 per tonne. Fastmarkets’ pricing database has been updated to reflect this change. This price is part of the Fastmarkets‘ steel package. For more information, or to provide feedback on this correction notice, or if you would like to provide […]

In late September, the People’s Bank of China (PBOC) announced a cut in the existing mortgage rate by an average of 50 basis points.

Packagers moving from plastic to paper, particularly Amazon’s work to eliminate plastic bubble wrap with paper, contributed to the increase in shipments.

Prices for seaborne high-grade manganese ore have plunged in October 2024, with producers announcing cuts to production and exports amid poor levels of purchasing in China But the most recent price drop was merely the latest dramatic move in a period of increased volatility, following the suspension of operations at South32’s Groote Eylandt Mining Co […]

Nickel premiums remained stable worldwide, with the London Metal Exchange's three-month nickel price hitting its lowest point since mid-September.

“Everyone expects an upturn in terms of demand but the market is not turning up,” one producer said.

Access a snippet of our monthly Latin America Paper Products Monitor, featuring an outlook for the market as whole as the region struggles to balance inflation and growth.

Nickel pig iron (NPI) prices in China continued to climb in the week to Friday October 18, on an increase in tradbg amid positive sentiment, sources told Fastmarkets.