Read the full transcript from episode 6 of Fast Forward podcast on trading power and the role of the London Metal Exchange (LME) in the energy transition with CEO Matthew Chamberlain.

The date for the publication of the assessment was incorrectly shown to be September 19, 2024 due to technical reasons in accordance with our internal practices. The error has been corrected and Fastmarkets’ database has been updated to reflect the correction. FP-PLP-0053 Northern Bleached Softwood Kraft, imports from N.America and Scandinavia is part of the Fastmarkets […]

This week’s multiple announcements by the majority state-owned Saudi Arabian mining company Ma’aden that it was acquiring shares of aluminium producers in the region shows that the Middle Eastern aluminium industry has matured, according to Fastmarkets analyst Andy Farida

Three factors that shaped the first half of 2024 for European paper packaging markets – and our outlook for the second half

Fastmarkets will launch a monthly price assessment for graphite flake 94% C, -100 mesh, cif US ports, $/tonne on Thursday October 3.

Ahead of LME Week 2024, the exchange's CEO, Matthew Chamberlain, sat down with Andrea Hotter for Fast Forward podcast to talk about the exchange's role in facilitating responsible sourcing and transparency along the metals supply chain

The price of standard-grade cobalt has fallen to its lowest so far this year in the week ending Friday September 20, on slow demand and continued oversupply.

Investing in scrap processing capacity will be a key factor for the aluminium industries in Europe and North America in securing enough suitable scrap to decarbonize their primary alloys, industry sources said at Fastmarkets’ International Aluminium conference in Athens, Greece.

Chinese steelmakers are strengthening their position as global leaders in electrical steel after China's introduction of new motor efficiency standards, but experts have warned that supply may soon outpace demand and that overcapacity in high-end electrical steel products could generate downward pressure on prices.

China is working ways to boost the national carbon trading market liquidity by including more industrial firms from the steel, cement and electrolytic aluminum sectors to participate, as well as restarting the voluntary greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reduction trading, sources told Fastmarkets.