UK export volumes of steel scrap to India have fallen in the current quarter, although sources in the British scrap industry said that other destinations should be able to take up the excess, Fastmarkets heard on Wednesday September 25.

The recycling of lithium iron phosphate (LFP) batteries remains at a nascent stage in Europe as we approach LME Week 2024, with weak lithium prices and a lack of buyers for LFP black mass keeping its economic viability low.

German copper producer Aurubis is maintaining a premium of $228 per tonne FCA for 2025 for its European clients, Aurubis has confirmed to Fastmarkets.

Fastmarkets has corrected its MB-LI-0012 spodumene min 6% Li2O, spot price, which was published incorrectly on Wednesday September 25.

The future of the NorthPoint sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) facility in the UK could be in the balance after sources told Fastmarkets last week that project developer Fulcrum BioEnergy has filed for bankruptcy

Amidst economic shifts, Ukraine's grain export volumes fell by 165,000 tonnes to 682,000 tonnes in the week leading to September 19, according to the State Customs Service's latest data

Fastmarkets has corrected its MB-FEC-0021 ferro-chrome high carbon 6-8.5% C, basis 65-70% Cr, max 1.5% Si, delivered Europe, which was published incorrectly on Tuesday September 24.

Fastmarkets will postpone the discontinuation its lithium contract price assessments until the end of 2024, instead of the original discontinuation scheduled for October 2024.

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 […]