Fastmarkets has amended the minimum accepted lithium content and minimum accepted tonnage of its MB-LI-0012 spodumene min 6% Li2O, spot price, cif China and its MB-LI-0043 spodumene min 6% Li2O, contract price, cif China.

The US Renewable Fuels Association has urged the EPA to update its investigation into foreign feedstock imports and implement stricter verification requirements for used cooking oil and tallow.

“Demand is weaker than expected. If they are taking unplanned downtime, they face a new situation, customers are not taking as much volume [as estimated],” one buyer said.

Annual demand growth is forecast to come in at 2% from 2024-2028

The Chilean Ministry of Economy released a strengthening plan to reverse — in the short and medium term — the reduction in jobs and the decline in industrial infrastructure and steel production due to the closure of the country's largest steel mill, Compañía Siderúrgica Huachipato, which officially ceased operations on Monday September 16.

Australian alumina production remains “attractive” although heightened environmental-social-governance (ESG) considerations have been causing some tension recently, delegates said during a panel discussion at Fastmarkets’ International Aluminium conference in Athens, Greece, on September 10-12.

According to our survey of the US steel market, almost half of respondents believe it will take more than 18 months for a green steel premium to be collected in the US – here we explore the factors that could influence the speed of adoption

Critical metal refiner Nth Cycle became the first company in the US to produce premium nickel-cobalt mixed hydroxide precipitate (MHP) this week, when it began commercial-scale operations on Monday September 9

The USDA's latest report shows US corn crop ratings at 65% in good-to-excellent condition, surpassing analyst expectations, while soybean ratings slightly declined.

Europe's automakers are increasingly vocal about the challenges they face in meeting the EU's stringent decarbonization targets, citing growing concerns over economic uncertainty, consumer reluctance to adopt electric vehicles (EVs) and shrinking production margins.