In July, low-grade consumption remained muted across key regions with the three main sectors, while the pallet market struggled with low prices and a surplus of recycled pallets.

Prices for pulp imports into China plummeted this week, following a two-month negotiation stalemate between international suppliers and Chinese buyers.

The green revolution is creating a surge in demand for electrical steel, a key component in both electric vehicles (EVs) and new home appliances

Global commodities giant Glencore has announced its decision to retain its coal and carbon steel materials business, abandoning earlier plans for a demerger

Rapidly increasing export volumes of Chinese steel sold at lower prices are significantly lowering sentiment across key global ferrous markets, trade sources told Fastmarkets the week to Thursday August 1

Aluminium packaging producer Ball Corporation is poised to have an advantage due to producing bottles with a higher recycled aluminium content and having the highest recycled aluminium content in its alloys, Dan Fisher, chairman and chief executive officer, said during the company's earnings call on Thursday August 1

As copper prices reach record highs and analysts warn of 'unsustainable deficits', we explore the key trends shaping the copper market

Fastmarkets has launched an FOB Singapore tin spot premium assessment, with tin poised to be a critical mineral in the ongoing global energy transition and Asia a key region for the metal’s production and consumption.

As copper prices reach record highs and analysts warn of 'unsustainable deficits', we explore the key trends shaping the copper market

The newly introduced requirement of a certificate of origin and analysis when exporting aluminium from Mexico to the US is a source of concern among Mexican market participants, even if it is not expected to have a big impact on the country's domestic industry, Fastmarkets heard in the two weeks to Friday August 2