Market participants seem to have abandoned expectations of a “Golden March and Silver April” in China’s ferrous market due to a slow restart of construction, as well as maintenance of steelmaking facilities planned for March, sources told Fastmarkets

The rising interest for low-carbon primary aluminium within East Asia is clear, although its ability to command a premium remains uncertain, according to market participants

Based on the feedback and support received from the industry, Fastmarkets announces it will be launching PIX pan-European monthly price coverage for the following grades, starting from April 9, 2024: Description: PIX SOP Description: PIX Multiprint Fastmarkets will discontinue all Paper for Recycling assessments currently featured in its PPI Europe publication from May 8, 2024 and replace therein with […]

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An ongoing disruption to trade via the Red Sea and recent strength in some Asian markets are providing support to aluminium premiums across Europe, despite a continued period of low regional demand, participants have told Fastmarkets

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This week marks two years since Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24, 2022, but despite the resulting threats and challenges thrown up by the war, the Ukrainian steelmaking sector has managed to adapt. Here, Fastmarkets recaps the key changes

Amid inflation and a global economic slowdown, BHP's outlook for the steel industry in China, the world's largest steel producer, has become less optimistic

The company will be growing its battery-grade lithium carbonate or hydroxide production from its new direct-lithium extraction (DLE) project

Aluminium and nickel appear to have once again escaped inclusion in the latest list of sanctions imposed by western governments on Russia, ending days of speculation that increased both the prices and the traded volumes of the metals.