Fastmarkets has launched two new reduced carbon emissions steel prices for the European domestic market, starting from Thursday January 25.

The global recovered paper (RCP) market has been quite volatile for the past couple of years. After a strong upturn in 2021, the global market for bulk grades of RCP collapsed in the second half of 2022. Most regions found their bottoms at the end of 2022 or the beginning of 2023, and the global […]

In a letter to its employees seen by Fastmarkets on Wednesday January 24, the independently owned Magnitude 7 Metals LLC aluminium smelter in Marston, Missouri said it would curtail its operations over the course of the next three to five days, and that "most employees will no longer be required after January 28"

High stainless steel production in China in 2023 generated lofty imports of raw materials, including chrome ore, ferro-chrome, nickel pig iron (NPI) and ferro-nickel

South Korean battery maker Samsung SDI’s recent investment in Canada Nickel, despite falling nickel prices, is the latest example of companies forming long-term partnerships to secure electric vehicle supply chain production that qualifies for tax credits under the US Inflation Reduction Act (IRA)

Chinese exports of flake and spherical graphite plummeted in December, after China’s introduction of export controls on certain graphite related products

Norsk Hydro is continuing to maximize its production of aluminium products for the automotive sector amid ongoing weak demand in end-use markets like construction, according to a senior executive at the Norwegian producer

Anticipated biofuel demand is set to increase by 38 billion liters from 2023 to 2028, marking a nearly 30% rise from the preceding five years

Fastmarkets will, on Monday January 22, launch a daily price index for the spot premium differential between 67.5% Fe magnetite and hematite iron ore pellet feed above the 65% Fe Fines index.

The Fastmarkets base metals research team forecasts the dynamic trends and opportunities in the base metals market in 2024 and beyond