Vingroup Corp subsidiary VinMetal and UK-based Primetals Technologies have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on Thursday May 7 to cooperate on the development of VinMetal’s high-tech integrated steel complex in Vietnam’s Ha Tinh province, according to local media reports.

The publication of Fastmarkets’ assessments of the nickel min 99.8% full plate premium, in-whs Shanghai, and the nickel min 99.8% full plate premium, cif Shanghai for Tuesday May 26 were delayed because of a reporter error. Fastmarkets’ pricing database has been updated. The following prices were affected:MB-NI-0143 Nickel min 99.8% full plate premium, in-whs Shanghai, […]

Chrome ore inventories at the main ports of Tianjin, Qinzhou, Lianyungang and Shanghai were originally published at 5.11 million to 5.3 million tonnes on Monday. This has been corrected to 3.74 million to 4.03 million tonnes. Fastmarkets’ pricing database has been updated to reflect these changes. These inventories are part of the Fastmarkets Ores and […]

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As CBAM and the EU ETS reshape cost structures across Europe’s automotive supply chains, OEMs are under growing pressure to protect margins while navigating opaque carbon pass-through.

US light vehicle production averaged 10M units per year in 2021 through 2025 with most years finishing above 10M units.

A developing El Niño weather pattern is drawing fresh attention across European metals markets at a moment when the continent‘s energy infrastructure is already under acute stress – and for producers and traders in secondary aluminium and ferrous scrap, the implications are hard to ignore.

Fastmarkets invited feedback from the industry on the pricing methodology for its Middle East PIX Packaging GCC indices via an open consultation process between April 17 and May 20 2026.

The amendment follows the decision made on May 14, after a consultation period for the proposed changes, which took place between April 2 and May 11. The purpose of the change is to align the publication times to the activity in the relevant markets and ensure that subscribers receive timely and accurate pricing information. The affected […]

With decarbonization deadlines fast approaching for corporations and governments increasingly focused on material resilience, ferrous scrap has taken on growing strategic importance in Japan’s transition toward lower-carbon steelmaking.