The steel industry is well-equipped to meet the demand generated by the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) and the CHIPS and Science Act (CHIPS Act), experts told Fastmarkets on the one-year anniversary of the legislations

Fastmarkets is launching an assessment of the lithium payable as part of its set of weekly price assessments for black mass, CIF South Korea, starting on Wednesday August 16.

The publication of Fastmarkets’ steel scrap prices, delivered mill Monterrey was delayed on Tuesday August 15, due to a technical issue.

Fastmarkets has removed the premiums for zinc Southeast Asia which were published in error on Tuesday August 15.

Battery feedstock is likely to lag recycling demand and regulatory targets in the coming years, the chief executive officer of battery recycling platform ACE Green Recycling said

Manganese ore prices, delivered to China, have been trending lower since early February, with Fastmarkets analysts and market sources expecting steady growth in supply and high inventory levels to drag on prices

A significant gap in the valuations between black mass and mined raw materials persists in the battery raw materials market, Fastmarkets understands

Economic stimulus policies put in place by the government of China will be key to sustaining price rises among base metals in the coming quarters, Daria Efanova, head of research at UK-based services provider Sucden Financial, said during the company’s third-quarter metals webinar on Wednesday, August 2

An oversupply of cobalt and a subsequent price slump have led to trader and producer Glencore considering stockpiling and curtailing production of the blue metal, the company said during its earnings call on Tuesday August 8

Fastmarkets RISI is inviting feedback from the industry on the pricing methodologies for European paper and board and paper for recycling assessments as part of its announced annual methodology review process.