More stringent targets for the recycling of batteries are about to enter into force in the European Union (EU) after heads of government who met at the Council of the EU moved to rubber-stamp the bloc’s battery regulation this week

Australian lithium miner Core Lithium will export its second shipment of spodumene concentrate to offtake partner Sichuan Yahua on Wednesday this week, it announced on Tuesday July 11

Fastmarkets’ pricing database was not accessible at the time some US-based prices were published on Wednesday July 12, due to technical difficulties.

Fastmarkets has corrected its consumer buying price for steel scrap shredded auto scrap, delivered mill Houston to reflect pricing and trend information received after that market was originally settled on Monday July 10.

Demand for old corrugated containers and double-lined kraft corrugated cuttings is growing for southern US mills

Fastmarkets has amended the specifications of its weekly payable indicators for black mass in South Korea to better reflect the materials being traded in the country’s import spot market.

Fastmarkets has corrected its price assessment for European high-carbon ferro-chrome, basis 60-64.9% Cr, which was published incorrectly on Tuesday July 11 due to a reporter error.

The publication of Fastmarkets’ South Africa chrome ore index and ferro-chrome benchmark indicator for Tuesday July 11 were delayed due to a reporter error.

Slower demand for construction materials continues to weigh on Europe’s aluminium and steel market price and premiums

China’s export market for graphite electrodes, high power (HP) and ultra-high power (UHP), dropped for a third consecutive fortnight on Wednesday July 5 amid slow demand and due to producers using different raw materials