After a four-week consultation period that concluded on February 28, Fastmarkets has amended its graphite flake price assessments from a single price to a range as of March 2.

Slow demand and high inventory levels are balanced out by low collection volumes and kept the prices stable for PfR grades

Sociedad Quimica y Minera (SQM) foresees global lithium demand reaching 1.5 million tonnes by 2025 and expects total demand to grow by at least 20% year on year in 2023, the Chilean miner said

The spot offers have shaken up the Chinese pulp market amidst new capacity from South America and imports from Russia

Fastmarkets proposes to amend its IOSCO-accredited aluminium P1020A premium methodology to allow for flexibility on the underlying futures price used.

OCC price spikes that came with China’s covid-19 restriction removal have taken a turn as demand drops

Original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) have been buying equity in miners to secure access to battery raw materials, but David Brocas, co-founder and managing partner of Voltaire Minerals Partners, contends that the offtake agreements may not be in the best interest of miners unless carefully structured

Hot-rolled steelmaking capacity in the US South increased by nearly a quarter in a two-year period and is still growing, which sources believe will help to keep prices relatively low

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A Bangladeshi buyer has paid a large premium to secure a ferrous scrap cargo from the US West Coast, with a slew of post-earthquake cargo deals made to Turkey at higher prices and domestic tightness also boosting the market