China’s alumina exports into Russia jumped again in May amid steady demand from the latter country to plug its shortfall due to its invasion of Ukraine and subsequent sanctions against it

Attendees of Fastmarkets' 37th annual Steel Success Strategies conference - June 5-7 in Miami Beach, Florida - discussed an array of topics, from short-term trends to long-term ambitions to make the industry green. Here are five key takeaways

RCP sellers are encouraged by the slow pick-up in packaging demand and OCC price trends.

Increased supply of alternative feedstocks, along with weak demand, has caused the China domestic nickel sulfate price to trend down since hitting a record high on April 22.

Soaring global pulp prices and tight supply are pricing out spot deals and smaller mills

European aluminium premiums have fallen from recent record highs in the week ended Wednesday June 15 due to increasingly bearish sentiment and a drop off in spot demand, but there is disagreement in the market about how far spot premiums can drop in current conditions

Fastmarkets has corrected its weekly price assessment for steel mesh-quality wire rod in the Northern Europe domestic market, which was published incorrectly on Wednesday June 15 due to an error.

Both battery electric and hydrogen technologies are vital for future transport emissions goals and customer needs

Fastmarkets published its daily steel hot-rolled coil index earlier than scheduled on Tuesday June 14 due to a reviewer error.

Base metals analyst Boris Mikanikrezai explains why tin prices are likely to behave badly over the next three months