Japanese buyers are increasing their bids for ferrous scrap to prevent exports of the steelmaking raw material, hoping to feed domestic steel production amid solid demand and healthy margins

EU regulation changes could affect future biofuels trade flows as Finland and Hungary move to moderate compliance obligations

Iran’s ministry of industries, mines and trade imposed new export tariffs on various products including steelmaking raw materials and steel products early this week, Fastmarkets learnt on Tuesday April 12.

Market dynamics every packaging procurement professional should consider when negotiating price

Seaborne iron ore prices fell on Monday April 11 due to depressed market sentiment prompted by the rise in Covid-19 cases in China, sources told Fastmarkets

Fastmarkets’ United States offices will be closed on Friday April 15 in observance of Good Friday. There will be no separate AMM Daily Newsletter or AMM Scrap Settlements newsletter dated Tuesday April 19, although automated newsletters will still be available via the Fastmarkets Dashboard.

Andrea Hotter speaks with the US Secretary of Energy, Jennifer Granholm, about the protracted metals and mining permitting process and its impact on the supply of critical minerals for the energy transition

Hot-rolled coil prices in the United States remained above $74 per hundredweight in the second week of April, with steady demand for spot material and restricted supply bolstering the hot-band price

The publication of Fastmarkets’ monthly Southeast Asia lead premium assessments on Tuesday April 5 was delayed due to a reporter error.

Fastmarkets invited feedback from the industry on the pricing methodology for its iron ore indices, via an open consultation process between March 2 and March 31, 2022. This consultation was done as part of our published annual methodology review process.