Producers are increasingly finding it hard to transport their copper and cobalt out of operation sites in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), due to truckers choosing to stay away from the country's border

Russia will likely ship more coking coal to India and China amid mounting sanctions levied by countries around the world for its war in Ukraine, market sources told Fastmarkets recently.

Federally funded infrastructure projects in the United States may only use steel that is melted and poured in the US, the Office of Management and Budget for the Biden administration said in a statement on Monday April 18

Logistical nightmares and truck driver shortages slow lumber and structural wood panel delivery

Imported steel scrap prices in key market Vietnam were lower this past week amid weak demand from steelmakers, which are facing depressed long steel prices in the domestic markets and high inventories

Hope is scarce that Russia’s war in Ukraine will end soon, after it decided in April to refocus its assault on the east of the country. NATO- and EU-aligned traders in metals of which Russia is a major supplier must continue to adapt to greater restrictions on doing business with the country as a result. […]

A summary of what happened to nickel trading in March and the impact this had on the publication and display of the LME nickel data on the Fastmarkets platform

After a 30-day consultation period, Fastmarkets has amended the publication day of the weekly US steel cut-to-length plate price assessment from Fridays to Tuesdays.

European buyers have rejected Indian hot rolled coil export offers even while mills have sharply rolled back their prices.

On Monday April 18, Fastmarkets will amend the publication time of two daily battery-grade seaborne Asian lithium price assessments to 1:00pm London time from 4:00 London time.