Argentina’s steel industry is showing signs of recovery in 2026, but the rebound remains uneven, with stronger crude steel output contrasting with weak finished steel demand, depressed long steel consumption and renewed pressure from imports.

Fastmarkets proposes to narrow the optimized range for MB-IRO-0020 iron ore fines, % Si VIU, cfr Qingdao, $/dmt, effective from August 3.

North American EV demand is slowing with BEV adoption declining while hybrid vehicle sales gain momentum, prompting automakers to reset strategies amid policy shifts and trade pressures.

A tentative easing of tensions in the Middle East has failed to convince market participants that shipping through the Strait of Hormuz will quickly return to pre-conflict norms, panellists said at Fastmarkets' Iron Ore Decoded 2026 conference, held during Singapore International Ferrous Week.

India's drive toward 300 million tonnes per year of steelmaking capacity by 2030 is on track from a capacity standpoint, but panellists at Fastmarkets' Iron Ore Decoded 2026 conference said the country's domestic iron ore base is likely to fall short of supporting that growth.

The UK government has launched a call for evidence on the future availability of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), seeking industry views on whether supplies of advanced fuels will be sufficient to meet increasingly ambitious mandate targets later this decade.

Fastmarkets has corrected the rationale for MB-CU-0287 Copper concentrates TC index, cif Asia Pacific, $/tonne, which was published incorrectly on Friday June 26 due to a typo.

Fastmarkets has amended the frequency of its MB-NI-0246 Nickel sulfate, cif Japan and Korea, and MB-NI-0247 Nickel sulfate premium, cif Japan and Korea assessments to fortnightly from weekly, effective Friday June 26.

Fastmarkets has launched two monthly price assessments covering the solar photovoltaic (PV) module market and battery energy storage (BESS) cell market in China on Friday June 26, 2026.

The iron ore market in 2026 shows fragile recovery driven by rising freight costs rather than demand growth. This dynamic challenges pricing signals and margin management for miners and processors.