The United Steelworkers union in Canada has warned that certain steel products from the nation, along with aluminium, could again be hit with Section 232 tariffs by President Donald Trump's administration.

Fastmarkets proposes to change the publication day of its European and seaborne price assessments, indices and indicators covering chrome ore and ferro-chrome to Tuesday, from Friday.

An overview of the battery raw materials markets and their latest price moves.

Trade log for lithium hydroxide monohydrate min 56.5% LiOH.H2O battery grade, spot prices, cif China, Japan & Korea, including business, bids, offers and assessments reported to Fastmarkets.

With effect from July 9, 2020, Fastmarkets RISI will begin databasing euro equivalent prices for Russia containerboard. Fastmarkets RISI has long been publishing euro equivalent prices for recycled fluting, semi-chemical fluting, testliner 2, testliner 3, unbleached kraftliner and white-top kraftliner in PPI Europe. These prices will now also be available on the Fastmarkets RISI portal […]

In light of the recent turmoil in the oil market, the Fastmarkets research team has closely examined the correlations between the price of oil and the prices for ferrous scrap and finished steel products, to discover nuanced relationships and their changes over time.

Import prices for containerized ferrous scrap in Taiwan started a recovery in the middle of this week amid increased demand, breaking an almost three-week downward streak.

The three-month copper price on the London Metal Exchange was higher during morning trading on Thursday July 9, with price action pushing firmly above nearby resistance levels, while a sizeable fresh cancellation in LME zinc stocks saw the metal’s underlying price also rally.

Broad markets were managing to remain upbeat this morning, Thursday July 9, despite the rapid spread of the Covid-19 virus across some continents, while the base metals were rallying on the back of numerous supply disruptions, especially affecting copper and zinc.

The latest forecasts from Fastmarkets’ team of analysts are ready to view.