Fastmarkets proposes to move the weekly publication day of five price assessments - two nickel pig iron (NPI) prices, two laterite nickel ore prices and one nickel sulfate price - from Tuesday to Friday.

The publication of manganese ore and chrome ore inventory assessments at main Chinese ports were delayed due to public holidays.

China imported 14,259 tonnes of flake graphite in April, up 156% year on year, while exports fell due to cheaper available stocks from Mozambique, according to official but unconfirmed data seen by Fastmarkets.

The Chinese government is examining an industry proposal to discard the use of the term “scrap” by officially renaming certain copper scrap products as “recyclable copper raw materials” to reflect the high purity of the furnace-ready feed, sources with direct knowledge of the matter confirmed with Fastmarkets.

Here are five Fastmarkets MB stories you might have missed on Friday May 24 that are worth another look.

Jiangxi Copper International Trading Co Ltd’s president, Su Li, has stepped down from his role, multiple sources with direct knowledge of the matter confirmed.

Fastmarkets today launches a 94% C graphite flake assessment to improve its coverage of the graphite market:

Here are five Fastmarkets MB stories you might have missed on Thursday May 23 that are worth another look.

The United States’ reduction of tariffs on Turkish steel imports to 25% from 50% last week will only partially reopen the US market to Turkish mills, who should avoid raising prices if they are to successfully regain a share in that market, several sources told Fastmarkets this week.

Here are five Fastmarkets MB stories you might have missed on Wednesday May 22 that are worth another look.