Renewed US-China trade tensions with Donald Trump’s second presidential term could bolster Southeast Asia’s aluminium scrap industry in 2025, particularly amid still-growing Chinese demand, sources told Fastmarkets by Tuesday, January 14.

Global used cooking oil (UCO) prices were highly volatile throughout 2024 amid market uncertainty, trade flow and policy changes, with market sources expecting the prices to increase further in 2025, pushed up by higher demand and increased biofuel production obligations.

In December, increased demand from various industries led to a 5-10% rise in EU animal fats prices, supported by high seasonal rendering activity and regulatory factors affecting vegetable oil supply.

Five factors shaping the coking coal market: China, India, geopolitics, and their global trade impact by 2025

Get the key takeaways from our recent webinar following the recent London Pulp Week, where we discussed the latest trends and predictions for the global pulp market.

Gasoline and diesel prices in the UK are set to begin 2025 significantly lower than a year earlier, but uncertainty and potential volatility lie ahead due to a combination of an upcoming administration change in the US and other global events and policies, experts told Fastmarkets.

The demand for high-grade iron ore in 2024 is expected to remain weak due to constrained steelmaking margins, oversupply, and high port inventories.

2025 global steel market preview: 10 key themes shaping steel and ferro-alloys, from growth to decarbonization and protectionism.

Read everything you need to know about US containerboard price increases in January and how they will impact the market.

After a 2024 marked by calls for trade defense measures against “predatory and unfair” imports, the Latin American steel sector should see a rise in such measures in 2025, industry experts told Fastmarkets.