Prices to remain high in first half of 2022 as low availability spills over from last year

Market participants expect prices for aluminium scrap and secondary ingot to remain robust in 2022, with demand from the automotive sector anticipated to pick up by the second half of the year. Despite a recent sharp decline in price levels for European secondary ingot DIN226, participants are hopeful that higher levels will return in the […]

China’s road to decarbonization caused quite a stir in the steelmaking raw materials segment in 2021, and market participants expect more uncertainties in 2022

Growing new energy vehicle (NEV) take-up is set to boost demand for anode material, which along with China’s decarbonization efforts, a seasonal halt and global logistics interruptions, will support the natural flake graphite market at the start of 2022

This past year marked a spectacular recovery in lithium prices with the market rebounding into growth from the lows of 2020 and pushing lithium carbonate back to the forefront of the battery market

A quest to lock up shredded and prime grades of ferrous scrap in the United States went into high gear in 2021.

Fastmarkets looks at some of the dynamics that could come into play in 2022 for the US ferrous scrap market

China’s focus on slashing carbon emissions will force longer-term changes in western aluminium trading and supply chains in the years ahead