Explore Brazil's construction sector trends influenced by housing programs and urban infrastructure investments.

The EU ETS reform, including the phase-out of free allocations, is set to significantly increase emissions costs for EU industrial producers, with effective EUA prices rising sharply by 2035, driving substantial cost pressures and price increases across key sectors like steel, aluminium, and downstream industries such as automotive and construction.

Learn how Mexico's tariff package on imported goods impacts the Latin American steel market in 2026 and beyond.

Understand how changing demand and costs are reshaping the iron ore trade flows across global markets in 2026.

Explore the role of DRC Gecamines in copper mining and its collaboration with Mercuria to strengthen international supply.

Explore the Middle East critical mineral landscape driven by Saudi Arabia's Vision 2030 and booming non-oil economy.

Explore the latest trends in US auto production, including shifts towards hybrids and the impact on steel demand.

This Viewpoint is a follow-up to our previous analysis, Buckle up for 2026!, which unravels the turbulent political and economic storms shaking Latin America. Global supply chain realignment The region is entering 2026 in an environment where global competition for energy, critical minerals and strategic supply chains has become central and supply chains are being restructured. These shifts […]

Ukraine’s corn exports have slowed to their lowest level in a decade despite a solid harvest, with continued logistical constraints restricting shipment volumes and consequently supporting prices.

The global antimony market is expected to remain adequately supplied in 2026, shaped by increasing supply in Southeast Asia, relatively stable demand and heightened political oversight of critical minerals, sector participants have told Fastmarkets.