Fastmarkets proposes to assess and publish its lithium carbonate 99.5% Li2CO3 min, battery grade, spot price range exw domestic China and lithium hydroxide monohydrate LiOH.H2O 56.5% LiOH min, battery grade, spot price range exw domestic China assessments on a daily basis, rather than on the previous weekly basis. The proposal follows Fastmarkets’ observation that these […]

The new specifications proposed in the consultation are listed below, with the amendment to the price frequency shown in italics: MB-AL-0052 aluminum 6063 extrusion billet premium, delivered Midwest US, US cents per lbQuality: Extrusion billet AA6063. Billet with diameter of 6in, 7in and 8in.Quantity: Min 100 tonnesLocation: Delivered into US Midwest region, duty-unpaid premium on top of the P1020A ingot Midwest […]

Fastmarkets is launching a green long steel differential to its weekly price assessment for steel reinforcing bar (rebar) import, cfr Singapore, as well as a weekly inferred green steel base price for rebar cfr Singapore.

Fastmarkets (Random Lengths) plans to formally launch the industry’s first daily price assessment for Southern Yellow Pine #2 2x4 (eastside) on Thursday 8 August along with more than a year of pricing history.

European scrap consuming electric arc furnace output is rising, with demand for higher grade scraps to produce flat steel expected to grow. Fastmarkets has launched prime grade scrap forecasts to capture this

Demand for ferrous scrap in Asia has been rising, with the region becoming a leading importer of scrap globally. Fastmarkets is expanding its forecasts in the region to cover this trend

Fastmarkets has corrected its MB-CU-0302 copper scrap No1 copper, buying price, delivered to brass mill US, US cents/lb, which was published incorrectly on Tuesday April 9.

Fastmarkets has collected feedback from the industry on pricing methodologies for Random Lengths and Random Lengths International as part of its annual methodology review.

Fastmarkets invited feedback from the industry on the pricing methodology for its coking coal indices and coke assessment, via an open consultation process between February 20 and March 31. This consultation was done as part of our published annual methodology review process.

Random Lengths is inviting feedback from the industry on pricing methodologies for Random Lengths and Random Lengths International as part of its annual methodology review process.