Here are some of the key discussion topics across the battery and critical minerals sectors ahead of Fastmarkets’ Global Lithium, Battery and Critical Materials conference taking place in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States on June 22-25.

The publication of Fastmarkets’ price assessments for certain spot vegetable oil and meal prices on Thursday June 18 was delayed due to a reporter error. Fastmarkets’ pricing database has been updated.

Fastmarkets is proposing to launch a calculated weekly aluminium 6063 extrusion billet premium, cif Rotterdam premium, on Thursday July 23.

These price assessments were previously based on underlying data from UM Paper-branded prices, which were discontinued in October 2025. Since then, the prices have been independently assessed by Fastmarkets’ price reporting team. Presenting them as a range, rather than a single number, will better reflect market developments. The proposed amendment will not affect historical prices. The […]

Fastmarkets will change the publication timing for its Australia, New Zealand, and Southeast Asia animal proteins price assessments to Thursday 4pm Singapore time from Thursday 12 noon US Central time, effective July 23, 2026.

Fastmarkets will change the publication timing for its Australia and New Zealand fats and oils price assessments to Thursday 4pm Singapore time from Thursday 12 noon US Central time, effective July 23, 2026.

Fastmarkets has decided to reduce the frequency of its MB-NI-0246 Nickel sulfate, cif Japan and Korea and MB-NI-0247 Nickel sulfate premium, cif Japan and Korea assessments to fortnightly from weekly, effective Friday June 26.

The publication of three of Fastmarkets' fluorspar prices was delayed because of a reporter error. Fastmarkets' pricing database has been updated.

As Mexico seeks to strengthen domestic manufacturing supply chains and reduce its reliance on imported steel products, special bar quality (SBQ) steel has emerged as one of the segments offering the greatest growth potential for local producers, according to TYASA’s three chief executive officers, whom Fastmarkets sat down with in an exclusive interview to discuss the company’s new SBQ rolling mill.

Fastmarkets has amended the dates for publication for the following in its pricing holidays calendar to show Friday June 19 as a publishing day, which was previously marked as a non-publishing day.