Japanese buyers are increasing their bids for ferrous scrap to prevent exports of the steelmaking raw material, hoping to feed domestic steel production amid solid demand and healthy margins

Export demand is pushing up all North American recovered paper prices

Key Asian markets Taiwan and the Philippines will have to rely more on higher-priced steel billet from Southeast Asia if they can no longer procure Russian material amid the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict, according to sources

Major RCP suppliers are relocating tonnage from SEA to India, sapping the availability in the SEA market

Supply disruptions and pulp shortages are influencing rising prices

Steelmakers will need to adapt quickly to the burgeoning decarbonization movement in Asia to remain relevant, Gunung Capital managing partner Kelvin Fu told Fastmarkets in an interview

Base metals prices on the LME were mainly rebounding on Wednesday September 22, after dip buyers took advantage of Tuesday's price weakness, while metals in Shanghai were mixed but mainly down in response to the downturn in London this week.

The collapse of the iron ore market and market turbulence over Chinese property developer Evergrande Group are adding to the economic woes caused by the Delta variant of Covid-19 for much of this year.

Recently launched futures contracts can help mitigate significant volatility in the lithium market, but in the long term it is supply shortages that will keep buyers awake at night, according to market experts speaking at Fastmarkets Lithium Supply & Markets conference 2021 in Las Vegas.

Asian feed importers have returned to the market to restock corn volumes, with South Korean buyers securing a total of 539,000...