Increased metal refining capacity in China and Indonesia has led to a rise in production of Chinese and Indonesian cobalt metal brands. Data gathered from pricing sessions shows an increase in the trading activity of these brands on a spot and forward basis in the in-whs Rotterdam market. This data also shows these brands transacting […]

The new US trade tariffs threaten the fragile global trade balance and risks reigniting inflation.

The European steel and aluminium scrap industries urged the European Commission on Wednesday January 15 against taking action to curb scrap exports after domestic industry metals producers backed measures to do just that.

European steel and aluminium producers have urged the European Commission to take immediate and effective action to tackle "scrap leakage" so that the European Union can meet its sustainable development aims and secure industrial competitiveness.

On September 25, the discontinuation was postponed from the originally scheduled final publication to take into account the needs of market participants that still had physical contracts linked to the lithium contract assessments in place. The affected prices are:• MB-LI-0031Lithium hydroxide monohydrate LiOH.H2O 56.5% LiOH min, battery grade, contract price cif China, Japan & Korea• MB-LI-0027Lithium carbonate 99.5% Li2CO3 min, battery […]

Fastmarkets confirms it will discontinue its lithium contract assessments after their final publication date of Tuesday, December 24.

Fastmarkets invites feedback on the pricing methodology for its aluminium 6063 extrusion billet premiums ddp Italy, ddp North Germany and ddp Spain ahead of the definitive period of the EU’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM), which starts from January 2026.

To view and download the schedules please visit the Forest Products Methodology page. For questions and comments please contact pricing@fastmarkets.com.

Read the latest update on the proposed delay to the implementation to the EUDR.

Fastmarkets is to amend the timing window for its MB-AL-0381 aluminium low-carbon differential P1020A from Friday December 6.