Fast-rising costs for container freight on a number of major shipping routes are causing disruption in trade flows for minerals and metals alike, sources told Fastmarkets on Thursday November 12.

A radical shake-up of the European Union's waste shipment regulations could lead to a total ban or the implementation of controls on scrap metal exports from the territory, Fastmarkets understands.

Algeria’s state grain importer returned to the market on Tuesday as futures jumped following the USDA's monthly Wasde...

Fastmarkets has launched two new coefficients for the copper concentrates market, with data available from November 2 and an update published for the first time on Friday November 6.

Deliverable stocks of base metals in Shanghai Futures Exchange-registered warehouses were little moved in the week to Friday November 6, with the biggest percentage change seen in lead at 6.5%.

Chilean copper production was 0.8% lower year on year in September due to lower output from Escondida, the country’s copper commission, Cochilco, said on Tuesday November 3.

As competition in the global steel markets remains fierce, Fastmarkets provides an update on the new, progressing and closed trade cases from around the world in October 2020.

Global soybean crush margins are expected to be supported over the next couple of years as China continues to rebuild its pig...

Fastmarkets reporters present the key themes and discussion points from the Lithium Supply and Markets online conference, which was held online on October 26-28.

Both the North American and Brazilian markets have strong growth potential stemming from infrastructure-related activity, Gerdau’s global chief financial officer Harley Scardoelli told attendees at Fastmarkets' 2020 Steel Success Strategies Online conference on Wednesday October 28.