Market participants active in the aluminium and copper scrap and primary aluminium markets reported continued bearish markets with relief not expected in the near term during conversations at the Recycled Materials Association Roundtables in Chicago from September 10-12.

Russia’s weekly wheat exports from Black Sea ports totaled 459,564 tonnes in the week ending Thursday September 18, down by 396,681 tonnes (46%) from the 856,245 tonnes loaded in the previous week, according to Fastmarkets analytics data published on Friday.

Fastmarkets has discontinued its PIX sawn timber FAS Finland export indices on September 23, 2025.

Direct lithium extraction in Europe is being positioned as a sustainable alternative to traditional methods, but its success will depend on overcoming hurdles in cost, regulation and scalability. Industry experts highlight that community acceptance and investment will be equally critical to its future.

Canadian specialty materials producer Neo Performance Materials officially launched a sintered neodymium iron boron (NdFeB) magnet plant in Narva, Estonia, on Friday September 19, and announced the completion of Europe's first dysprosium and terbium oxide production line.

China set a higher target for automobile sales in 2025 compared with a year earlier, with the country aiming to keep the upward momentum in 2026, according to a notice published by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) on Friday September 12.

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Europe’s battery industry is being urged to prioritise energy storage systems over electric vehicle competition with China, as rising AI-driven power demand and grid pressures highlight the need for scalable storage solutions.

US wheat futures declined on Friday September 12 after the USDA increased global wheat ending stocks and production estimates for 2025/26 in its monthly World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) report.

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