A second Trump administration would reorient US critical minerals policy to prioritize security over climate concerns, former inaugural US Assistant Secretary of State for Energy Resources Frank Fannon said during a fireside chat at the Resourcing Tomorrow conference in London on Tuesday December 3.

More than 500 delegates turned out on Thursday December 5 to hear an update on the state of the US green steel industry during Fastmarkets’ inaugural 'going green' webinar.

US agricultural producers' sentiment surged in November, with the Ag Economy Barometer rising 30 points to 145, buoyed by post-election optimism about future regulatory and tax environments

The price of lithium is falling, but some Western companies have recently announced more investments in the Lithium Triangle – a region of South America comprising parts of Argentina, Chile and Bolivia.

Steel market participants had varying reactions to US President-elect Donald Trump’s assertion on Monday September 25 that he will impose a 25% tariff of all products being imported from Canada and Mexico into the US, as well as levy a 10% additional tariff on all Chinese imports.

Read a snippet of our weekly lumber commentary, this week assessing the potential impact of Donald Trump's presidency on the market.

The news that President-elect Donald Trump is considering additional tariffs on goods from China as well as on all products from US trading partners Canada and Mexico has spurred alarm in the US aluminium market at a time that is usually known to be calm.

The re-election of Donald Trump for a second term as US president has created uncertainty about the ability of Chinese carmakers to continue to manufacture and export auto components into Mexico to be fully assembled and then exported to the US.

Prices for imported flat-rolled steel into the US were largely stable on Wednesday November 20, with market participants reporting thin trading and long lead times deterring them from engaging in the foreign markets.

Navigating the steel market's new terrain: tariff impacts on global markets and US manufacturing