The global steel industry has been getting greener for decades – and producers are now asking to be reimbursed for their tech and process investments. The US steel industry – already one of the world’s cleanest – is ironically behind Europe and Asia in convincing buyers to accept a price premium for the premium product […]

Critical metal refiner Nth Cycle became the first company in the US to produce premium nickel-cobalt mixed hydroxide precipitate (MHP) this week, when it began commercial-scale operations on Monday September 9

Delays in US policy support for its domestic anode supply chain have made investment decisions harder, even as expectations for a medium-term supply shortage persist, Shaun Verner, chief executive officer of Australia-listed Syrah Resources, told Fastmarkets in an interview in August

The European Commission published its annual State of the Energy Union Report 2024 on Wednesday, September 11, outlining the EU’s progress toward the clean energy transition and climate goals

Fastmarkets will launch an aluminium low-carbon P1020A all-in price, Chicago Mercantile Exchange-based, delivered Midwest US, US cents/lb on Monday September 23.

An EU report has recommended extending the Critical Raw Materials Act (CRMA) to include an EU raw materials platform, faster mine permitting and a G7+ critical raw materials club.

Aluminium’s most important players met at Fastmarkets’ International Aluminium Conference in Athens on September 10-12 to debate the issues shaping the future of the industry. We highlight some of the standout quotes.

The move to place tariffs on electric vehicles (EVs) imported from China by many countries to varying degrees has resulted in changing trade flows and affected supply chains. Looking at the trade data however, not much has changed yet with EVs still arriving on European shores in volume.

Fastmarkets has compiled a unique, comprehensive overview of electric vehicle (EV) import duties across key markets, including policy announcements, illustrating the disparities and shifting approaches.

Spodumene prices rose on Wednesday September 11 after reports of a potential production suspension in China’s Jiangxi province drove up lithium carbonate futures prices on China’s Guangzhou Futures Exchange (GFEX).