Low demand from China’s magnet manufacturing sector continued to drive down rare earth prices on domestic and export markets, with suppliers cutting prices to close sales, sources told Fastmarkets in the week to Thursday June 6

Payables for nickel cobalt manganese (NCM) black mass in the CIF Asia markets were firm in May despite volatility in battery raw material prices

The ongoing Federal Reserve rate stagnation is having a ripple effect across the wood products market and the broader economy, affecting everything from homebuying to the lumber industry

Toronto, Canada-headquartered Lithium Ionic is on track to start operations at its hard-rock spodumene Bandeira project in Brazil in roughly two years, after it recently published its feasibility study and secured fresh funds to go ahead with the next phase

Fastmarkets forecasts that global steel production will grow at an average annual rate of 1.4% through the end of the decade so ‘green’ steel production methods need to keep pace

Toronto-based lithium-ion battery resource recovery company Li-Cycle announced a partnership with Oregon-headquartered manufacturer Daimler Truck North America (DTNA) on Thursday May 30 to facilitate the recycling of lithium-ion batteries from electric vehicles (EVs).

Chinese rare earth export prices moved lower over the past week, in line with falling domestic prices driven by suppliers cutting offers in response to continued weak demand from the downstream magnet sector

Trading in the spot copper concentrate market in Asia was sluggish in the week to Friday May 31, with smelters not actively looking for spot units, sources said

To reach the International Energy Agency’s (IEA) net zero by 2050 goals, the North American aluminium industry needs around $60 billion in private and public investment, according to a May 29 report by the Aluminum Association and the environmental consulting firm ICF

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