The latest merger of rare earth producers in China shows that balance of power in this critical material sector is nowhere near where western governments would like it to be

From multi-year highs to the risks ahead, senior reporter Eduardo Tinti provides his expert insights

A research report by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has found graphite to be the metal with the largest indicated potential shortage in the energy transition sector, followed by cobalt, vanadium and nickel

No breathing room, supply chain strains overwhelm box makers with buyer orders

With Biden's Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act finally passed, what lies ahead for the steel markets and supply chains?

Biofuel provider says it will deliver 300,000 cubic meters of new storage at the Port of Liverpool

Europe’s planned Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) will have a big impact on the aluminium sector when it begins to focus on reducing scope 2 emissions, according to the president and chief executive of the Aluminium Association of Canada (AAC). That, in turn, will widen divisions among producers based on which energy sources they use, […]

The low-carbon production of aluminium has remained in the spotlight during COP26, the United Nation’s global climate change conference now under way in Glasgow, but the EU’s carbon border adjustment mechanism (CBAM) remains an afterthought for the European aluminium market. CBAM will make EU importers pay for carbon certificates corresponding to the carbon price that […]

The automotive industry’s shift to electric vehicles (EVs) has put the sustainability efforts of its suppliers under scrutiny, Jean-Martin Van der Hoeven, chief marketing officer of ArcelorMittal’s global automotive division, told Fastmarkets in an exclusive interview.

Fundamental changes in agriculture markets make return to "normal" unlikely