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New policies and global ESG regulations change and evolve as commodity markets strive to meet greener, more stringent decarbonization targets. In the agriculture market, regulations have an impact all along the supply chain. Whether for the collection of used cooking oil or in changes to biofuel mandates, these markets must comply with regulatory requirements and report on their sustainability credentials.
In the new generation energy industry, new legislation requires a digital battery passport for electric vehicle (EV) batteries, as well as a compulsory carbon footprint declaration. The US government’s Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) is likely to have significant consequences for the global battery materials supply chain, and financial incentives from the EU’s Critical Raw Materials Act (CRMA) will mean some businesses will re-examine their investment opportunities. Global metals markets are also under growing scrutiny as decarbonization goals become more important to governments and corporations.
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Global ESG regulations and changes to government policies have a critical impact on commodity market supply chains. Read the latest news and insights from our price reporting and editorial teams on policy and ESG regulations below.
Argentina wants to be a key supplier of lithium to meet the world’s rapidly growing demand for energy transition, but talks of potential changes to regulations and a lack of trade deals with the US and the EU have caused concern among market participants in the country, Fastmarkets has learned
The US Department of Commerce will impose preliminary anti-dumping duties on imported tinplate steel from Canada, Germany and China due to the metal being “unfairly priced,” it announced on Thursday August 17
On the one-year anniversary of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) – which was signed into law on August 16, 2022 – Fastmarkets has highlighted three takeaways from the landmark legislation and its impact on battery raw materials
The steel industry is well-equipped to meet the demand generated by the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) and the CHIPS and Science Act (CHIPS Act), experts told Fastmarkets on the one-year anniversary of the legislations
Join us for the Fastmarkets European Battery Raw Materials Conference in Amsterdam. Don’t miss out on a packed agenda. Find out some key reasons to attend
The Global Steel Climate Council (GSCC) has launched new standards for producers that want to call their products “low carbon,” just as the US government, ready with billions of infrastructure spending to deploy, is deciding exactly what “low carbon” means
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