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    Lithium hydroxide production outside China continues to encounter operational hurdles and softer downstream demand, slowing the pace at which new capacity can achieve stable commercial output.

    Brazil’s government has imposed three anti-dumping measures on steel imports so far in 2026, largely targeting shipments from China and, in one case, from India

    Four years after Russia’s unprovoked, attempted full-scale invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022, Fastmarkets examines how the war has reshaped the Ukrainian and global steel and grain markets, outlining the key challenges faced by these sectors as they have adapted and endured.

    Fastmarkets proposes to modify its black mass price assessments for NCM black mass in CIF South Korea, CIF Southeast Asia, EXW Europe and EXW USA to bring them into closer alignment with newly-adopted Chinese import standards.

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    We recognize the importance of being clear about our price assessment and index process. Our independently audited pricing process aligns with core IOSCO principles. Find out how our price reporters and analysts assess and forecast prices in agriculture, forest products and metals

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    In Hotter Commodities, special correspondent Andrea Hotter cuts to the chase on the biggest stories impacting the natural resources sector, what it means for the markets, the key risks and opportunities.

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