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PRICING NOTICE: Correction to cif Shanghai copper premium 01/03

Due to a reporter error, Fastmarkets’ cif Shanghai copper premium was published incorrectly on Friday March 1.

March 4, 2019
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PRICING NOTICE: Fastmarkets MB raises frequency of iron ore VIU indices

From Monday March 4, Fastmarkets MB will publish on a weekly basis the value-in-use (VIU) indices for the implied impact of 1% of iron, silica and alumina, and 0.01% of phosphorus on the price of iron ore.

March 4, 2019
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By Deepali Sharma

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METALS MORNING VIEW 04/03: Metals prices mixed; trade optimism provides support while participants eye copper flows

Three-month base metals prices on the London Metal Exchange were for the most part stronger on the morning of Monday March 4, with all but tin in positive territory. The complex recorded an average gain of 0.4%, while tin was down by 0.1% at $21,630 per tonne.

March 4, 2019
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LIVE FUTURES REPORT 04/03: SHFE base metals prices broadly down after weak US economic data

Base metals prices on the Shanghai Futures Exchange were largely down during morning trading on Monday March 4, with zinc leading the pack lower. Aluminium managed to buck the downward trend but gains for the light metal were marginal.

March 4, 2019
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By Karen Ng

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IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: 5 key stories from March 1

Here are five Fastmarkets MB stories you might have missed on Friday March 1 that are worth another look.

March 4, 2019
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U.S. Steel might seek to buy coke after order to cut Mon Valley Works emissions

U.S. Steel Corp has been ordered to reduce its use of coke oven gas and daily sulfur dioxide emissions across all Mon Valley Works facilities in Pennsylvania, which one analyst said could drive it to buy more coke in North American and foreign markets.

March 2, 2019
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BATTERY RAW MATERIALS MARKET REPORT 01/03: Cobalt sulfate price slides on slow Chinese demand

An overview of the battery raw materials markets and their price moves from the past week.

March 1, 2019
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By Generic people page

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COMMENT: Little room for established lithium producers to ignore China

Ahead of Fastmarkets’ Battery Materials 2019 conference in Shanghai, Fastmarkets looks at use of lithium in next-generation vehicles and other battery uses, as well as soaring prices, which have spurred interest in lithium and boosted its importance in recent years as a battery material.

March 1, 2019
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BETTING ON BLOCKCHAIN: DRC miners eye blockchain for ethical sourcing

Miners in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) are starting to look at blockchain as a way to provide supply chain traceability in compliance with customer and regulatory requirements, according to the chief operating officer of Cobalt Blockchain (COBC).

March 1, 2019
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GLOBAL LITHIUM WRAP: Sluggish demand for lithium hydroxide in China pushes price lower again; other markets broadly stable

The Chinese domestic lithium hydroxide price fell by 1.5% on Thursday February 28 due to unimproved downstream demand while the lithium carbonate market was steady week on week after most producers stood firm on offer prices.

March 1, 2019
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Top stories across markets

GASC settles 300,000 mt wheat tender, buys mostly Ukrainian

EgyptвЂ™s state-backed grain importing agency has confirmed results of its most recent tender, picking up 300,000 mt of…

September 8, 2021

By: Timothy Worledge

Russia, in surprise move, to abolish, reduce ferro-alloys export taxes

The Russian government is proposing to abolish or reduce its recently-imposed export taxes on ferro-alloys – with the exception of ferro-silicon – in a surprise decision announced on Tuesday September 7.

September 8, 2021

By: Declan Conway

Second lithium trade on CME emerges amid strengthening momentum in Asia

A second lithium trade has been brokered against the CME Group’s cash-settled lithium futures contract, which is settled against Fastmarkets’ assessment of the spot price for battery-grade lithium hydroxide in China, Japan and South Korea.

September 8, 2021

By: Susan Zou

Consolidated Mill Supply acquires Miller

Consolidated Mill Supply (CMS) has acquired foundry product distributor Miller and Company, CMS announced on Friday September 3.

September 7, 2021

By: Abby Verret

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