LME Week

European steelmakers are committed to the decarbonization of the industry and are shifting to more environmentally friendly ways of working, despite the recent economic downturn making it more challenging to charge a premium for “green” steel, sources told Fastmarkets.

New mining frontiers were emerging but, ahead of the London Metal Exchange’s LME Week event, industry executives have warned of a supply squeeze, with regulatory hurdles and the costs of being ‘green’ hindering the production of copper and other critical minerals

Turkish steelmakers have continued to invest in solar-power plants over recent months in search of greener steel production methods, Fastmarkets has heard.

As the mining industry converges for LME Week, a pressing question looms: will consumers be willing to shoulder the costs of sustainable metal production? At the FT Mining Summit‘s panel on “Supply, demand and decarbonization” in London on September 26, industry leaders grappled with the challenge of balancing sustainability investments against rising inflation and the […]

Middle Eastern steelmakers are ramping-up their efforts to reduce carbon emissions, taking several bold steps toward this goal

The recycling of lithium iron phosphate (LFP) batteries remains at a nascent stage in Europe as we approach LME Week 2024, with weak lithium prices and a lack of buyers for LFP black mass keeping its economic viability low.