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Metals and mining market participants like you have been turning to Fastmarkets for help in evaluating opportunities and risks for more than 130 years. Supply chains are constantly moving and metals prices fluctuate while the lasting impact of Covid-19, the war in Ukraine and the pull of decarbonization create uncertainty in the market.
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Latest metals and mining news and market analysis
The energy crisis across Europe is leading to capacity being taken offline as producer margins become squeezed, but aluminium and zinc premiums are having opposite reactions
Steel prices in the United States are unlikely to return to last year’s highs over the next year due to incoming steel capacity and falling raw materials prices, which could affect steel mills’ profitability, analysts told Fastmarkets
The London Metal Exchange will delist brands that do not comply with its responsible sourcing policy, it announced on Thursday, September 1.
The mining industry in Chile, the world’s largest producer of copper, will probably continue to face uncertainties regardless of the outcome of a national referendum on September 4 on the adoption of a new national constitution, key stakeholders told Fastmarkets on Wednesday, August 31
Premiums for special high grade (SHG) zinc ingot in Europe reached new record highs on Tuesday August 30 because of concerns over supply disruptions, while those in China and the United States held steady amid illiquid spot trading conditions.
Commercial Metals Co (CMC) is launching RebarZero, a line of net-zero greenhouse gas emissions rebar products, the company announced on Tuesday August 30
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