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    • After a consultation period, Fastmarkets is launching the two price assessments for nickel warrant premiums for the European market to create separate assessments for briquette and full-plate nickel warrants in Northern Europe to better reflect the market. The specifications for the new premium assessments are as follows: MB-NI-0258 Nickel min 99.8% briquette warrant premium, in-whs […]
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    • This article examines trends in CIF aluminium scrap prices and import volumes across Southeast Asia, offering insights into critical market dynamics. It highlights both challenges and opportunities in the aluminium trade to support stakeholders in making strategic decisions.
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    • Smackover Lithium has reengaged with the US Department of Energy (DOE) over the permitting and recently approved grant for its South West Arkansas (SWA) project following the change in the country’s administration, a senior executive at one of the lithium joint venture partners said in a recent interview.
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    • Brazilian Nickel plans to use a technology not typically applied to nickel laterite projects, but which it believes is the answer to boosting supply outside of Indonesia, the chief executive officer of the privately owned UK company has told Fastmarkets.
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    • China’s manganese ore port stocks dropped to a six-year low in early March, driven by tightening global supply and stronger-than-expected demand in recent months, market sources have told Fastmarkets.
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    • These new prices will complement Fastmarkets’ already-extensive range of global aluminium scrap prices. The Southeast Asian markets are important importers of material from the US, the UK and Europe, for which Fastmarkets already publishes benchmark prices. Alongside import prices for India launched in 2024, these new assessments will provide valuable insight into the international markets […]
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    • There was a typographical error with the figure for the top end of the range being incorrect in the first line of the rationale. This read: “Fastmarkets’ price assessment for cobalt standard grade, in-whs Rotterdam, was $15.10-16.00 per lb on Monday March 24, widening down from $15.70-16.50 per lb in the previous session.” The correct version […]
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    • China's recent export controls on critical materials, including bismuth, are driving significant price disparities between bismuth oxide and metal in Europe. This development is reshaping market dynamics and posing challenges for industries reliant on these materials.
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    • This consultation, which is open until April 24, 2025, seeks to ensure that our methodologies continue to reflect the physical market under indexation, in compliance with the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) principles for Price Reporting Agencies (PRAs). This includes all elements of our pricing process, our price specifications and publication frequency. You can […]
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    • This consultation, which is open until April 24, 2025, seeks to ensure that our methodologies continue to reflect the physical market under indexation, in compliance with the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) principles for Price Reporting Agencies (PRAs). This includes all elements of our pricing process, our price specifications and publication frequency. You can […]
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