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EAF transition key to US green steel: consultant

The transition from blast furnace (BF) steel production to electric-arc furnaces (EAF) provides a clear path to achieving zero-emissions steel, with producers considering hitting sustainability targets and lower costs, Wade Wright, a steel consultant told participants at a green steel webinar held by Jefferies Equity Research on Monday August 12

August 13, 2024
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By Alesha Alkaff

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Argentina’s weekly soybean, corn sales up for 2024-25 but down for old crop; wheat sales rise

Sales of Argentine soybeans and corn rose for the 2024/25 marketing year but fell for 2023/24 in the week to July 31, while wheat sales increased week on week across both crop years, according to data released by Argentina’s agriculture secretariat on Wednesday August 7.

August 12, 2024
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By Victor Gusmao

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Battery raw materials market update August 2024

Read Fastmarkets' monthly battery raw materials market update for August 2024, focusing on raw materials including lithium, cobalt, nickel, graphite and more

August 12, 2024
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By the Fastmarkets team

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Slowing global demand for EVs hits South Korean battery producer revenues

Slowing global demand for electric vehicles (EVs) seriously dented the second-quarter revenues of South Korea's key battery producers, sources told Fastmarkets on Friday August 9

August 12, 2024
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By Zihao Li

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Tin demand poised for long-term boom despite easing prices

Supply headwinds in the tin market so far in 2024 and the recent sell-off in the futures market show that demand is recovering more slowly than anticipated because of the poor macro-economic climate, but in the long-term, market participants still expect demand to grow due to the energy transition

August 12, 2024
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By Yiwen Ju

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Expectations for improved aluminium demand supported by automotive recovery

The automotive industry in Japan, a major contributor to aluminium demand, had been hit with a series of headwinds in the first half of 2024, hampering its long-anticipated recovery. But market participants still expect the automotive industry to support a recovery in aluminium demand

August 12, 2024
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By Chay Chye Leng

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When will green steel take off in the US?

Green steel premiums in the US are off to a slow start, compared to the figures mills are collecting in Europe and Asia

August 12, 2024
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By the Fastmarkets team

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Proposal to discontinue certain US tubular prices

Fastmarkets proposes to discontinue its price assessments for MB-STE-0561 steel ERW line pipe (X65), fob mill US, $/short ton; MB-STE-0873 steel ERW line pipe (X70), fob mill US, $/short ton; MB-STE-0852 steel welded LSAW line pipe API 5L X65 US $/tonne; MB-STE-0853 steel welded HSAW line pipe API 5L X65 US $/tonne; MB-STE-0022 steel ERW standard pipe A53 Grade A, fob mill US, $/short ton and MB-STE-0056 steel ERW standard pipe A53 Grade A import, cif Houston, $/short ton.

August 9, 2024
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By Dan Hilliard, Mark Burgess

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SGX iron ore 65% Fe contract sets new daily traded record

The Singapore Exchange’s (SGX) 65% Fe iron ore derivatives contract – which is settled against Fastmarkets’ daily index for iron ore 65% Fe Brazil-origin fines, cfr Qingdao – set a new record for traded volumes at 1.22 million tonnes in a single day, according to SGX published data on Thursday August 8

August 9, 2024
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By Norman Fong, Zdravko Cherkezov

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The rise of the lithium futures market

This paper, originally published in the Bayes Business School's Commodity Insights Digest, explores the performance and trajectory of the lithium futures market, which emerged to manage price volatility in the booming lithium industry

August 9, 2024
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By Przemek Koralewski

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Solar power technology evolution triggers decline in gallium demand

The photovoltaic (PV) solar power industry is continuing to evolve, but demand for gallium as a doping element in silicon-based PV cells is gradually declining, market participants told Fastmarkets early in 2025.

February 7, 2025

By: Nico Zhang

PV industry will remain bearish in 2025; focus shifts to high-efficiency modules

Bearishness in China’s photovoltaic (PV) industry is expected to remain in 2025 amid overcapacity, market participants widely agree.

February 7, 2025

By: Sybil Pan

2024 Biodiesel imports and exports fall to lowest level since 2020

US Census Bureau data released on Wednesday, February 5 shows calendar year 2024 imports were 18% below import totals in the same period of 2023, while calendar year 2024 exports were 31% below comparative 2023 exports. Biodiesel imports experienced quarter-on-quarter declines in each quarter during 2024. Imports were expected to fall as the market began […]

February 7, 2025

By: Robert Lane

Correction to steel merchant bar, loaded truck Port of Houston for immediate delivery on December 3, 2024, and December 27, 2024

Fastmarkets has corrected its MB-STE-0203 steel merchant bar, loaded truck Port of Houston for immediate delivery price assessment, which was published incorrectly on December 3, 2024, and December 27, 2024.

February 6, 2025

By: Robert England

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