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    • Delayed publication of zinc spot concentrate TC, cif China
      The publication of the affected price was delayed for 29 minutes. The following assessment was published late: MB-ZN-0110 Zinc spot concentrate TC, cif China, $/per tonne This price is a part of the Fastmarkets Base Metals Physical Prices package. For more information or to provide feedback on the delayed publication of this price or if you […]
      August 8, 2025
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      By Felix Njini, Julienne Raboca
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      Ex-China rare earths magnet producers move to secure supplies of raw materials
      Rare earth permanent magnet producers outside China are securing critical materials through key deals and partnerships. These efforts aim to strengthen the global supply chain amid China’s export controls and rising demand for NdFeB magnets.
      August 8, 2025
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      By Solomon Cefai
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    • Vegoils price commentary: CPO rises on weak ringgit; soyoil falls
      Vegoils futures moved in opposite directions on Friday August 1. Crude palm oil (CPO) futures ended the week marginally higher after trading both ways during the day, recovering slightly after steady losses in the previous session on a weaker ringgit. Related vegoil futures were also mixed.
      August 8, 2025
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      By the Fastmarkets team
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    • Proposal to launch two dead burned magnesia cif Europe prices
      Fastmarkets proposes to launch magnesia, dead burned, 90% MgO, cif Europe, $/tonne and magnesia, dead burned, 97% MgO, cif Europe, $/tonne price assessments. Following preliminary discussions with the market, Fastmarkets received feedback that these grades of magnesium oxide have been increasingly used for producing refractory materials in Europe. The new launch would cover imports of […]
      August 8, 2025
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      By Sofia Okun
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    • Launch of price assessment for steel slab, import, cfr Turkey
      After consultation, Fastmarkets has launched this weekly price assessment. Turkish hot-rolled coil producers already have capacity installed for slab production, but numerous mills can also produce billet and their end product includes long steel as well. As a result, the installed capacity is not always sufficient to produce slab to be used for HRC production […]
      August 8, 2025
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      By Serife Durmus
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    • Publication of Fastmarkets’ steel scrap No1 busheling, delivered mill Chicago assessment on Thursday August 7
      This price is a part of the Fastmarkets scrap package. For more information on our North America Ferrous Scrap methodology and specifications please click here. To get in touch about access to this price assessment, please contact customer.success@fastmarkets.com.
      August 8, 2025
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      By Amy Hinton
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    • Soil, Nature, Outdoors
      Australian spodumene miners see Q2 output, sales rise despite weak price environment
      Spodumene production in Australia and Canada rose in the second quarter of 2025, with most producers maintaining profitability despite falling prices. However, several high-cost operations remain inactive amid ongoing market uncertainty.
      August 8, 2025
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      By Viral Shah, Ewan Thomson
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    • Mountain, Nature, Outdoors
      Asia’s ferro-alloys industry faces threat from green energy shift
      The global ferroalloys industry, a foundational component of steel production for decades, is shifting to a new state of balance driven by the accelerating green energy revolution, industry sources told Fastmarkets on Wednesday July 23.
      August 8, 2025
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      By Tina Tong, Jessica Long, the Fastmarkets team
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    • Electra’s cobalt feedstock tests aim to expand NA supply for EV batteries
      Electra Battery Materials Corp announced on Thursday July 31 that it is starting metallurgical testing on cobalt feedstocks at its historic Cobalt Camp in Ontario and at its Iron Creek, Idaho cobalt and copper project to expand North American supply of critical minerals contained in lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles (EVs).
      August 8, 2025
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      By Carrie Shi
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    • Open consultation on methodology for Asia Graphic Paper: pricing notice
      This consultation, which is open until September 5, 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 […]
      August 8, 2025
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      By Shawn Wang
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    October 1, 2025
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    By: Dustin Jalbert
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    By: the Fastmarkets team
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    By: the Fastmarkets team
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    Huge zinc stocks withdrawals ‘warehouse games’ amid sluggish demand

    LME zinc stocks have fallen to their lowest levels since April 2023 but traders suggest the withdrawals are driven more by warehouse activity and speculation than genuine demand. Meanwhile, Europe’s sluggish consumption contrasts with swelling inventories in China.

    September 30, 2025
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    By: Felix Njini
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