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    • 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.
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    • 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.
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    • 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 […]
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    • 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 […]
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    • 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.
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    • 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.
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    • 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.
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    • 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).
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    • 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 […]
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    • Fastmarkets has corrected the rationale for its MB-STE-0028 daily steel HRC index, domestic, exw Northern Europe that was published incorrectly on Thursday August 7. The first paragraph was erroneously written as “Fastmarkets’ calculation of the daily steel HRC index, domestic, exw Northern Europe, was €576.25 ($661.17) per tonne on August 7 up by €4.17 from […]
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    China has unveiled a two-year work plan to stabilize its giant steel sector, setting out measures to curb overcapacity, shore up profitability and accelerate a long-term transition toward greener and more technologically advanced production.

    US and European wheat futures declined on Friday September 26 on expectations of ample global supplies as the Northern Hemisphere harvest nears its end, and on the prospects of healthy harvests in Southern Hemisphere producers Australia and Argentina.

    We surveyed approximately 50 market participants to gain a new perspective into the current state of the sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) market. Their responses highlight regional trends and the challenges impacting industry stakeholders. Market editor, Tom Hughes, comments.

    The publication of Fastmarkets’ price assessment for MB-ZN-0082 Zinc SHG min 99.995% ingot premium monthly average, delivered UK on Wednesday October 1 was delayed because of a procedure lapse. Fastmarkets’ pricing database has been updated. The publication of the affected price was delayed for 22 minutes. The following assessment was published late: MB-ZN-0082 Zinc min SHG […]

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