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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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    • Indian critical minerals producer Lohum launched the country’s first battery-grade lithium refinery earlier this month, designed to be able to consume both primary and secondary feedstocks, Fastmarkets heard this week.
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    • Caremag's €216M investment in a French rare earth recycling plant marks a major step toward sustainable resource independence for Europe's electric vehicle sector.
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    • Cobalt market dynamics are intensifying as the DRC's export suspension fuels volatility, raises supply chain concerns, and impacts global pricing and investments
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    • The launch of this price assessment is to meet market demand for price transparency amid the introduction of new trade barriers and obstacles, namely China’s introduction of export controls on bismuth metal in February, and the subsequent decoupling of bismuth metal and bismuth oxide prices. The specifications are as follows: MB-BI-0003 Bismuth oxide, cif Rotterdam, $/lbQuality: […]
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    • The London Metal Exchange has been fined $12 million by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) for its role in the rollercoaster nickel market saga three years ago
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    • The last assessments for the LWC and SC rotogravure grades will be published on April 3, 2025. The prices will be discontinued on April 30, 2025. The affected prices are: FP-GP-0055 SC rotogravure reels 56-g, Spain, €/tonneFP-GP-0057 LWC rotogravure reels 60-g, Spain, €/tonne To provide feedback on this discontinuation, contact Sharon Levrez by email at: pricing@fastmarkets.com. […]
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    • In the week to March 13, US soybean meal and soybean cake sales fell slightly, while exports increased, the latest USDA figures released on Thursday, March 20 showed. US 2024-25 soybean meal and cake sales reached 182,200 tonnes, down by 1% on the week and by 20% from the four-week average, but within average market […]
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    • Given the timing of the 2025 International Pulp Week in Vancouver, Canada, scheduled during the first week of June, Fastmarkets will publish European pulp price assessments on Thursday June 12 instead of Thursday June 5. The following prices are affected: To provide feedback on this amendment, or if you would like to provide price information […]
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    Carbon registry Verra announced on Friday May 23 a delay in the release of the final deforestation risk maps required under the Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD+) methodology VM0048. The registry said that the delay is intended to ensure the data meets Verra’s standards for high quality and to enhance transparency throughout the data development process.

    Here are the key takeaways from market participants on US ferrous scrap metal prices, market confidence, inventory and more from our June survey.

    South Africa’s newly approved Critical Minerals and Metals Strategy and the draft of the 2025 Mineral Resources Development Bill (MRDB) have drawn significant attention from global market participants, particularly manganese and chrome buyers in China.

    The announcement comes amid wider reports of general market uncertainty in the European biodiesel space, as producers struggle to operate profitably against a backdrop of consistently high feedstock prices. “The complexity of a multi-feedstock greenfield investment leading to comparatively high capital (CAPEX) and operating (OPEX) costs, combined with a market that demands competitive production economics, […]

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