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The publication of Fastmarkets’ daily seaborne Asian lithium prices for Tuesday January 25 was delayed due to a technical issue. The prices were assessed and published in our internal pricing system, MInD, at the correct time but did not show on the Fastmarkets dashboard or price book. Fastmarkets’ pricing database and price book have since […]
Spot prices for spodumene concentrate continued to post sharp gains over the past fortnight due to tight supply combined with continuously improving demand for downstream lithium chemicals amid booming electric vehicle demand worldwide
After the Chinese Lunar New Year holiday, the seaborne iron ore market will be affected by the macro-economic environment, seasonally low supplies and ongoing or additional steel production cuts in northern China, sources told Fastmarkets this week. Positive monetary policy boost Market sentiment has been particularly sensitive, in the short term, to official Chinese government […]
China imported a total of 552,892 tonnes of steel scrap in 2021, an increase of 1,938% from the prior year, according to the latest Chinese customs data. China has restricted imports of the steelmaking raw material since July 2019. It only began allowing certain grades to be brought in at the start of 2021. In […]
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Rising power costs have continued to dominate headlines as 2022 begins, following a year in which they were a running theme, especially for energy-intensive industries such as ferro-alloy production
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