Metals and mining prices

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When you understand the forces causing metal market prices to fluctuate, you can inform your strategy to make better high-stakes decisions every time.

Fastmarkets metals and mining price data is backed and accredited by IOSCO-compliant methodologies, allowing you to reduce uncertainty and trade with confidence.

With access to over 1,500 metals market prices across base metals, battery raw materials, steel and raw materials, scrap and secondary, ores and alloys, minor metals and industrial minerals markets, you can easily track, chart and compare the metal market prices that matter to you.

Buyers and sellers of metals and mining products use our price data to:

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  • Position prices more favorably in contracts and negotiate better deals
  • Predict market movements and recognize factors impacting supply-demand shifts

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    What’s happening in metals and mining today?

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    China’s shipbuilding sector remains strong despite proposed US tariffs, leading the industry for the 15th consecutive year in 2024 with 55.7% of global completions and 74.1% of new orders. Chinese shipyards benefit from low labor costs, efficient supply chains and competitive steel prices, offering vessels at significantly lower costs than US equivalents. High demand for materials and next-gen vessels further reinforces China’s dominance in global shipbuilding.

    The publication of the following assessment was delayed: MB-AL-0052 Aluminum 6063 extrusion billet premium, delivered Midwest US, US cents/lb This price is a part of the Fastmarkets base metals package. For more information or to provide feedback on the delayed publication of this price or if you would like to provide price information by becoming a […]

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    With an over 90% accuracy rating, our forecasting helps you understand what’s next for the metals market

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