Here are five Fastmarkets MB stories you might have missed on Monday October 28 that are worth another look.

Here are five Fastmarkets MB stories you might have missed on Thursday November 28 that are worth another look.

Two of the world’s largest aluminium producers are teaming up with Apple and the governments of Canada and Quebec in a technology joint venture that could revolutionize the sector.

Certain steel mills in China have agreed to take contracted lump from BHP Billiton using a monthly pricing scheme, after failing to agree on a quarterly premium, sources told Steel First.

Elections in two key Southeast Asian countries have dampened steel demand and prices in recent weeks, despite the rising cost of iron ore.

China Beijing International Mining Exchange (CBMX) said it will transfer its physical iron ore trading platform to the newly-formed Beijing Iron Ore Trading Center Corporation (Corex).

Shares in EMED Mining jumped as much as 20% on Friday January 23 after a news bulletin on Spanish radio indicated that the company was about to receive final permitting to restart the Rio Tinto copper mine.

The latest news and price moves to start the Asian day on Thursday May 24.

The change in the predominant iron ore pricing mechanism — moving away from the annual benchmark system to a quarterly, index-linked methodology — was always bound to cause a stir

Chinese steel mills have agreed with Rio Tinto and BHP Billiton to set lump-over-fines premiums at $0.101-0.106 per dry tonne unit for the third quarter, little changed from the previous quarter.