The most recent financial results published by base metals mining companies highlight just how inflation is affecting profit margins, with increasing wages, financing costs and input prices all hitting profits, sources told Fastmarkets in the week to Thursday March 28

Interest in low-carbon aluminium from the beverage and packaging industry is growing and aluminium packaging company Ball Corporation is working to meet that increasing demand, Dan Fisher, chairman and chief executive officer, said during the company’s earnings call on Thursday February 1

Read the full transcript from episode 4, season 2 of the Fast Forward podcast with Andrea Hotter, featuring William Adams and Dan Holton

Time (all times CST) Event What Who 08:15 – 09:15 Registration 09:15 – 09:20 Welcome and introductions Paul Lim, Regional Editor, Steel and Ferroalloys, Fastmarkets 09:20 – 09:35 Opening remarks Raju Daswani, CEO, Fastmarkets William Chin, Managing Director – Commodities, SGX Group 09:35 – 10:00 Keynote industry presentation A market overview of key trends, drivers […]

A group of major automotive manufacturers including Tesla and General Motors sent a joint letter with mining companies and electric vehicle (EV) battery companies on Monday February 5 urging the Biden administration to allow a 10% tax credit to apply to both mineral extraction and mineral processing in the US

Take a look at the five key talking points across the aluminium raw material markets ahead of Fastmarkets’ Bauxite & Alumina Conference

A surge in recycling capacity in the US aluminium industry is coming in the next few years while for now it continues to meet most of its primary aluminium needs from Canada.

Alcoa is into the home stretch of its five-year portfolio review, which draws to a close in October, the chief executive officer of the US aluminium producer told Fastmarkets.

South Korean battery maker Samsung SDI’s recent investment in Canada Nickel, despite falling nickel prices, is the latest example of companies forming long-term partnerships to secure electric vehicle supply chain production that qualifies for tax credits under the US Inflation Reduction Act (IRA)