Price sentiment in the boric acid market became more bullish ahead of the launch of Fastmarkets’ assessments for these products, participants said

An interview with Vedanta Resources CEO, Deshnee Naidoo, on how India is emerging as a metals market powerhouse for the Fast Forward podcast

The war between Israel, the United States and Iran is already affecting the flow of agricultural commodities from South America to Iran, particularly feed, with some soymeal cargoes said to have been washed out, market sources told Fastmarkets in the week to Thursday March 5.

Major aluminium producers Alcoa, Rio Tinto and Century Aluminum have been accused of pocketing vast sums of money from the sale of aluminium products to the beverage industry in the US at inflated prices – and of potentially colluding to do so

Brazilian aluminium producer Alumar has strategically entered the low value-added tax (VAT) market in the São Paulo region since the beginning of 2024, market participants told Fastmarkets over the last month.

The sharp correction in lithium prices has been driven by a decline in demand rather than supply over-build, particularly given that projects are already being curtailed, deferred or capacity cut, the chief executive officer of Australia-based Liontown Resources said