The Chinese government has set a 5% target for growth of the country’s gross domestic product (GDP) in 2024, compared with the increase of 5.2% in 2023, according to a Government Work Report released by Premier Minister Qiang Li on Tuesday March 5 in Beijing

Despite the current headwinds, strategic partnerships and continued investment in the right areas, coupled with the underlying strong long-term demand fundamentals, will pave the way for success for lithium producers, according to the participants of the executive panel during the Fastmarkets Lithium Supply and Battery Raw Materials Conference, which took place from June 23-26 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

What is the outlook for key raw materials in the construction industry in 2024, including steel, scrap, aluminium and lumber?

Fastmarkets has discontinued its Russian domestic steel prices as of Thursday October 5, 2023.

Brazilian capital goods, construction and steel packaging industry groups are against a request from steel mills for the country to raise its steel import duties to 25%, already predicting rising costs in each sector if an increase is greenlit

The landscape surrounding the steel markets is set to shift in 2024, but will some things really change? We explore three potential twists that could reshape the steel market, alongside three things that probably won't budge

Amid inflation and a global economic slowdown, BHP's outlook for the steel industry in China, the world's largest steel producer, has become less optimistic