An increase in mergers & acquisitions (M&A) activity in the copper sector was inevitable but did not form a central part of the strategy of Freeport-McMoRan, its chairman and chief executive officer has told Fastmarkets

Fastmarkets is proposing to adjust its weekly all-in assessment price for steel hot-dipped galvanized coil, following an amendment to the included zinc coating extras effective Thursday October 6.

Fastmarkets has corrected the LME Asian reference and TAPO prices for March 18, which were published incorrectly due to a technical error.

Fastmarkets has adjusted its weekly all-in assessment price for steel hot-dipped galvanized coil following an amendment to the included zinc coating extras effective Thursday October 6.

Supply concerns continue to support zinc's three-month price on the London Metal Exchange, which reached a peak of $3,837.50 per tonne on the morning on Thursday October 14, with most other base metal prices also starting the day higher.

After a one-month consultation period, Fastmarkets has amended the timing specifications for its assessment of Italian SHG (special high grade) zinc premiums.

Fastmarkets proposes to change the assessment schedule for Italian zinc premiums from weekly to fortnightly.

More than 100,000 tonnes of aluminium were delivered into London Metal Exchange warehouses in Gwyangyang, South Korea, on the morning of Wednesday February 8

Fastmarkets used the London Metal Exchange base metals prices at 08:59 GMT for the arbitrage calculations on Thursday August 25, because there was no data available at 08:00 GMT due to a system error.

Base metals prices on the London Metal Exchange and Shanghai Futures Exchange were mixed this morning, Wednesday June 2 - zinc and tin prices were up on both exchanges and were looking robust, while the others have lost recent upward momentum.