The name of the price MB-NIO-0001 will be shortened to nickel ore with 1.8% nickel content, cif China, in a move to enhance its readability and in line with other Fastmarkets nickel ore prices. The change to the name of the price will not affect historical data and will not change the specifications. Specifications contained in the […]

Falling prices have been the dominant theme in the rare earths industry in 2024. A steep slump at the start of the year capped two years of price declines that have slashed profits and upended processing margins. Fastmarkets reached out to market experts to gather insight on the outlook for 2025 and the factors and […]

On September 25, the discontinuation was postponed from the originally scheduled final publication to take into account the needs of market participants that still had physical contracts linked to the lithium contract assessments in place. The affected prices are:• MB-LI-0031Lithium hydroxide monohydrate LiOH.H2O 56.5% LiOH min, battery grade, contract price cif China, Japan & Korea• MB-LI-0027Lithium carbonate 99.5% Li2CO3 min, battery […]

The publication of Fastmarkets’ Shanghai copper premiums on Monday December 23 were delayed because of a reporter error. Fastmarkets’ pricing database has been updated.

“Trump Tariffs” will be back in 2025 and commodities markets are bracing for the impact.

Fastmarkets proposes to increase the frequency of two copper concentrates index coefficients - MB-CU-0422 copper concentrates counterparty spread and MB-CU-0423 copper concentrates Co-VIU - from a monthly basis to fortnightly.

Black Sea sunflower oil prices have dropped by at least 7% over the past month due to increased soybean oil availability, weak demand, competitive Russian pricing, and deferred EU regulations

Gain a competitive edge in logistics with our in-depth look into pallet prices and the factors driving market changes in 2024.

Fastmarkets has corrected its assessment of AG-FML-0007 Feathermeal, fob Alabama/Georgia, $/short ton, which was published incorrectly on Tuesday December 17, 2024. Fastmarkets’ pricing database has been updated.

China's tightened export controls on gallium and germanium formalize existing restrictions, heightening supply concerns amid ongoing geopolitical tensions.