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Fastmarkets published its proposal to launch this assessment on October 8, with the original consultation period ending on Thursday November 5. The consultation period has been extended to December 3 after assessing market feedback and to allow for further consideration on its specifications.  The proposed specifications are as follows:   Manganese 99.7% electrolytic manganese flake, cif […]

Fastmarkets proposes to amend the names and specifications of three existing nickel pig iron (NPI) price assessments and launch a new NPI price assessment for 12-14% Ni content, cif China.

Here are the key takeaways from market participants on US ferrous scrap metal prices, market confidence, inventory and more from our November 2026 survey.

The spread between European aluminium billet and P1020 premiums has been narrowing sharply, falling below market estimates of billet conversion costs amid a rapid correction in billet premiums and recent support for duty-paid P1020.

What did LME Week 2026 tell us about the outlook for metals? Fastmarkets experts discuss changing sentiment across aluminium, copper, lithium and cobalt, from expectations of an aluminium surplus and continued copper optimism to bearish battery-material markets.

Fastmarkets proposes to increase the publication frequency of its MB-FLU-0023 lithium hexafluorophosphate (LiPF6), battery grade, ≥99.9%, fob China price to weekly from fortnightly.