French shipping giant CMA CGM Group’s plan to invest $20 billion in maritime transportation, logistics and supply chains in the US over the next four years signals the start of a turnaround for US shipbuilding and will increase demand for steel plate by as much as an estimated $2 billion over the term of the investment, according to market participants.

US President Donald Trump’s address to Congress on Tuesday March 4 contained key strategic policy objectives that will have a direct impact on global metals markets. Fastmarkets takes a high-level view of the key strategies below: “They tariff us…we will tariff them.” The Trump administration will introduce reciprocal tariffs on all countries that levy duties […]

Securing essential resources: Tackling supply chain challenges with strategic solutions and global alliances

More than one week after US President Donald Trump announced 25% tariffs on all steel and aluminium imports, the aluminium markets in Mexico, Argentina and Brazil are still worried about the consequences and ongoing uncertainty around the potential implications for global trade flows, sources told Fastmarkets.

The new US trade tariffs threaten the fragile global trade balance and risks reigniting inflation.

Trade tensions and critical minerals: 2025 outlook on disruptions, supply chain diversification, and local production strategies.

Ferro-alloys market 2025: Trends, rising steel demand, stable policies and key challenges fuelling uncertainty.

There is a lot of uncertainty around how disruptive the Red Sea crisis will be on trade flows. Reports suggest that it is adding costs and extending shipping times as major shipping companies opt to sail around the Cape of Good Hope rather than through the Red Sea. In some instances, it appears that for […]

A Turkish mill in a region geographically unaffected by the earthquakes in the southeast of the country on February 6 made a return to the US ferrous scrap export market on Friday February 10

The prospects for large volume trades in China’s import steel scrap market could hinge on whether a large United Kingdom-origin bulk cargo successfully passes Chinese customs checks later this year, sources told Fastmarkets