Justin Yang

England, London

Senior Price Reporter at Metal Bulletin

Strategic Markets Editor, Energy Transition at FastMarkets

Aluminium and batteries at @metalbulletin. Erasmus Mundus Journalism, Mizzou Alum. Former @WSJ, @business.

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Articles

Correction to monthly April Palm Oil averages

1 week ago | fastmarkets.com | Justin Yang

The affected prices are as follows:AG-PLM-0008: Crude palm oil, domestic Malaysia, ringgit/tonneAG-PLM-0009: Crude Palm Oil FOB Malaysia $/mtAG-PLM-0011: Crude palm oil, fob Indonesia, $/tonneAG-PLM-0012: Refined bleached deodorised (RBD) palm olein, fob Indonesia, $/tonneAG-PLM-0013: Crude palm oil, cfr west coast India, $/tonneAG-PLM-0014: Crude palm oil, cfr east coast India, $/tonneThese prices are part of Fastmarkets’ Agriculture Oils, Fats and Biofuels pricing packages.
Now is the perfect time for peace in the Holy Land

3 weeks ago | thecorchronicle.com | Justin Yang

Protests in Israel and in the Gaza Strip flared up recently after a ceasefire established in Jan. 2025 was broken. In a brazen act of defiance, both Israelis and Palestinians took to the streets to call for peace and to protest their ruling authorities. In Jerusalem, thousands of protesters gathered outside the Parliament building, calling for a renewed cease-fire deal in Gaza after IDF strikes killing more than four hundred, including children, ended the ceasefire. While the Oct.
Correction to chrome, manganese ore inventories on April 21

1 month ago | fastmarkets.com | Justin Yang

Manganese ore inventories at the main Chinese ports of Tianjin and Qinzhou were originally published at 357 million-370 million tonnes. This has been corrected to 3.57 million-3.70 million tonnes. Chrome ore inventories at the main ports of Tianjin, Qinzhou, Lianyungang and Shanghai were originally published at 2.95 million tonnes. This has been corrected to 2.69 million-2.95 million tonnes. Fastmarkets’ pricing database has been updated to reflect these changes.
Correction to North American Wood Fiber and Biomass prices for January 1, 2025

1 month ago | fastmarkets.com | Justin Yang

Due to a procedural error, the latest prices for the US Northeast region was not incorporated into the comparative prices for the quarter. This impacted the calculations for the three markets below. FP-CHP-0036 Chips, Hardwood, delivered US Northeast, Comparative Regional Price, USD/GT, which was published incorrectly at $50 per gross ton. This has been corrected to $48 per ton.
Is Trump’s Immigration Order Unconstitutional?

Feb 26, 2025 | thecorchronicle.com | Justin Yang

On Jan. 20, 2025, the day that Trump took office, he signed an executive order targeting birthright citizenship titled, “Protecting the Meaning and Value of American Citizenship.” The order sparked lawsuits from 22 states, including some that Trump won in 2024. Currently, the order is blocked by federal judges. Otherwise, it would have taken effect on Thursday, Feb. 20. The judges justified their actions by claiming that Trump’s actions were unconstitutional. But were they actually?
Coaches share their hopes for the spring

Feb 19, 2025 | thecorchronicle.com | Justin Yang

With the spring semester rolling to a start, the new sports season is on the minds of our many student athletes and supporters. Specifically, the coaches have to grapple with the many challenges and difficulties that await the new season while attempting to achieve new goals this semester.
Delayed publication of cobalt hydroxide payable indicator, min 30% Co, cif China, % payable of Fastmarkets’ standard-grade cobalt price (low-end), cobalt hydroxide, min 30% Co, inferred, China, $/Ib: pricing notice | Metal Bulletin.com

Mar 7, 2024 | metalbulletin.com | Justin Yang

The publication of Fastmarkets’ cobalt hydroxide payable indicator, min 30% Co, cif China, % payable of Fastmarkets’ standard-grade cobalt price (low-end) assessments and cobalt hydroxide, min 30% Co, inferred, China, $/Ib for Friday March 8 were delayed because of technical issues. Fastmarkets’ pricing database has been updated. ...
Navigating raw material risks: Challenges and opportunities in the automotive industry

Feb 1, 2024 | fastmarkets.com | David Becker |Callum Perry |Solomon Cefai |Justin Yang

Automotive companies operate in a highly competitive and volatile industry susceptible to fluctuating input costs. These costs, including raw materials, can significantly impact automotive manufacturers’ profitability and cash flow. There are several tools that an automotive procurement manager or risk manager can use to determine the extent of the risk embedded in production costs.
Scalability, high-grade resources key to competitiveness of BRM deep sea mining

Feb 1, 2024 | fastmarkets.com | Solomon Cefai |Justin Yang |Zihao Li |Callum Perry

This will come with the transition to net-zero carbon emissions ramping-up and supplies of these materials being strained, and even despite the resulting licensing requirements and lower prices, they added. In particular, deep-sea mining projects will benefit from their scalability and the grade of the ores they extract, the companies said.
Market volatility drives changes to QPs in spodumene contracts | 2024 preview

Jan 30, 2024 | fastmarkets.com | Justin Yang |Callum Perry |Lasse Sinikallas |Zihao Li

, and the lithium market more broadly, has experienced significant price volatility in the past year, with significant price declines. Fastmarkets assessed the spodumene min 6% Li20, spot price, cif China at $800-900 per tonne on Wednesday January 24, down from $800-950 per tonne on January 19 and down by nearly 89% year on year. As a result, participants, particularly consumers, are looking to restructure the basis for long-term contracts to guard against volatility in the future.