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Lee Allen

Singapore

Strategic Markets Editor, Scrap at FastMarkets

Strategic Markets Editor, Scrap at @fastmarkets. Writing about trade, geopolitics and secondary metals. [email protected]

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  • 2 months ago | fastmarkets.com | Lee Allen |Tianran Zhao

    China was expected to maintain its leading global position in lithium-ion battery recycling because of its advanced technological capabilities and highly competitive operating costs, despite some challenging headwinds, Fastmarkets was told at the Asian Battery Raw Materials and Recycling Conference 2025, held April 7-9 in Seoul, South Korea.

  • 2 months ago | fastmarkets.com | Lee Allen

    These new prices will complement Fastmarkets’ extensive suite of black mass payables indicators and prices across Asia, Europe and North America. The new launches take Fastmarkets’ total offering of black mass payables indicators and prices for black mass and EV battery scrap to 21 assessments. China is the world’s largest lithium-ion battery recycler, with more than two-thirds of global capacity to both produce and consume black mass, according to Fastmarkets’ research data.

  • Mar 14, 2025 | fastmarkets.com | Lee Allen

    The name of the index will be modified to steel scrap, sheared HMS 1&2 (80:20 mix), index, domestic, delivered UAE. This will clarify that the index covers sheared HMS 1&2 and not unprocessed HMS 1&2 material, which is also available in the market. The change to the name of the price will not affect historical data and will not change the specifications.

  • Mar 14, 2025 | fastmarkets.com | Lee Allen |Carman Chew

    Malaysian ports are hugely congested, with authorities in the country busy cracking down on illegal import shipments of electronic scrap (e-scrap). Raids were carried out by Malaysian authorities in Penang, Perak and Johor late last week to combat illegal e-scrap recycling operations, leading to arrests and the seizure of e-waste, machinery and even ammunition, local media reported on Sunday March 9.

  • Feb 10, 2025 | agricensus.com | Lee Allen

    Commodity market participants are hoping that greater stability in the Red Sea region will encourage more traffic through the Suez Canal route, even if container shipping giant Maersk has ruled out a return before at least the second half of 2025, Fastmarkets heard.

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