Key data from the pricing sessions in London on Friday October 5....Read More
The London Metal Exchange's position paper on responsible sourcing does not go far enough and its proposals will be ineffective in their current form, according to a campaign leader at Global Witness. ...Read More
Turkish steel producers have resumed their deep-sea scrap booking activities with two mills paying slightly higher prices for Baltic Sea cargoes, sources said on Monday October 8....Read More
Turkish domestic scrap prices have increased over the past week, in line with rising imported scrap values, sources said on Monday October 8....Read More
Comex copper prices was little changed in the US morning on Monday October 8, with the start of LME Week in London diminishing liquidity and market participants expected to be sidelined over the next several days....Read More
Three-month base metals prices on the London Metal Exchange were for the most part weaker during morning trading on Monday October 8. The exception was copper, whose price was up by 0.2% at $6,198 per tonne, while the rest of the complex was down by an average of 1.1% Although the Chinese market has reopened after the Golden Week holiday, volume has remained light with 3,361 lots traded as of 6:50...Read More
The export markets for flat steel exports from the Commonwealth of Independent States have remained weak on oversupply and buyers' fears of further price reductions, Fastmarkets heard on Monday October 8....Read More
China's hot-rolled coil prices held steady on Monday October 8 after a week-long holiday in the country, with trading resuming to moderate levels while most participants took a wait-and-see approach to the market....Read More
China's steel and coking coal futures moved up during morning trading on Monday October 8, the first day of trading after a weeklong holiday in the country to mark its national day....Read More
The latest news and price moves to start the Asian day on Tuesday October 9.Base metal prices on the London Metal Exchange were split at the close of trading on Monday October 8, with some metals caving in to pressure from a stronger US dollar while trade tensions continue to deter commodity investment. Read more in our live futures report.Here are how prices looked at the close of tradi...Read More
Import prices for rebar in Singapore were unchanged over the past week due to limited activity in the market, with China away for its Golden Week marking its national day....Read More
China's domestic rebar prices moved up slightly on Monday October 8 following some gains in the futures market after a weeklong holiday in the country....Read More
Turkish steel producers have resumed their deep-sea scrap booking activities with two mills paying slightly higher prices for Baltic Sea cargoes, sources said on Monday October 8....Read More
Turkish domestic scrap prices have increased over the past week, in line with rising imported scrap values, sources said on Monday October 8....Read More
Seaborne iron ore prices picked up some strength on Monday October 8 following the return of Chinese market participants after a week-long holiday to mark China's national day. ...Read More
China's domestic rebar prices moved up slightly on Monday October 8 following some gains in the futures market after a weeklong holiday in the country....Read More
Major steel mills in China have concluded their ferro-silicon tenders for October at slightly lower levels than in September, sources in China said. ...Read More
The Brazilian automotive association, Anfavea, has adjusted its forecasts for production, sales and exports this year, to better reflect rising domestic sales and lower shipments to Argentina....Read More
Demand for flat steel in Turkey was expected to remain slow throughout October, but prices were not expected to fall because they did so in September, and export demand was now strong, market participants told Fastmarkets on Wednesday October 3.Local producers have filled their order books until November, they said.The price falls in September were in part a result of the Turkish lira losing a sig...Read More
The Brazilian government has started a review of its anti-dumping duties on imports of heavy plate from China, Ukraine, South Korea and South Africa.The duties, which were due to expire in October, will remain in place until the conclusion of the review, according to an announcement by the country's foreign trade secretariat, Secex, published in the Brazilian official gazette o...Read More