The latest metal markets news and price moves to start the North American day on Monday September 17. ...Read More
Brazilian steelmaker Companhia Sider??rgica Nacional (CSN) and local bank Fibra made an offer to jointly acquire an industrial facility from Axis Ind??stria de Produtos Sider??rgicos, a steel service center in Rio de Janeiro state. ...Read More
While prices for all grades of special-bar-quality (SBQ) steel products remained flat month on month in the United States, market participants said extended lead times stretching from December to early January of next year are of increasing concern. ...Read More
The Turkish Ministry of Trade, in its interim report on the investigation into steel imports, found that the tariffs on steel will increase the risk of Turkey's steel industry being hurt by increased imports....Read More
Import prices for steel slab in Southeast Asia and East Asia were flat over the past week due to a lack of transactions, with buyers holding back from further procurement in hopes of lower offers....Read More
China's hot-rolled coil prices were largely stable on Monday September 17, though trading activity picked up....Read More
Indian re-rolling-grade hot-rolled coil continued to drive down prices for imports of the product sold into Vietnam....Read More
The ammonium paratungstate (APT) market was quiet last week in both China and Europe, with market participants awaiting further direction for prices. ...Read More
U.S. equity index futures were lower this morning. S&P 500 futures were down 3 points in pre-opening trade. Traders are responding to news that the Trump administration in readying additional tariffs on Chinese goods valued at $200 billion.Index futures were virtually unchanged following release of the September Empire State Manufacturing Survey. Consensus was a drop to 23.6 from 25.6 in Augus...Read More
Ferro-chrome supply in China's domestic market has tightened after a high volume of forward sales were concluded in late August, market sources told Metal Bulletin on the sidelines of a nickel and ferro-chrome industry event in north China's Inner Mongolia autonomous region on Friday September 14....Read More
Brazilian pig iron export volumes increased by 12.19% year-on-year in August, on higher shipments to the United States and Mexico....Read More
Turkish steel mills made no bookings of deep-sea scrap imports on Monday September 17 but negotiations were continuing, especially at the International Rebar Producers & Exporters Association (Irepas) conference being held at the same time in Istanbul....Read More
Seaborne iron ore trading was quiet on Monday September 17 with prices remaining rangebound....Read More
Turkish domestic scrap prices have continued to increase in line with the firm values for imported scrap and good demand, sources said on Monday September 17....Read More
The seaborne coking coal market is picking up more strength amid anticipation of higher prices for the steelmaking raw material in the days to come....Read More
China's ferrous futures prices fell on Monday September 17 - especially the steel and coke contracts - following shortlived gains in the spot steel market over the weekend....Read More
Comex copper prices were trading in negative territory at the start of the week with threats of additional US tariffs on China weighing on the red metal. ...Read More
Key data from the Friday September 14 pricing session in Europe. ...Read More
The Chinese silicon export price was unchanged last week amid slow trade, but some market participants expect further falls due to weak consumption....Read More
Antimony prices in Europe continued to creep up in the week ended Friday September 14 after China's smuggling crackdown led to material tightness but persisting weak demand capped any significant gains. In China, prices tracked the movements of those in Europe....Read More