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The publication of Fastmarkets’ MB-STE-0887 steel scrap shredded, index, import, cfr Port Qasim, Pakistan was delayed on Tuesday July 16 due to a technical error.

Fastmarkets proposes to launch FOB Indonesia, Vietnam and India inferred indices for its Australian alumina index.

The publication of Fastmarkets’ MB-CO-0004 cobalt alloy grade, in-whs Rotterdam and MB-CO-0005 cobalt standard grade, in-whs Rotterdam assessments for Friday July 12 were delayed because of a technical error. Fastmarkets’ pricing database has been updated.

US steel producers, pipe and tube manufacturers, trade organizations and union workers gathered at Capitol Hill in Washington DC to meet with lawmakers on Wednesday July 10, urging action on legislation aimed at bolstering US trade remedy laws to curb “unfair trade practices.”

The US government will impose tariffs on steel and aluminium shipped from Mexico that were made elsewhere, in a bid to curb trans-shipment and excess production, the White House said in a statement on Wednesday July 10, a move widely applauded by the pair of metals industries

Norway-based aluminium producer Hydro and German car manufacturer Porsche signed a long-term agreement on Tuesday July 9 for supply of low-carbon aluminium to further decarbonize the supply chain of Porsche’s sports cars. The agreement follows the letter of intent signed in April