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The June construction startup of a new steel plant in Deacero’s complex in Ramos Arizpe, in the northeastern Mexican state of Coahuila, will position the company to meet future demand for lower-carbon steel nationally and abroad, a Fastmarkets analyst said on Monday June 17

Fastmarkets proposes to amend the name of the MB-AL-0231 Aluminium P1020A all-in price, delivered Midwest US, US cents/lb to clarify that the price is based on the London Metal Exchange cash aluminium price.

The publication of Fastmarkets’ Vietnamese steel scrap import assessments for Friday June 14 were delayed because of a reporter error. Fastmarkets’ pricing database has been updated.

Extreme weather phenomenon, including catastrophic hurricanes, is driving increasing adoption of metal roofing and therefore Galvalume, market participants said during a trade show in Florida

Just 10 days after they were implemented, Brazilian importers have fully consumed the 62,300 tonnes of Galvalume reserved for import license quotas that were supposed to supply the market until the end of September, according to figures sent to Fastmarkets by the country’s Industry, Development and Trade ministry (MDIC)

Europe’s nascent synthetic graphite sector faces a double threat with China’s overcapacity persisting and US legislation embracing protectionism at the expense of a level playing field, according to the head of a forthcoming anode material producer in Europe