The seaborne premium hard coking coal fob market was quiet on Friday March 12 in the absence of buyers in the ex-China market.

Understanding the events of 2008 versus 2020 as experienced across the leading steel-producing regions

Fastmarkets is proposing to launch a weekly iron ore pellet premium index to reflect the spot premium that "tier one" pellets achieve to its 65% Fe fines index on a cfr China basis. This would replace its existing implied pellet premium, which would be subsequently discontinued.

A crackdown on industrial activity in Tangshan, China’s steelmaking hub, is sending jitters throughout the sector. Fastmarkets examines what it means for the steel industry.

Market growth and decarbonization collide to create an unclear future for steelmaking

Chinese steelmakers looking to replenish steel scrap stocks after returning from their new year holiday on Thursday February 18, have raised bid prices for both domestic and imported material, sources told Fastmarkets.

China’s metals industry returned from holiday to find metal prices were higher and it would appear have chased prices higher, with all the base metals on the London Metal Exchange and Shanghai Futures Exchange showing gains this morning, Thursday February 18.

Iron ore plays a critical role in decarbonizing steelmaking. What does greener steel mean for global iron ore markets? And what part will China play in driving change? Our global steel and iron experts weigh in.

China has further diversified the list of countries supplying heavy scrap (HS) imports, with recent deals from both South Korea and Singapore, market participants told Fastmarkets on Wednesday February 10.

Chinese steelmakers have been actively bidding for Japanese import scrap cargoes at prices above the China domestic market level in recent days, sources have told Fastmarkets.