Stainless steel raw material surcharges for flat-rolled products in the United States will rise sharply for all flat stainless grades in April on surging nickel and iron costs, while the pattern of pricing shifts among the four producers is poised to diverge more widely, according to surcharge notices published by producers

The market for both grades of manganese ore softened during the week to Friday March 25, with port prices falling and concerns over demand following Covid-related lockdowns in some major steel-producing areas, including Tangshan

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Fastmarkets proposes to discontinue its biweekly imported steel plate price assessment due to market illiquidity.

A new trade agreement between the United States and the United Kingdom announced on Tuesday March 22 is more likely to enhance political ties than actually move significant tons of steel and aluminium across the Atlantic, sources said

Nickel prices on the London Metal Exchange had fallen by 4% at the 5pm close of trading on Friday March 25, after another week of disruptions.

The benchmark aluminium premium in the United States returned to its recent peak, amid rising offers to consumers and bullish sentiment in the US, after Australia banned sales of alumina to Russia.

Fastmarkets today launches a prevailing contract price assessment for spodumene min 6% Li2O on a cif China basis.