The proposed price will expand Fastmarkets’ coverage of the flat stainless steel market in Europe by complementing the price assessment for MB-STS-0281 stainless steel cold-rolled sheet, 2mm, grade 304, transaction domestic, delivered North Europe. The proposal follows preliminary discussions with the market and coincides with a proposal to discontinue the assessment of the base price for […]

The proposal follows preliminary discussions with the market and interrogation of existing data collected by Fastmarkets, which suggest that these prices are no longer used by the wider market. Base price trading has been suspended since the end of 2022 due to poor market conditions. In its place, business has been done on a transaction […]

CBAM creates a new frontier of opportunity for low-emissions producers who can offer cost-effective, sustainable alternatives.

The European Union’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism will be implemented in seven months’ time but the region’s steel industry was still not fully prepared for the gradual changes the system will involve, Fastmarkets heard on Thursday May 8 at the Made in Steel trade fair in Milan, Italy.

With these two additional price assessments, Fastmarkets intends to supplement its current stainless steel offerings to further serve the white goods and automotive industries. Ferritic or 400-series stainless steel products occupy a middle ground between the austenitic stainless grades and coated products such as hot-dipped galvanized and painted steel. With this launch, Fastmarkets intends to […]

This article examines stainless steel price trends and forecasts for 2025, breaking them down by region to provide clarity for industry professionals, investors, and market analysts.

Robert Yildirim aims to make CoreX a top 50 mining giant, expanding in nickel, chrome and renewables.

Fastmarkets proposes to launch two price assessments for 400 stainless steel: stainless steel 409 cold-rolled sheet, fob mill US, $/cwt and stainless steel 430 cold-rolled sheet, fob mill US, $/cwt.

Currently, its suite of consumer stainless scrap assessments settle on the 10th of each calendar month in line with the publication deadline of the US ferrous scrap settlement. North American ferrous scrap prices settle on or before the 10th of the month, per Fastmarkets’ methodology, which can be found here. US domestic ferrous markets are taking […]

India's ambitious expansion plans for the stainless steel sector over the next two decades have the potential to transform Asia's ferro-chrome and nickel pig iron stainless raw materials markets, sources told Fastmarkets in the week to Tuesday January 7.