Following an extended consultation period, Fastmarkets is to discontinue four Argentinian steel price assessments from Friday October 9, following a long period of low liquidity and an inactive spot market.

The Lithium hydroxide monohydrate 56.5% LiOH.H2O min, battery grade, spot price cif China, Japan & Korea, $/kg trade log including business, bids and offers reported to Fastmarkets.

Fastmarkets proposes to discontinue four price assessments of steel in Argentina following a long period of low liquidity and an inactive spot market.

Trade log for lithium hydroxide monohydrate min 56.5% LiOH.H2O battery grade, spot prices, cif China, Japan & Korea, including business, bids, offers and assessments reported to Fastmarkets.

Lithium hydroxide monohydrate min 56.5% LiOH.H2O battery grade, spot prices CIF China, Japan & Korea trade log including trades, bids, offers and assessments reported to Fastmarkets.

Chinese domestic prices suffer heavy falls on building steel inventory levels and persistent first-quarter demand worries, with rebar facing the toughest challenge.

Officially, 2019 is a Steel Success Strategies year, but it feels uncomfortably close to a Steel Survival Strategies year for many steel market participants.

Troubled UK long steel producer British Steel entered compulsory liquidation on May 22. Fastmarkets examines the reasons behind the company’s recent struggles, from uncertainty about Brexit and a slump in orders, to rising costs for raw materials.

AK Steel wants US President Donald Trump's administration to implement Section 232 protections on downstream products such as transformers that use electrical steels, company executives said.

As steel markets grow in maturity and look towards the use of derivatives and hedging tools, it is probably a good time to consider how hedging can increase the transparency of steel pricing and reducing the risks of volatile price trends.