• The Canadian government’s recent efforts to curb unfair steel imports and protectionist measures for its domestic steel industry are “not enough,” and Canada needs to do “exactly what the US is doing,” the executive chairman and chief executive officer of Zekelman Industries, Barry Zekelman, told Fastmarkets in an exclusive interview on Wednesday February 11.
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    • This price launch will broaden coverage of the antimony market, complementing existing Fastmarkets’ antimony offerings. The new China domestic price will provide market participants with an important additional reference point, capturing the unique dynamics of the Chinese market, particularly in the wake of antimony export controls that have raised the need for domestic market transparency. […]
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    • Discover how fear, deglobalization and AI are transforming the copper market. Insights from the Fast Forward podcast's interview with David Lilley of Drakewood Capital.
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    • The publication of the affected price was delayed for 2 hours and 5 minutes. The following price was affected: MB-STE-0940 Steel billet, import, cfr Saudi Arabia, $/tonne This price is part of the Fastmarkets steel physical prices package. For more information or to provide feedback on the delayed publication of this price or if you would […]
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    • The erroneously published price assessments on Monday February 16 have been invalidated. Fastmarkets’ pricing database has been updated to reflect this change. The assessment was last published on February 2, and the next publication date will be March 2. The assessment follows the Chinese holiday calendar. The following assessments were affected:MB-FEN-0003 Ferro-nickel premium/discount, 26-32% Ni contained, […]
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    • Fastmarkets has corrected its assessment for MB-STE-0049 steel plate (8-40mm) import, cfr main port Northern Europe, €/tonne, and MB-STE-0050 steel plate (8-40mm) import, cfr main port Southern Europe, €/tonne published on February 19.
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    • Fastmarkets has corrected its MB-BX-0016 Bauxite, cif China, price assessment, which was published incorrectly on Friday February 20.
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    • The publication of Fastmarkets’ MB-STE-0464 - Steel scrap HMS 1&2 (80:20 mix) US material import, cfr main port Taiwan, $/tonne assessment for Thursday February 19 was delayed because of a reporter error. Fastmarkets’ pricing database has been updated.
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    • The US and Canadian steel industries are “aligned” in trade policies, and the imposition of Section 232 tariffs against Canada is “unjustified,” Canadian Steel Producers Association (CSPA) vice president for trade and industry affairs Francois Desmarais told Fastmarkets in an exclusive interview on Friday February 6.
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    • No feedback was received during the consultation period and therefore no changes will be made to the methodologies at this stage. This consultation sought to ensure that our methodologies continue to reflect the physical market for our audited secondary aluminium price assessments, in compliance with IOSCO’s principles for Price Reporting Agencies (PRAs). This includes all […]
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