The UK is to provide funding of £13.5 million ($17.3 million), to support supply chain businesses and workers affected by Tata Steel’s decarbonization plans for its Port Talbot steelworks in south Wales, the British government said on Thursday August 15

After a consultation period, Fastmarkets has amended the MB-STE-0166 steel structural pipe export S235JR grade EN10219 2mm wall thickness, fob main port Turkey price assessment.

Asian spot copper markets were quiet without much liquidity due to unfavorable import conditions, while the US markets were stable but pressured by strong supply

Fastmarkets proposes to amend the Fe base specification of its MB-IRO-0010 iron ore 63% Fe Australia-origin lump ore premium to more closely align with specifications of Australia high-grade iron ore lump.

The US news cycle was set alight exactly a year ago on a Sunday afternoon when US Steel, an iconic century-old institution, announced it was for sale

Supply headwinds in the tin market so far in 2024 and the recent sell-off in the futures market show that demand is recovering more slowly than anticipated because of the poor macro-economic climate, but in the long-term, market participants still expect demand to grow due to the energy transition

The automotive industry in Japan, a major contributor to aluminium demand, had been hit with a series of headwinds in the first half of 2024, hampering its long-anticipated recovery. But market participants still expect the automotive industry to support a recovery in aluminium demand

Green steel premiums in the US are off to a slow start, compared to the figures mills are collecting in Europe and Asia

Fastmarkets proposes to discontinue its price assessments for MB-STE-0561 steel ERW line pipe (X65), fob mill US, $/short ton; MB-STE-0873 steel ERW line pipe (X70), fob mill US, $/short ton; MB-STE-0852 steel welded LSAW line pipe API 5L X65 US $/tonne; MB-STE-0853 steel welded HSAW line pipe API 5L X65 US $/tonne; MB-STE-0022 steel ERW standard pipe A53 Grade A, fob mill US, $/short ton and MB-STE-0056 steel ERW standard pipe A53 Grade A import, cif Houston, $/short ton.

The Singapore Exchange’s (SGX) 65% Fe iron ore derivatives contract – which is settled against Fastmarkets’ daily index for iron ore 65% Fe Brazil-origin fines, cfr Qingdao – set a new record for traded volumes at 1.22 million tonnes in a single day, according to SGX published data on Thursday August 8