The US steel industry’s preponderance of electric-arc furnace (EAF) capacity may be a double-edged sword when it comes to collecting green steel premiums, market sources have told Fastmarkets

Main Brazilian steel producers halted production and operations in distribution centers in the country's Rio Grande do Sul state due to local floods, but potential losses remain uncertain since the situation has not yet been resolved, the companies told Fastmarkets in written statements this week

Liberty Steel will "temporarily pause" production at its wire rod mill in Georgetown, South Carolina, and shift the plant's production to making steel wire mesh and welded steel products, the company announced on Friday April 19

China’s National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) will work with relevant parties to regulate crude steel production, with a focus on energy saving and reducing carbon emissions. It will also release guidance on crude steel output for different steel mills later this year after a national investigation on steel capacity

China's stainless steel prices saw a notable increase last week, driven by global sanctions affecting nickel, which is a key component

Fastmarkets will amend the frequency of its price assessments for MB-STE-0879 Steel scrap H2 Japan origin import, cfr South Korea and MB-STE-0880 Steel scrap HMS 1&2 (80:20) deep-sea origin import, cfr South Korea on Friday April 12.

Fastmarkets invited feedback from the industry on the pricing methodology for its coking coal indices and coke assessment, via an open consultation process between February 20 and March 31. This consultation was done as part of our published annual methodology review process.

Fastmarkets is proposing to adjust its price assessment for MB-FEN-0004 Pig iron foundry grade, Brazil, fob New Orleans, $/tonne

Market participants seem to have abandoned expectations of a “Golden March and Silver April” in China’s ferrous market due to a slow restart of construction, as well as maintenance of steelmaking facilities planned for March, sources told Fastmarkets

Trading activity for pellet feed imported into China increased in the week to Friday January 19, with more tenders from Australia. The pellet feed premium, however, continued to face downward pressure from uncertain demand outlook among market participants, sources told Fastmarkets