Fastmarkets is proposing to discontinue its broker buying, FOB, price assessments for punchings and plate grade ferrous scrap in the Cleveland and Pittsburgh markets.

Fastmarkets is proposing to adjust the methodology for its FOB NOLA alternative irons prices to include bids, offers and assessments of the market as well deals in its weekly pricing session.

Fastmarkets has adjusted its dealer selling price assessments for ferrous scrap in Atlanta, effective Tuesday October 10.

Volatility in key currencies has been at the forefront of the minds of many steel and ferro-alloys producers, traders and buyers in 2023

The future is clouded for molybdenum markets into the end of 2023 and beyond, sources have suggested, as uncertainties persist around concentrates production and consumption, with the potential for knock-on effects on molybdic oxide and ferro-molybdenum. As LME Week approaches, Fastmarkets take a deep dive into production dynamics

Amid recent headlines about volatile bunker prices, rampant port congestion and a jump in ocean freight costs, metal market participants might be forgiven for thinking they have returned to 2021

Bears out of hibernation ahead of October ferrous scrap trade

The publication of Fastmarkets’ EU, UK stainless steel scrap prices was delayed because of a technical error on Friday September 29.

Alloy smelters in China are actively seeking state certification for “green” ferro-alloys to improve their competitiveness among steelmakers, sources told Fastmarkets this week

A new platform launched by the Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI) could see a collective order of 2 million short tons of green steel from major companies, propelling the North American steel industry’s decarbonization push