A shifting world energy landscape has sparked thoughts of sustainable improvement in the oil country tubular goods and line pipe marketplace, Tenaris chairman and chief executive officer Paolo Rocca said during an earnings call on Thursday April 28

Multiple drivers are pushing and pulling copper supply and demand. Myra Pinkham reviews their impact and gathers expert opinion on what may happen next in the markets for the red metal

New trade settlement methods that are emerging in spot steel transactions against the backdrop of the worsening Ukraine-Russia war may indicate a lasting shift in the global steel marketplace, market sources told Fastmarkets recently

Tight availability of metal and firm demand continued to drive aluminium premiums higher in the week to Tuesday April 19, with the duty-unpaid premium in Rotterdam reaching a new high, while the US Midwest premium held steady at its highest ever.

Russia will likely ship more coking coal to India and China amid mounting sanctions levied by countries around the world for its war in Ukraine, market sources told Fastmarkets recently.

Hope is scarce that Russia’s war in Ukraine will end soon, after it decided in April to refocus its assault on the east of the country. NATO- and EU-aligned traders in metals of which Russia is a major supplier must continue to adapt to greater restrictions on doing business with the country as a result. […]

Iran’s ministry of industries, mines and trade imposed new export tariffs on various products including steelmaking raw materials and steel products early this week, Fastmarkets learnt on Tuesday April 12.

Russian pig iron export prices increased in the week ended Thursday March 31 amid demand in Italy, while no interest in Russia-origin pig iron was reported in other markets

The natural flake graphite market continued to face availability issues because of uncertainties created by factors such as China’s anti-pollution efforts, Covid-19 outbreaks and global logistics disruptions

China is shaping up to be a major steel slab supplier to the rest of the world amid shortages resulting from Russia's invasion of Ukraine