Despite the resumption of economic activities and signs of recovery in various sectors, paper mills are struggling to stay afloat as demand has not picked up yet, say industry operators. Sales of writing and printing paper, the key product of local mills, slumped 70 per cent to 15,000 tonnes per month since the detection of […]

Base metals prices on the London Metal Exchange were mixed but little changed this morning, Friday September 25, this after once again running into dip-buying on Thursday.

Despite the resumption of economic activities and signs of recovery in various sectors, paper mills are struggling to stay afloat as demand has not picked up yet, say industry operators. Sales of writing and printing paper, the key product of local mills, slumped 70 per cent to 15,000 tonnes per month since the detection of […]

US hot-rolled coil prices continued to hold their ground around $30 per hundredweight ($600 per ton) amid chatter that another round of mill price hikes could be rolled out late this month or early next.

Trader Minmetals has decided to wind down its operations in the United States citing increasing uncertainty for Chinese state-backed firms operating in the North American country, Fastmarkets has learned.

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Base metals prices on the London Metal Exchange were down across the board this morning, Thursday September 24, while risk-off gathered pace on concerns that the Covid-19 pandemic is spreading aggressively again.

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Hot-rolled coil prices in the United States retreated below $30 per hundredweight, with most sources seeing that level as the ceiling.