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A look at hot-rolled coil prices around the globe.

The US automotive industry's recovery is a tale of two trends - production and sales - and while a strong rebound in production has a more immediate impact on demand for steel, so far the bounce back has been greater in sales.

Fastmarkets is extending its consultation on the launch of new copper material price and the potential discontinuation of its monthly assessment of the No2 copper scrap discount on a cif China basis.

Bangladesh is one of the world’s fastest-growing import markets for steel scrap. The country’s rapid industrialization in recent years and its lack of natural steelmaking raw material resources mean that scrap imports - in addition to domestic material - are of high importance to the country’s steelmakers.

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Fastmarkets has decided not to proceed with the proposed amendment of its cobalt hydroxide payable indicator and cobalt hydroxide index, both min 30% Co, cif China, to include a maximum iron content in its chemical specifications.

Section 232 tariffs on steel and aluminium imports into the United States will be difficult to unwind no matter who wins the presidential election in November, following domestic steelmakers’ plans for new capacity that seeks to displace imports, according to a top executive at ArcelorMittal.

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