Fastmarkets is inviting feedback from the industry on its pricing methodology for its Northern Europe hot-rolled coil index as part of its annual methodology review process in compliance with the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) principles for price reporting agencies.

Markets were mixed again this morning, Friday June 19, while participants wait to see if second waves of Covid-19 are going to derail the V-shaped recovery in asset markets.

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Lithium hydroxide monohydrate min 56.5% LiOH.H2O battery grade, spot prices CIF China, Japan & Korea trade log including trades, bids, offers and assessments reported to Fastmarkets.

Bangladeshi mills are unwilling to pay current offer prices for bulk cargoes and will wait for price decreases before placing any orders, market sources told Fastmarkets on Thursday June 18.

Markets were mixed again this morning, Thursday June 18; equity indices were weighing up the possible impact of second waves of Covid-19 against the supportive measures governments continue to provide and pledge.

Following consultation with subscribers and as previously announced, Fastmarkets RISI will reduce assessments for sack kraft in Europe to one price per quarter, ending the reporting of retroactive prices. This change will take place from July 2020. The move is part of an ongoing effort to ensure our price assessments best fit the markets we […]

Brazilian sellers have ramped up containerized exports of steel scrap into South Asian markets over the past year but this explosion in export sales is unlikely to be a long-term trend, sources have told Fastmarkets.

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Big River Steel plans to partner with Koch Metallics LLC in an effort to overhaul how steel, scrap and other metallics are bought and sold, the steelmaker’s top executive said.