While US officials have given the impression that they will attempt to defuse the ongoing trade dispute with China at the upcoming Group of 20 (G20) summit on Friday June 28, their Chinese counterparts were less upbeat.

Base metals prices on the Shanghai Exchange broadly weakened during Asian morning trading on Thursday June 27, dragged down by a firm dollar and persisting uncertainty surrounding US-China trade relations.

European steelmakers voiced their concerns over the future viability of the UK steel industry, should the UK leave the European Union on October 31 without a deal, at the European Steel association’s (Eurofer) European Steel Day in Brussels on Wednesday June 26.

Here are five Fastmarkets MB stories you might have missed on Wednesday June 26 that are worth another look.

The Lusaka High Court in Zambia ruled on Wednesday June 26 that the appointed liquidator of Vedanta-owned Konkola Copper Mines (KCM) could not dispose of the assets, which include the country's largest copper smelter Nchanga, according to a court document seen by Fastmarkets.

The former U.S. Steel and Lone Star energy tubular mill at Bellville, Texas, is starting up under fresh ownership after a five-year hiatus, potentially adding another 130,000 tons per year of supply to the market.

A 10-week decline in low-grade manganese ore prices stalled on Friday June 21 and Chinese port ore prices have been rebounding dramatically from 2019 lows reached in early June.

Fastmarkets is standardizing the names of some of its steel price assessments to better reflect incoterms and trading locations.

Base metals prices on the Shanghai Futures Exchange were split into two camps during Asian morning trading on Wednesday June 26, with copper, nickel and zinc securing gains while the rest weakened marginally.

Fastmarkets is extending until July 31 the consultation period for its proposal to launch a daily containerized steel scrap cfr Vietnam assessment.