Some United States slab importers' requests for exclusions from Section 232 tariffs have been denied, the Commerce Department's Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) said in decisions posted on Tuesday February 26.

The United States Commerce Department has boosted anti-dumping duties on cut-to-length plate from German steelmaker Salzgitter to triple-digits in the preliminary stage of an administrative review.

Niron Metals PLC, an investment vehicle with shareholders including former Xstrata chief executive officer Mick Davis, is in exploratory talks with the government of Guinea to develop the Zogota iron ore project.

Base metals prices traded on the Shanghai Futures Exchange were all up during Asian morning trading on Monday February 25, with copper and tin outperforming the rest of the complex.

Fastmarkets proposes to increase the minimum tonnage of its domestic Chinese indium assessment.

Here are five Fastmarkets MB stories you might have missed on Friday February 22 that are worth another look.

An overview of the battery raw materials markets and their price moves from the past week.

Coal trading has become too risky, a trader remarked on Thursday February 21 amid news that customs authorities in Dalian, a major city in northeastern China, had slashed the yearly coal import quota for ports under their jurisdiction by 25%.

Base metals prices traded on the Shanghai Futures Exchange were broadly up during Asian morning trading on Friday February 22, with only copper and tin weakening.

Fastmarkets proposes to change the basis of its price assessment for Chinese silico-manganese, min 65% Mn, max 17% Si, from delivered duty paid to in-warehouse duty paid.