Fastmarkets AMM reviews recent merger-and-acquisition deals for some heavy hitters in the steel industry. Each company's ongoing purchases - big and small - are intended to expand their global reach as well as develop products and services throughout 2019.

Base metals on the London Metal Exchange were firmer this morning, Friday January 11, with three-month prices up by an average of 0.9%.

Base metals prices on the Shanghai Futures Exchange were broadly down during Asian morning trading on Friday January 11, extending the weakness experienced on Thursday following disappointing economic data from China.

From 2019, Chinese central government regulators will begin a new round of environmental protection inspections in the country’s metals and mining industry, which will take about four years to complete.

Three-month base metals prices on the London Metal Exchange were for the most part little changed this morning, Thursday January 10. The exceptions were nickel that was up by 0.4% and lead that was up by 0.6%.

Fastmarkets proposes to discontinue its weekly export price assessment for rebar in Latin America, which is made on a $ per tonne fob main port basis.

Base metals prices, barring those for nickel, on the Shanghai Futures Exchange were down across the board during Asian morning trading on Thursday January 10 following the release of weaker-than-expected Chinese data.

Fastmarkets MB launched an assessment of chrome ore inventories at the main Chinese ports of Tianjin, Qinzhou, Lianyungang and Shanghai on Monday January 7.

Here are five Fastmarkets MB stories you might have missed on Wednesday January 9 that are worth another look.

As previously announced, RISI has added the following new assessments with effect from January 2019. –    Improved newsprint 68 ISO in Germany (Price ID 12156); –    Standard 42-g newsprint prices in Italy (Price ID 12157). This move follows extensive industry consultation in 2018 and is meant to reflect better current trading in the European newsprint […]