Early negotiations of long-term contracts show that consumers of ferro-vanadium are trying to lock in deals slightly ahead of the usual price-mating season, in an effort to secure units in a tight market.

Global rebar demand will reach record levels in 2018-19, supported by growth in the construction sector, particularly in developed economies and across Asia, according to Celsa Group.

China’s domestic spot battery-grade lithium carbonate price continued to fall this week because of lower offers from producers that were eager to sell.

Ferrous market participants are increasingly trading CME Group’s ferrous futures contracts on an electronic basis, signifying that the markets are maturing and building liquidity, the exchange’s metals team recently told American Metal Market.

Ferro-nickel has lost competitiveness against stainless steel scrap and nickel pig iron (NPI) as a raw material input for stainless steel, according to Frank Ehrenberg, senior vp for raw materials procurement at Finnish steelmaker Outokumpu.

Here is our selection of the principal talking points at Metal Bulletin’s 33rd International Aluminium conference held in Berlin, September 12-14.

The latest news and price moves to start the Asian day on Thursday September 20.

  Due to a technical error, August prices for France Sorted Graphic Paper for Deinking (1.11), and White Woodfree Shavings (3.18) briefly showed incorrectly on the RISI online portal Sept. 19. The correct prices are: Sorted Graphic Paper for Deinking (1.11) – Eur 100-115/tonne White Woodfree Shavings (3.18) – Eur 370-390/tonne This error has been […]

To reflect better current market dynamics and following consultation with stakeholders, RISI has made the following changes to European graphic paper price coverage with effect from September 2018. 1)            Discontinue price assessments for 48.8-g newsprint in France, Germany and Spain (Price IDs 453, 461, and 475). 2)            Discontinue price assessments for 60-g SC-A rotogravure reels […]

The latest news and price moves to start the Asian day on Wednesday September 19.