Domestic transaction prices for hot rolled coil (HRC) in the EU are expected to rise after the seasonal summer market slowdown, according to market sources.

Anil Agarwal, the founder and majority-owner of Vedanta Resources, has agreed to buy the remaining stake of the mining company, a move to pave the way for delisting it from the London Stock Exchange (LSE).

Metal Bulletin will launch a weekly assessment of prices for European hot-briquetted iron (HBI) on a $ per tonne cfr Italy basis on Monday July 2.

Metal Bulletin is proposing to launch a price assessment for ferrous scrap on a cfr Vietnam basis, to be published as a $ per tonne range every week.

Good morning from Metal Bulletin’s offices in Asia as we bring you the latest news and pricing stories on Monday July 2.

Base metals prices on the Shanghai Futures Exchange were mostly down during Asian morning trading on Monday July 2, with market sentiment dampened by disappointing Chinese economic data released over the weekend.

Russia has filed a lawsuit against the United States at the World Trade Organization over US Section 232 tariffs on aluminium and steel product imports, the press office of Russian minister of economic development Maxim Oreshkin confirmed to American Metal Market.

Correspondent Dalton Barker recaps the week in the non-ferrous markets.

Trade log for battery-grade lithium carbonate in China including trades, bids and offers reported to Metal Bulletin.

Governments around the world are keen to prove their green credentials by announcing target dates for the end of sales of vehicles powered by internal combustion engine vehicles and their total replacement by electric ones.