The London Metal Exchange will introduce three regional hot-rolled coil contracts at the start of 2019, coinciding with a change in attitude towards risk management tools for the ferrous sector, according to the exchange’s business development manager.

Good morning from Metal Bulletin’s offices in Asia as we bring you the latest news and pricing stories on Monday June 25.

Base metals prices on the Shanghai Futures Exchange were mixed during Asian morning trading on Monday June 25, with the main movers being zinc and nickel, albeit in opposite directions, while the rest of the metals traded sideways.

Ferro-chrome benchmark price negotiations for the third quarter of 2018 are revealing a fresh spin on some familiar topics and a more detailed look at regional price differences across the supply chain.

Chinese customs has suspended the publication of trade data for some key metal products including refined zinc, lead, nickel and copper raw materials such as scrap and concentrates, sources said.

Growth in Chinese stainless steel demand will outpace growth in production this year, supporting a sector that must contend with robust barriers to export, market observers said at a conference in China this week.

Metal Bulletin is amending its consultation regarding the Rotterdam tellurium price assessment.

Good morning from Metal Bulletin’s offices in Asia as we bring you the latest news and pricing stories on Friday June 22.

Zinc prices on the Shanghai Futures Exchange declined by more than 2% during Asian morning trading on Friday June 22, tracking the weakness seen on the London Metal Exchange in the previous session.

India is proposing increases for import duties on 30 products from the United States including certain steel goods, in a tit-for-tat move against the latter’s Section 232 tariffs on steel and aluminum.