The seaborne iron ore market fell on Tuesday January 23 in line with the weakening steel billet prices and a falling futures curve.

Due to a technical issue, Metal Bulletin’s weekly assessment of the European tungsten APT price did not appear in the Metal Bulletin price book on Friday January 19.

Metal Bulletin has extended the consultation period regarding its proposal to discontinue its weekly domestic China pig iron price.

After conducting a market consultation regarding its Russian containerboard price coverage, RISI proposes to tighten up the assessment specifications for the following containerboard grades, with effect from Q2 2018. Prices for testliner 2, 125-g, will reflect locally-produced and imported linerboard made predominantly from recycled fiber and having a burst index of ≥ 2.2 (ISO                […]

COVERAGE NOTE: Changes to US RCP Prices for Export to China In light of China’s planned ban on imports of “unsorted” recyclables such as mixed paper, due to take effect on Dec. 31, RISI is considering the following changes to its recovered paper coverage in PPI Pulp & Paper Week: To discontinue assessments of mixed […]

Metal Bulletin is extending the deadline to provide feedback on its proposed tungsten concentrates index to Friday January 19.

Metal Bulletin proposes to amend its international cobalt price specifications as a result of changes in the market, and invites feedback on the following consultation.

Due to a technical error, the following prices were not published by Metal Bulletin Group on Monday January 1:

The publication schedule for Metal Bulletin and American Metal Market ferrous price assessments over the Christmas and New Year period is dependent upon location and is outlined below:

Metal Bulletin sister title Industrial Minerals proposes to discontinue the following ilmenite grades from its weekly assessment of the titanium dioxide feedstocks market.