Cash indications for Russian wheat heard in the Black Sea market for the first time since sanctions imposed

Rising demand drives price hike as low-stock mills seek volume

Major RCP suppliers are relocating tonnage from SEA to India, sapping the availability in the SEA market

Cobalt market participants have reported that this week’s Russian invasion of Ukraine will compound the tightness in availability of units in the spot market while some opt to steer clear of handling Russian material

Supply disruptions and pulp shortages are influencing rising prices

Demand and supply are now in balance as the industry recovers from Omnicron disruptions

Prime steel scrap prices were a hot topic ahead of March’s ferrous trade, following the announcement that Russia sent troops into eastern Ukraine on Monday February 22 in a move that could threaten the United States’ pig iron supplies and force mills to rely more heavily on prime scrap

China’s graphite electrode prices ticked up in the fortnight to Wednesday February 16 on needle coke prices that have risen continuously over the past couple of months, as well as high graphitization costs due to restrained capacity with competition from the anode sector, market sources have said

Definitive anti-dumping duties imposed by the European Commission (EC) on China-origin graphite electrodes could lead to a shift in patterns of demand. But the outlook will probably remain uncertain until the final duties are decided in April this year, sources said

Graphic paper supply scarcity worsens as workers in Finland strike