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    Turkish steel producers skipped the last working day of the week with no deep-sea bookings, market participants told Fastmarkets on Friday May 21.

    Australia will have used up its exportable barley surplus in the next two months after Saudi Arabian demand filled a void…

    Seaborne coking coal prices were largely stable in the cfr market after more market participants became cautious in a fluctuating ferrous market while in the fob market, they maintained the uptrend on Friday May 21 due to increased buying interest, market sources told Fastmarkets.

    A summary of results for the lithium division of Chilean producer Sociedad Quimica y Minera (SQM) for the first quarter of 2021, taken from its quarterly update published on Wednesday May 19 and its earnings conference call on May 20.

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