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Nickel pig iron (NPI) prices in China continued to climb in the week to Friday October 18, on an increase in tradbg amid positive sentiment, sources told Fastmarkets.
China’s non-grain oriented electrical steel prices rose in the two weeks to Friday October 11, on price hikes by Chinese mills and amid India’s anti-dumping probe into Chinese imports, sources said.
Brazilian miner Vale’s fourth-quarter premiums for direct-reduced (DR) and blast furnace (BF) iron ore pellets have been adjusted to their lowest levels since the start of the year – but what does this key supplier’s move reveal about the state of steelmaking in 2024?
Higher costs resulting from a tentative deal to end the strike at East Coast and Gulf Coast ports could reduce imports, increase reshoring and drive up the cost of steel products in the US, according to market observers and participants
The deadly storm may lead to a temporary near-to-medium-term uptick in steel prices, as scrap flows dwindle and the need for new steel soars, sources said. “[Original equipment manufacturers] and service centers will experience a boost in sales to rebuild from the hurricane,” one mill source said. “The rebuild includes new equipment like tree-trimming trucks, […]
Bearishness lingers in China’s ferrous market despite price rises seen for some steel products in recent days, market participants told Fastmarkets in the week to Wednesday September 11
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