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    • Following the consultation which concluded on Thursday May 8, the frequency of the price will change from weekly to monthly, with the first assessment on a monthly frequency on Friday May 30, to better reflect the evolving dynamics in China’s antimony market. The new specifications are as follows, with the amendment in italics: MB-SB-0003 Antimony MMTA standard grade II, ddp […]
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    • The price assessment tracks the weekly spot price of electrolytic manganese flake in the fob China market. The proposal was to change the publication frequency from weekly to monthly, following a review of market liquidity and internal data. After a consultation period, Fastmarkets has determined that current circumstances do not make the amendment to MB-MN-0007 Manganese 99.7% […]
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    • MB-STE-0926 Green steel, differential to steel reinforcing bar (rebar) domestic, delivered Northern Europe, €/tonne was initially incorrectly input within the range of €30-40 per tonne. The correct differential is €20-40 per tonne. MB-STE-0925 Green steel base price, reinforcing bar (rebar) domestic, delivered Northern Europe, inferred, €/tonne was incorrectly input at €685-720 per tonne. The correct inferred price is €675-720 […]
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    • Ford Motor Company will offset $1 billion of an expected $2.5 billion exposure from tariffs and remains "on track and within our original full-year guidance range of $7 billion-8.5 billion" in operating earnings for 2025, Jim Farley, president and chief executive officer, said during the automaker's first-quarter earnings call on Monday March 5.
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    • A dominant theme at this year’s Geneva Dry Conference for the dry bulk shipping industry was the effects to be expected from the imposition of new environmental regulations.
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    • The price assessments concerned were: MB-STE-0185 steel cold-rolled coil, fob mill US, $ per cwt MB-STE-0186 steel hot-dipped galvanized coil (cold-rolled base), fob mill US, $ per cwt MB-STE-0172 steel cut-to-length plate carbon grade, fob mill US, $ per cwt This consultation was done as part of our published annual methodology review process. No feedback […]
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    • Here are the key takeaways from market participants on US ferrous scrap metal prices, market confidence, inventory and more from our May survey.
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    • The UK government published a draft primary legislation for its carbon border adjustment mechanism (CBAM) on Thursday April 24, with aluminium, iron and other steel goods all set to come under the policy.
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    • An investigation in Germany into an entity active in the supply of hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO) in the domestic market has reached a standstill, following an official update from the country’s government.
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    • Fastmarkets invited feedback from the industry on the pricing methodology for its ferro-chrome 50% Cr import, cif main Chinese ports, $ per lb contained Cr price assessment, via an open consultation process between April 7 and May 5, 2025. This consultation was done as part of our published annual methodology review process. No feedback was […]
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