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European hot-rolled coil (HRC) buyers are scrambling to purchase Asian cargoes, with a rebound in demand hit by disruption to supplies from Turkey following this week’s earthquakes there
Global commodities trader Trafigura is suing Indian businessman Prateek Gupta and companies connected with him after discovering an allegedly elaborate scheme of nickel fraud
A Turkish mill in a region geographically unaffected by the earthquakes in the southeast of the country on February 6 made a return to the US ferrous scrap export market on Friday February 10
Flat-rolled steel producers in the United States increased spot prices for the fifth time in less than three months on Monday February 13, led by an uptick in spot demand and higher scrap prices, according to market participants; the latest hikes bring the total increases to $260 per short ton
Following a one-month consultation period, Fastmarkets has amended the name of its nickel mixed hydroxide-precipitate (MHP) price assessment and the nickel content specifications.
The publication of Fastmarkets’ Mexican ferrous scrap prices was later than scheduled on Tuesday February 14 due to a reviewer error.
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