Metal Bulletin reviews the major stories that have affected the steel market over the past week.

The US aluminium market responded negatively to confirmation that Section 232 tariffs would be implemented on steel and aluminium imports from the European Union, Canada and Mexico, although some participants said the market has already oriented itself to account for the tariffs.

It has been over half a year since the seaborne iron ore market got itself a new tool to manage price risks associated with exposure to the high-grade segment.

Metal Bulletin’s Charlotte Radford takes a look back at the key news stories and price moves from the past seven days.

Metal Bulletin’s Charlotte Radford reviews some of the key news and price moves from the past seven days.

Before the first morning of the conference had even finished, Vale had already caused a stir.

The global aluminium supply outlook for 2017 is expected to be a worldwide deficit, which may create the proper market conditions for “shadow stocks” to enter the US market, thereby keeping pressure on regional premiums throughout next year.

The most efficient aluminium smelters are not in the west, where government regulations and high energy costs have driven efficiency improvements, but where the main driver behind increasing efficiency is simply to make more metal – China.

Producing and then trading metal used to be the purview of just a few, with the supply chain more typically separated into silos and companies making occasional forays into different areas.

Metal Bulletin reviews the major stories affecting the steel market over the past week.