Rebar sales to the Chilean construction industry hit their lowest monthly level for 2012 in September at 42,710 tonnes, according to figures from the country’s construction chamber, CCHC.

Rebar futures on the Shanghai Futures Exchange dropped to an historical low on Thursday May 15, following the release of poor power consumption data.

Domestic steel rebar and wire rod prices in Turkey have softened over the past week amid falling imported scrap costs and low demand during holiday periods, market participants said on Thursday July 29.

Metal Bulletin has today corrected its assessment for the Turkey rebar export market.

Fastmarkets has discontinued its weekly price assessment for Algeria rebar imports, expressed in € per tonne cfr. There will be no price assessment on October 10.

Sharp rises in carbon and energy costs, along with the introduction of “green steel” in Europe, will lead to changes to traditional pricing mechanisms in 2022, Fastmarkets understands. Some steelmakers have already started to implement surcharges for carbon and energy costs, whereas previously production costs have been included in the base prices of the steel […]

Sharp rises in carbon and energy costs, along with the introduction of “green steel” in Europe, will lead to changes to traditional pricing mechanisms in 2022, Fastmarkets understands.

Turkish steel producers made no new scrap bookings on Friday August 27, ending the working week with a single cargo deal amid limited finished steel sales, market participants said.

The Mexican rebar market is expected to remain largely stable in 2016, as private investments in the construction sector are compensating for reduced expenditure on public works.

Turkey exported 6.48 million tonnes of rebar with a value of $4.14 billion in the first nine months of the year, according to customs data.