The momentum in the imported containerized scrap price from the United States West Coast sold into Taiwan slowed this week but industry sources expect some further upside in the near term.

Fastmarkets proposes to discontinue four price assessments of steel in Argentina following a long period of low liquidity and an inactive spot market.

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Mills in Bangladesh purchased three bulk cargoes in the last week, with prices easing gently, sources told Fastmarkets on Thursday January 14.

Turkish producers continued to book scrap cargoes despite weakening steel demand in the country, while Asian markets registered modest gains over the working week ended Friday May 15.

Ferro-alloys prices have generally retreated over the past month, with demand concerns gaining in prominence.

Crude steel production in Germany was down by 24.70% year on year in July due to capacity being cut to balance the drop in demand caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, German steel federation WV Stahl said on Monday August 24.

Italian long steel producer Feralpi Group has announced the closure of one of its mills, starting from March 16, due to the outbreak of 2019-nCoV coronavirus, the company told Fastmarkets on Friday March 13.

South African manganese alloys producer Transalloys has declared force majeure after a fire at its plant in the country on August 22 that severely impacted the raw material handling system feeding its five furnaces, it was revealed over the weekend.

An updated assessment on the US demographics and the challenges ahead for the housing, lumber and wood panel markets