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.

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Here are five Fastmarkets MB stories you might have missed on Wednesday November 13 that are worth another look.

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

An oversupply that has been branded the leading cause of the persistent price weakness seen in China’s vanadium market during the first half of 2019 will likely continue to act as a headwind for the rest of the year, market sources told Fastmarkets.

Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Wednesday May 13 that are worth another look.

Just as China and the United States started to reach a deal and trade tensions eased, providing some longed-for certainty, the novel coronavirus (2019-nCov) has again increased fear and uncertainty in the steel and feedstock markets.

Fastmarkets is proposing to change the publication date of its Brazilian domestic steel price assessments, ex-works Brazil, reais per tonne.

The price of shredded steel scrap imported into India and Pakistan jumped on Friday November 20, with available material in short supply and a strong Turkish market, sources told Fastmarkets.

The possibility of new restrictions in major steelmaking regions in China will likely give long steel prices in the country - which have been trending upward since hitting a price floor a week ago - a further boost in July.