China has restarted its steel exports, driving out global competitors from various Asian import markets while domestic prices dip.

Japanese steel producers which use electric-arc furnaces (EAFs) are being forced into raising their purchasing prices for ferrous scrap feedstock despite there being no upward movement in their steel sales prices, sources in Japan have told Fastmarkets.

Algeria's steel billet import market is set for dramatic changes in the next couple of years, largely as a result of the country's fast-growing local steel industry.

Fastmarkets MB organized a North Africa Steel Summit on Thursday December 13 in Dubai, which immediately followed the Middle East Iron and Steel Conference.

The United States’ decision to impose Section 232 tariffs of 25% on steel imports is the “best worst-case scenario”, European long steel exporters told Metal Bulletin this week.

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Buying activity in the European long steel markets is likely to remain cautious because of weak demand and relatively high stock levels among consumers, market sources told Metal Bulletin this week.

Rebar prices in the Brazilian domestic market were unchanged in August amid rumours of a potential upswing.

Participants in the European long steel markets expect consumption to rise once the weather improves in April, but the outlook for prices appears to differ between Northern and Southern Europe, market sources told Metal Bulletin this week.

In the process of standardizing the names of its prices, Fastmarkets has found that the delivery destination was displayed incorrectly in the name of its Russian domestic steel prices.