Here are five Fastmarkets MB stories you might have missed on Tuesday December 31 that are worth another look.

Steel suppliers from around the world rushed to fill up the gaping hole left behind by China’s withdrawal from the export market in 2017, with domestic production cuts in key Chinese steel-producing regions cutting supply and driving up domestic prices.

Gulf Co-operation Council (GCC) countries are finding common ground over the threat from steel being redirected as a result of the United States decision to impose tariffs on imports.

The latest news and price moves to start the Asian day on Friday December 8.

Market participants contacted by Metal Bulletin disagreed on the outlook for the European rebar and wire rod market for May 2017.

Fastmarkets MB will not publish price assessments for steel products in China during the period October 1-5, 2018, due to the week-long National Day holidays.

The reduced availability of steel billet and increased prices for ferrous scrap resulted in the global steel billet market trending mostly upward during the week ended Friday March 9, Metal Bulletin has learnt.

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

Recent unfavorable developments in the Turkish economy - in the steel market in particular - caused by the aggravation of diplomatic relationships with the US has put pressure on CIS steel producers, both in terms of export volumes and prices.

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