The latest news and price moves to start the Asian day on Wednesday November 7.

Here are five Fastmarkets MB stories you might have missed on Thursday November 28 that are worth another look.

Ever since the emissions scandal roiled Volkswagen in 2015, OEMs have been acutely aware of the need to protect their reputations and toe the ESG line

The European long steel market is expected to weaken next month amid slack demand and downward pressure from scrap prices.

The offtake agreement that sees Glencore market the vanadium pentoxide (V2O5) produced by Largo Resources in Brazil will not be renewed when it expires on April 30, 2020, the latter said late on Tuesday August 20.

The Trump administration’s surprise doubling of Section 232 duties on Turkish steel imports has gone into effect and could hammer US ferrous scrap prices as well as the steel trade landscape.

The Wuhan coronavirus will likely influence fundamentals in China’s steel market and Chinese export trends in the near future, sources told Fastmarkets this week.

The EU market for finished long steel products has been looking up recently amid expectations that Algerian buyers will return to active trading.

Steel price trends and market fundamentals in China set the heartbeat for the international spot market.

Prices in most locations moved up this week, with Chinese mills out of the market due to the weeklong Lunar New Year and continued strong scrap prices.