Metal Bulletin reviews the major stories that have affected the steel market over the past week.

China National Building Materials & Equipment Import & Export Corp (CNBM) has launched a physical trading platform for iron ore, coking coal and steel products.

Latin America editor Ana Paula Camargo looks at the main news covered by Steel First over the past week.

Growth in Turkey’s steel industry ranks third in the world behind only China and India, according to Veysel Yayan, general secretary of the Turkish Iron and Steel Producers’ Assn (DCUD).

China’s spot steel prices were mixed on Wednesday May 30 with prices of some steel products rebounding while those of others fell.

Steel billet prices moved up last week in most regional markets despite a general weakness in demand for long steel products, with the biggest gains seen in China and Southeast Asia.

The Brazilian long steel market in February was marked by rumors of price increases and the approval, with restrictions, of the merger between ArcelorMittal Brasil and Votorantim Siderurgia.

Metal Bulletin reviews the major stories that have affected the steel market over the past week.

Metal Bulletin reviews the major stories that have affected the steel market over the past week.

Spot demand for imported ferrous scrap in key Asian market Vietnam slowed in the week to Friday June 19 after buyers noted a dip in prices from the middle of the week.