Fastmarkets is amending its holiday pricing schedule for five Middle East-related steel and metallics prices this December.

Fastmarkets is amending its holiday pricing schedule for 15 China ferrous prices in 2025.

Fastmarkets proposes to launch a weekly price assessment for steel reinforcing bar (rebar) domestic, delivered Saudi Arabia.

Demand for zinc was expected to grow by 2030, despite the challenges facing both the supply and demand sides, Andrew Green, executive director of the International Zinc Association, said in an exclusive interview with Fastmarkets during LME Week in London

There are more signs emerging of the green steel evolution in Asia, even as steelmakers seek to differentiate themselves with green certifications to edge ahead of competitors, market sources have told Fastmarkets.

Fastmarkets’ weekly price assessments for Polish long steel were published on Thursday October 31, one day ahead of schedule due to a public holiday in Poland on November 1.

The publication of Fastmarkets’ US rebar prices took place earlier than scheduled on Wednesday March 22 due to a reviewer error.

Bearishness lingers in China’s ferrous market despite price rises seen for some steel products in recent days, market participants told Fastmarkets in the week to Wednesday September 11

Optimus Steel’s ongoing expansion and upgrades at its Beaumont, Texas facility since 2021 will – by the time of completion in late 2024 – double its rolling capacity from 800,000 tons per year to 1.6 million tpy