A report on the massive scale of Asian futures trading volumes shows that the London Metal Exchange must do everything it can to draw in Chinese retail investors and hedge funds. So shouldn't it open its monthly contracts to them?

The latest news and price moves to start the Asian day on Wednesday May 9.

The latest news and price moves to start the Asian day on Thursday July 12.

The latest news and price moves to start the Asian day on Tuesday March 27.

Imports of bar products into Iran fell by 45% in the first nine months of the Iranian year, from March 20 to December 20, 2012.

Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited (RINL), also known as Vizag Steel, has requested that the Indian government postpone its initial public offering (IPO) originally scheduled for the last week of July 2012.

International billet prices have been rapidly dropping over the past week as sellers and buyers from several regions tried to adjust to the effects of a weaker ferrous scrap import market in Turkey.

Japan’s JFE Steel has once again denied it has made any final decision to invest in Formosa Ha Tinh Steel, a major integrated steel mill that is being built in Vietnam by Taiwan’s Formosa Plastics Group (FPG).

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

China’s crude steel output was largely flat during the last ten days of November.