US imports of standard steel welded wire mesh from Mexico are being or are likely to be sold at less than fair value, the Commerce Department said in a final determination on Wednesday June 23.The weighted-average dumping margin has been set at 110.42% for Deacero SAPI de CV and 23.04% for Aceromex SA de CV and all other exporters. Commerce had estimated those margins at 23.67-152.68% in its preli...Read More
Prices for steel hollow sections in Europe rose on Wednesday June 23 following an increase in feedstock costs, sources have told Fastmarkets.Fastmarkets' price assessment for steel sections (medium), domestic, delivered Northern Europe, was ?,?1,370-1,420 ($1,632-1,692) per tonne on June 23, up from ?,?1,320-1,340 per tonne on June 16.The price of hot-rolled coil, the feedstock for hollow sections...Read More
The rebar price in Southern Europe held steady at multi-year high levels on Wednesday June 23 due to supply shortages and surging scrap feedstock costs, sources told Fastmarkets. Fastmarkets' weekly price assessment for steel reinforcing bar (rebar), domestic, delivered Southern Europe was at ?,?760-785 ($905-935) per tonne on Wednesday, the same as last week. The price, however, has been ris...Read More
Turkish steel producers have extended their absence in the deep-sea scrap market due to weak rebar sales, market participants told Fastmarkets on Wednesday June 23.Steelmakers have now been absent from the market since June 15, when two cargoes were sold into Turkey from the United States.A mill in the Marmara region bought both cargoes, comprising HMS 1&2 (80:20) at $500 and $501 per tonne, plus...Read More
Swedish special steel producer Ovako is to collaborate with carmaker Volvo Group, Hitachi ABB Power Grids, H2 Green Steel and Nel Hydrogen to invest in hydrogen production at Hofors in Sweden, it has been announced.The project will look to enable climate-neutral steel production and to build hydrogen-powered heavy vehicles. It is building Sweden's largest fossil-fuel-free hydrogen facility, it sai...Read More
Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Wednesday June 23 that are worth another look.Swedish special steel producer Ovako is to collaborate with carmaker Volvo Group, Hitachi ABB Power Grids, H2 Green Steel and Nel Hydrogen to invest in hydrogen production at Hofors in Sweden, it has been announced.Read More
A summary of London Metal Exchange warrant premiums from across the globe for the week to Wednesday June 23.Please click...Read More
An overview of the specialty steel raw materials markets in Europe and their latest price moves.Janie Davies and...Read More
A summary of China's ores and alloys imports for May 2021.In brief May imports of ferro-chrome declined because buyers were less concerned about domestic supply after Inner Mongolia loosened its energy controls on high consuming companies in the second quarter. Manganese ore imports rose month on month with increased arrivals from...Read More
Technology entrepreneur Elon Musk once described the ongoing use of fossil fuels and their generation of a vast carbon footprint as "the dumbest experiment in human history."Not everyone will agree with his assessment of the petroleum, gas and coal sectors, which have powered the world's growth for decades. Nonetheless, the twin goals of supply chain security and sustainability are now driving a t...Read More
Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Wednesday June 23 that are worth another look.Swedish special steel producer Ovako is to collaborate with carmaker Volvo Group, Hitachi ABB Power Grids, H2 Green Steel and Nel Hydrogen to invest in hydrogen production at Hofors in Sweden, it has been announced.Read More
Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Wednesday June 23 that are worth another look.Swedish special steel producer Ovako is to collaborate with carmaker Volvo Group, Hitachi ABB Power Grids, H2 Green Steel and Nel Hydrogen to invest in hydrogen production at Hofors in Sweden, it has been announced.Read More
Bill Gates has a theory about green premiums: He wants to eliminate them entirely. The American business magnate and philanthropist calls green premiums the additional cost of choosing a clean technology over one that emits a greater amount of greenhouse gases.In other words, the price that metals and mining companies are starting to charge their customers for producing low-carbon produc...Read More
Base metals prices on the London Metal Exchange continued to trade higher across the board during the day on Wednesday June 23. Prices across the complex followed their recent upward momentum during Wednesday's trading as a result of pacified market sentiment following the testimony given by Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell to Congress on Tuesday. "In his testimony, Powell's tone was relativ...Read More
A summary of London Metal Exchange warrant premiums from across the globe for the week to Wednesday June 23.Please click...Read More
Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Wednesday June 23 that are worth another look.Swedish special steel producer Ovako is to collaborate with carmaker Volvo Group, Hitachi ABB Power Grids, H2 Green Steel and Nel Hydrogen to invest in hydrogen production at Hofors in Sweden, it has been announced.Read More
An overview of the specialty steel raw materials markets in Europe and their latest price moves.Janie Davies and...Read More
London Metal Exchange ring dealing members have a decision to make - whether to remain one or not.The LME has just announced it will reopen the open outcry trading floor, which was temporarily closed due to Covid-19, on September 6.Its plan, however, comes with a twist; some ring dealers say, a knife.The official prices - which the global trade and industry use as the global reference for physical...Read More
Steel billet export prices from the Commonwealth of Independent States dropped on Wednesday June 23 after some bookings done at lower levels came to light.CIS suppliers' orders were supported by demand from Turkey, although deals were done at discounted levels.A cargo of Russia-origin billet was sold to the country at $665 per tonne cfr late last week. Considering the recent increase in....Read More
The already short supplies of steel wire rod and rebar in the north of Europe are likely to get even tighter in the coming weeks after a fire led to the suspension of operations at the Thy-Marcinelle long steel mill in Belgium, sources told Fastmarkets on Wednesday June 23. Steel production at the Riva Group plant in Charleroi was suspended for three weeks on Monday, June 21 after a fire affected...Read More