China's domestic spot battery-grade lithium carbonate prices remain under downward pressure this week, with fewer suppliers making higher offers. Lithium hydroxide prices decreased on new concluded deals but limited transactions, while lithium carbonate prices moved down in the rest of the world. Lithium carbonate and hydroxide prices fell week on week due to sluggish demand from downstream buyers...Read More
Prices for coated steel coil products in Turkey fell in the week ended Friday August 10 amid slow demand in the local and export markets, Metal Bulletin has heard. ...Read More
Demand for flat steel products has remained weak in Turkey's domestic market while demand in the export markets also softened, sources told Metal Bulletin on Friday August 10....Read More
United States president Donald Trump said on Friday August 10 that he has authorized higher tariffs on imports from Turkey, imposing a 20% duty on aluminum and 50% duty on steel.The announcement via Twitter came as tensions between the two countries over the detention of US evangelical pastor Andrew Brunson escalated."I have just authorized a doubling of tariffs on steel and aluminium with re...Read More
Metal Bulletin reviews the major stories that have affected the steel market over the past week....Read More
Domestic prices for rebar in Poland have increased slightly over the past week on strong demand, sources told Metal Bulletin on Friday August 10....Read More
United States president Donald Trump said on Friday August 10 that he has authorized higher tariffs on imports from Turkey, imposing a 20% duty on aluminum and 50% duty on steel.The announcement via Twitter came as tensions between the two countries over the detention of US evangelical pastor Andrew Brunson escalated."I have just authorized a doubling of tariffs on steel and aluminium with re...Read More
The export price for hot-briquetted iron (HBI) from Venezuela fell on Friday August 10 following a scrap price drop worldwide....Read More
The pig iron export price from Brazil may soon go down due to higher production and a weak market in the United States, sources told Metal Bulletin on Friday August 10....Read More
Austenitic alloy scrap prices in Europe and the UK edged higher in Metal Bulletin's assessments on Friday August 10 on firmer nickel costs....Read More
China's domestic rebar prices rose slightly on Friday August 10 after futures increases in the early trading hours. ...Read More
Base prices for stainless steel flat and long products in Europe were assessed unchanged for the ninth consecutive week on Friday August 10....Read More
United States president Donald Trump said on Friday August 10 that he has authorized higher tariffs on imports from Turkey, imposing a 20% duty on aluminum and 50% duty on steel.The announcement via Twitter came as tensions between the two countries over the detention of US evangelical pastor Andrew Brunson escalated."I have just authorized a doubling of tariffs on steel and aluminium with re...Read More
BHP has settled a class action complaint in the United States in relation to the Samarco dam failure in Brazil that took place in 2015, the miner said on Thursday August 9....Read More
The export price for hot-briquetted iron (HBI) from Venezuela fell on Friday August 10 following a scrap price drop worldwide....Read More
The pig iron export price from Brazil may soon go down due to higher production and a weak market in the United States, sources told Metal Bulletin on Friday August 10....Read More
Austenitic alloy scrap prices in Europe and the UK edged higher in Metal Bulletin's assessments on Friday August 10 on firmer nickel costs....Read More
The UK light iron scrap market held steady this week, with inter-merchant prices unchanged for the second week in a row amid reports of monthly delivery contracts to domestic consumers being settled at prices around ?15 per tonne lower than in July....Read More
The latest metal markets news and price moves to start the North American day on Friday August 10. ...Read More
Good morning from Metal Bulletin's offices in Asia as we bring you the latest news and pricing stories on Friday August 10.Good morning from Metal Bulletin's offices in Asia as we bring you the latest news and pricing stories on Friday August 10.Base metals prices on the Shanghai Futures Exchange were broadly lower during morning trading on Friday August 10 amid a stronger dollar and ongoing trade...Read More