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Steel producers in the United States remain optimistic about construction demand despite its lackluster short-term outlook, according to market participants

The influential annual treatment and refining charge (TC/RC) benchmark that sets the price that smelters charge miners to process their copper concentrate could be at risk, according to multiple market sources, although most believe the system, or elements of it, will remain

Caroline Messecar, strategic markets editor for Fastmarkets, explores the world of rare earth prices in her opinion piece for ‘The Crucible’ titled ‘Why have rare earth prices fallen?’

After a consultation period, Fastmarkets has amended the pricing frequency of its MB-STE-0141 steel billet import, cfr Manila, $/tonne, price assessment from a daily basis to twice per week.

Fastmarkets’ initial low-carbon premium for nickel briquettes captured existing regional price differences, with growing awareness and legislative incentives indicating there is potential for a strong market to emerge

Liberty Steel will “temporarily pause” production at its wire rod mill in Georgetown, South Carolina, and shift the plant’s production to making steel wire mesh and welded steel products, the company announced on Friday April 19