Key data from the pricing sessions in Asia, Europe and the United States for the week ending Friday December 14.
14 December 2018
Chris Kavanagh, Karen Ng, Jon Stibbs, Amy Lv
Stainless steel prices in Europe fell in the week to Friday December 14, with slow trading increasing the competition between distributors, sources told Fastmarkets.
14 December 2018
Maria Tanatar
Import prices for stainless steel in East Asia declined over the past week, resuming a previous downtrend amid sluggish trading activity, soft demand and lower offers from suppliers trying to secure more orders.
13 December 2018
Fiona Lam
China’s domestic stainless steel prices dropped slightly over the past week due to muted demand and bearish sentiment among buyers despite an agreement between the country and the United States to a 90-day truce to their trade war.
13 December 2018
Jessica Zong
The European ferro-molybdenum market, which climbed almost 2.5% in trading a week ago, has pared gains since Friday in line with a drop in demand.
12 December 2018
Declan Conway
Key data from the Wednesday December 12 pricing session in Europe.
12 December 2018
Declan Conway
Stainless steel prices in the United States have mostly declined in December, extending a downward trend largely stemming from a decrease in alloy surcharges that have weighed on transaction prices, market participants said.
11 December 2018
Yvonne Li
Chinese exporters of ferro-vanadium and vanadium pentoxide (V2O5) have significantly cut offer prices to stir up some buying interest overseas, while European traders continued to take profits, applying further pressure on ferro-vanadium prices.
11 December 2018
Chris Kavanagh, Amy Lv
China’s largest steel mill, Hebei Steel, has cut its monthly purchase price for silico-manganese, reversing the rise seen in last month’s tender.
11 December 2018
Karen Ng
UG2 chrome ore suppliers are cutting offer prices to attract year-end business in China.
11 December 2018
Janie Davies, Chris Kavanagh, Karen Ng, Jon Stibbs, Amy Lv
