ArcelorMittal Brasil will restart activities of the No2 blast furnace (BF) at its Tubarão mill, in the Brazilian south-eastern state of Espírito Santo, on July 26, after more than a year of downtime, the company said on Wednesday July 8.
08 July 2020
Renato Rostás
Iranian export steel billet prices increased in the week ended Wednesday July 8 with demand recovering in China.
08 July 2020
Vlada Novokreshchenova
China’s domestic rebar prices increased further on Wednesday July 8 on restocking demand and rising futures.
08 July 2020
Jessica Zong
Prices for steel rebar and billet in the United Arab Emirates were stable this week due to only limited demand, sources told Fastmarkets on Tuesday July 7.
07 July 2020
Serife Durmus
China’s domestic rebar prices moved up on Tuesday July 7 on gains in the futures and billet markets fueled by concerns over how strict local authorities are in implementing production restrictions in the country’s steelmaking hub of Tangshan.
07 July 2020
Jessica Zong
Crude steel production rates among member mills of the China Iron & Steel Association (Cisa) stopped rising in late June, having risen steadily over the three months, according to data released last weekend.
07 July 2020
Jessica Zong
Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Monday July 6 that are worth another look.
07 July 2020
Fastmarkets MB staff
Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) export slab prices remained unchanged over the week, with offers to foreign customers being limited because some mills were in no hurry to sell their allocations, sources said.
06 July 2020
Vlada Novokreshchenova
A deadly border clash which began in the cold and windy highlands of Ladakh, in northeastern Kashmir, has spilled over into steel trading between China and India.
06 July 2020
Lee Allen, Paul Lim, Carrie Bone, Miranda Song
Brazilian export prices for steel slab inched downward in the week ended Friday July 3 with recent deals closed near the lower end of the assessed range and higher offers being rejected.
03 July 2020
Felipe Peroni
