The uptrend in the Commonwealth of Independent States' export pig iron market continued during the last full week of 2019 on sales to key outlets at higher prices and expectations for further growth in early 2020, sources told Fastmarkets.
27 December 2019
Marina Shulga
The pig iron import market in the United States has improved with several new deals heard, sources told Fastmarkets in Friday December 20.
20 December 2019
Marina Shulga
Pig iron export prices from Brazil continue to increase amid new sales, sources told Fastmarkets on Friday December 20.
20 December 2019
Marina Shulga
Indian domestic secondary billet prices rose by 1,400 rupees ($20) per tonne in the week ending December 20 on the rising cost of directly reduced iron (DRI), the main raw material used by Indian secondary billet makers.
20 December 2019
Suresh Nair
Ukrainian steelmaker Metinvest plans to continue cutting pig iron shipments in 2020 and to further increase its slab and steel output, sales director Dmitry Nikolayenko told Fastmarkets on the sidelines of the Middle East Iron & Steel (MEIS) conference in Dubai last week.
19 December 2019
Marina Shulga
Fastmarkets' Middle East Iron and Steel 2019 event brought together hundreds of the region's top industry executives for meetings, panels, seminars and more this month in Dubai.
17 December 2019
Fastmarkets MB staff
Ukraine’s Metinvest will start shipments of direct-reduced (DR) iron pellet in 2020, sales director Dmitry Nikolayenko told Fastmarkets on the sidelines of the Middle East Iron and Steel conference in Dubai last week.
17 December 2019
Marina Shulga
The pig iron import market in the United States weakened slightly in the week ended Friday December 13, as sources suggested its strength had been restrained because earlier prices had been overestimated compared with scrap.
16 December 2019
Marina Shulga
Export pig iron prices from the Commonwealth of Independent States have moved higher during the week ended Thursday December 12, following the uptrend in the scrap market, source told Fastmarkets.
13 December 2019
Marina Shulga
Pig iron export prices from Brazil increased again on continued sales to China in the week to Friday December 6, sources told Fastmarkets.
09 December 2019
Marina Shulga