China will reduce import tariffs to some countries that signed up Asia-Pracfic Trade Agreement

[ferro-alloys.com] Staple commodity prices as the barometer, divergence emerged and happened the same with the view on the world economic slowdown forecasted by IMF.

US steel capacity just beginning to see effect of tariffs: AISI CEO

Ferro-Alloys.com: CRUDE STEEL PRODUCTION INCREASED BY 6.6% YEAR-on-YEAR

[ferro-alloys.com] Data published by World Steel Association on June 25 showed that crude steel production in the world in May was up by 6.6% year on year to 155 million tons.

The London Metal Exchange will introduce three regional hot-rolled coil contracts at the start of 2019, coinciding with a change in attitude towards risk management tools for the ferrous sector, according to the exchange’s business development manager.

Lithium demand from battery makers to almost double by 2027

[Ferro-Alloys.com] US hot-rolled coil prices continued to rise Friday and are now at a high not seen since October 2008.