Import prices for steel slab in Southeast Asia and East Asia tumbled further over the past week with the Covid-19 pandemic continuing to sap demand in the region.

Rio Tinto (ASX:RIO) is introducing new measures at its Pilbara operations in Western Australia to combat the coronavirus.

GULF FLAT STEEL IMPORTS: Prices stable, demand very weak.

First Quantum halts Cobre Panama over covid-19 death

Multiple US aluminum mills idle as pandemic skews markets

Analysis: US aluminum premium futures lower on spot cancellations

Nickel Asia to resume ore shipment as local mining ban lifted

Rio introduces covid-19 measures in Pilbara