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Top Stories Thu, Jan 23, 2020

Price notice: Imported longs assessments

Jan 14, 2020

Fastmarkets proposes to amend the specifications of its imported rebar, wire rod, merchant bar and beams assessments from a “ddp Port of Houston” price to a “ddp loaded truck for immediate delivery Port of Houston” price, and to amend the quantity for each of those assessments. More »
Price notice: Cincinnati ferrous scrap update

Jan 08, 2020

Fastmarkets AMM has realigned its Cincinnati consumer buying prices for No1 busheling and No1 bundles with its January settlement. More »
Price notice: Proposal to alter US HRC deadline

Jan 08, 2020

Fastmarkets AMM is proposing to change the deadline for data submissions to its daily steel hot-rolled coil index, fob mill US to 3pm New York time from 4pm currently. More »
Price notice: Extending US Ti consultation

Jan 09, 2020

Fastmarkets is extending the consultation period for its proposal to discontinue its quarterly titanium price assessments due to a lack of market usage. More »
SDI down from '18 high, still bullish on '20

Jan 23, 2020

Earnings for Steel Dynamics Inc (SDI) slipped in 2019 on lower steel prices and customer destocking More »
Scrap exports lackluster, weigh on domestic

Jan 22, 2020

Falling dock buying prices, a lower-priced cargo sale and expectations that the domestic market is poised for a drop in February are all weighing on the United States’ ferrous scrap export market. More »
US wire rod prices climb for 3rd month in a row

Jan 22, 2020

While wire rod prices in the United States have continued their ascent following a string of mill hikes, market sources offered a mixed appraisal of end-market demand in the new year. More »
Galvalume prices recover amid strong demand

Jan 22, 2020

Galvalume prices in the United States strengthened further in January, with the market betting that better weather conditions in the first quarter could keep demand strong. More »
US finalizes plate duties vs Belgium, Italy

Jan 22, 2020

The United States has set anti-dumping duties against imported carbon and alloy steel cut-to-length plate from Belgium and Italy, with margins of up to 16.14% and 1.63% respectively, the US Commerce Department said in separate final administrative reviews. More »
Iron ore tags drop ahead of Chinese New Year

Jan 23, 2020

Seaborne iron ore prices dropped significantly on Thursday January 23 in the lull ahead of the week-long Chinese New Year holiday amid rising concerns over the potential impact of the coronavirus outbreak in Wuhan. More »
Holiday lull, virus fears grip coking coal mart

Jan 23, 2020

The seaborne coking coal market was quiet on Thursday January 23 with many participants in China already away for the Chinese New Year, though a mysterious respiratory virus that is spreading across the country is clouding the outlook for prices. More »
Fastmarkets AMM: Ferro-alloys January 22

Jan 22, 2020

The latest ferro-alloy prices from Fastmarkets price reporters. More »
Price notice: Annual methodology reviews

Jan 21, 2020

Beginning in 2020, Fastmarkets will review its pricing methodologies and price specifications across all its Price Reporting Agency (PRA) divisions - Metals & Mining and Forest Products - on an annual basis rather than twice per year. More »
Price notice: NF city scrap delistings, changes

Jan 15, 2020

Following a comprehensive consultation period, Fastmarkets AMM has discontinued several non-ferrous scrap grades assessed across multiple cities in the United States and Canada. More »

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Calcined alumina outlook

Suppliers debate whether calcined alumina can break the oversupply wall in a bearish 2020 scenario, writes Davide Ghilotti
China's magnesia recovery slows

Overcapacity in China’s magnesia sector and shrinking international demand have roiled the domestic market this year, dragging prices to a two-year low and prompting producers to lower output, reports Carrie Shi
Non-ferrous metals outlook for 2020

The fortunes for base metal markets have been mixed and volatile in 2019. Myra Pinkham asked seasoned analysts and observers to identify key market drivers for 2020 and beyond

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Busheling index	-20.26%
SBQ 1000	-19.54%
No.1 heavy melt	-15.16%
Molybdenum	-12.28%
US rebar	-11.27%
Shredded auto scrap	-8.62%
Hot-dipped galvanized	-2.21%
Domestic UBC	-0.93%
316 solids,clips	11%
Lead battery scrap	12.12%
Year-over-year as of 01/22/2020

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