Coking coal Q4 prices settle, Turkish rebar and scrap market gains momentum
Ciaran Roe and Hector Forster, Platts European steel market editors, discuss the coking coal price settlement for Q4 contracts; assess trade in the ferrous scrap and rebar markets in the Eastern...
View ArticleAnglo American settles Q4 coking coal at $285/mt FOB Australia
Keith Tan and Julien Hall, Platts Asian iron ore and steel editors, discuss Anglo American having settled its October to December 2011 premium hard coking coal contract at $285/mt FOB Australia, which...
View ArticleMixed outlook for steel markets in US
US steel editors Noel DeKing and Matthew Lerner discuss the current steel market in the US. Business confidence remains low but weekly steel production has been crawling back and mill utilization rates...
View ArticleIREPAS concerns over short-term long steel prices contrasts with future optimism
Ciaran Roe and Hector Forster, Platts European steel market editors, speak about the IREPAS steel exporters conference in St. Petersburg, where delegates expressed concerns about short-term rebar...
View ArticleRio Tinto settles Q4 iron ore lump premium at $0.25/dmtu with NE Asia mills
Julien Hall and Keith Tan, Platts Asian steel market editors, discuss Rio Tinto having settled iron ore lump premium negotiations for Q4 2011with some steelmakers in Northeast Asia; and assess comments...
View ArticleTeck settlement implies headline HCC price at around $235/mt FOB
Julien Hall and Keith Tan, Platts Asian steel market editors, discuss Canadian coal miner Teck agreeing to sell its 'Standard' premium hard coking coal brand to a European steelmaker at $230/mt FOB;...
View ArticleIron ore market volatility continues
Annalisa Jeffries, Platts senior managing editor for steel markets, and Hector Forster, European steel editor, discuss recent unexpected volatility in the iron ore market, with some analysts cautious...
View ArticleEurope steel market poised for higher prices, Turkey scrap imports edge up
Hector Forster and Ciaran Roe, Platts steel market editors, discuss the upward price trends in the steel sector across Europe and North Africa. Forex, scrap price rises and buyer appetite to restock...
View ArticleIndian export duties and Brazilian rains impact spot iron ore markets
Julien Hall, team leader, and Keith Tan, managing editor for steel raw materials in Asia, discuss the impact of recent increases in Indian export duties, as well as the rains in Brazil, and how they...
View ArticleImpact of 30% iron ore export duty in India
Annalisa Jeffries, Platts senior managing editor for steel markets, and Francis Browne, Director of metals prices, discuss the recent Global Steel 2012 in Delhi, the impact of the 30% iron ore export...
View ArticleRise in steel raw materials as mills re-stock
Annalisa Jeffries, Platts senior managing editor for steel markets, and Ciaran Roe steel editor EMEA, discuss the recent rise in scrap and iron ore spot prices as mills re-stock and tight supply of...
View ArticleIron ore and coking coal prices stable so far in 2012
Francis Browne, Director of metals prices, and Annalisa Jefferies, Platts senior managing editor for steel markets, discuss why both coking coal and iron prices have remained relatively constant so far...
View ArticleWhat are the repercussions of BHP's recent declaration of force majeure?
Elzbieta Rabalska, senior editor with the Platts Price Group, finds out from Julien Hall, Asian steel editor, about the latest developments in the coking coal market, especially in light of BHP...
View ArticleAssessing Vale's view on iron ore shipments, global demand outlook
Hector Forster comments on what Vale CFO Tito Martins said regarding iron ore shipments and global demand outlook, its changing sales structure and view about new trading platforms. He also talks about...
View ArticleEurozone's economic woes & low demand in automotive & construction sectors...
Emanuele Norsa, Platts' team leader for European steel assessments, discusses the divided Q3/Q4 outlook amongst the major industry players at Platts SBB European steel conference; how weaking demand in...
View ArticleUS flat steel sector sees falling prices and industry shakeup
Christopher Davis, managing editor, SBB, Americas, discusses developments at two high-profile steel companies and the outlook for sheet products and production.
View ArticleScrap market ticks up after Turkish mills sell domestically
Ciaran Roe, European markets reporter for Platts SBB, details the recent uptick in scrap prices into Turkey after mills there began a local rebar selling spree.
View ArticleGlobal coking coal prices assessed; Bearish mood at Coaltrans
Hector Forster, team leader for steel raw materials in London, updates us on coking coal prices, focusing on the Atlantic market; assesses events in the iron ore market; and examines the main topics of...
View ArticleUS steel market could see upturn soon
Christopher Davis, managing editor, SBB, Americas, discusses how buyers and market analysts predict further downward pricing pressure, the trend of scrap prices softening, and recent announcements of...
View ArticleEurofer: Steel demand prospects bleak until Q2 2013
Annalisa Villa, associate editor, Platts steel London, discusses the latest market outlook of Eurofer, the European steel association, with no recovery in steel demand expected until Q2 2013 onwards;...
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