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This report is part of the S&P Global Commodity Insights’ Metals Trade Review series, where we dig through datasets and digest some of the key trends in iron ore , metallurgical coal , copper, alumina, and steel and scrap . We also explore what the next few months could bring, from supply and demand shifts, […]

This report is part of the S&P Global Commodity Insights’ Metals Trade Review series , where we dig through datasets and digest some of the key trends in iron ore , metallurgical coal , copper, alumina, and steel and scrap. We also explore what the next few months could bring, from supply and demand shifts,

US imports for consumption of concrete reinforcing bars totaled 104,520 mt in August, down 25.8% from July, according to the most recent US Census data. As domestic mill availability continues to improve, the need for imports has decreased with the demand outlook slowing and the focus on drawing inventories and only buying what is needed

Miners are bracing for new environmental, social and governance regulations and reporting standards, as demand for minerals grows, said participants at the Natural Resources Forum, a not-for-profit organization, in London this week. Regulations will be the key driver of adherence to ESG principles moving forward, most agreed. Standardization of guidelines issued by a cluster of

The European Council has adopted its eighth sanctions package against Russia for its invasion of Ukraine, which expands its ban on the import of Russian steel products to include semi-finished steel, the European Commission said in an Oct. 6 statement. Among a number of other restrictions announced, the EC said it was banning the export

This report is part of the S&P Global Commodity Insights’ Metals Trade Review series, where we dig through datasets and digest some of the key trends in iron ore, metallurgical coal , copper, alumina, and steel and scrap. We also explore what the next few months could bring, from supply and demand shifts, to new

Zekelman Industries will close its steel conduit manufacturing facility in Long Beach, California, the company said Oct. 5, citing rising US conduit imports from Mexico as a contributing factor causing the closure. “According to the US Census Bureau, the expected volume of imported steel conduit from Mexico will increase to an estimated 69,641 mt in

Platts, part of S&P Global Commodity Insights, assessed the fourth-quarter premium for imported primary aluminum at $99/mt plus London Metal Exchange cash, CIF main Japanese ports, on Oct. 5, down 33.1% from $148/mt assessed in the third-quarter as market sentiment remained bearish in Japan. This decrease marks the fourth consecutive decline in Japanese quarterly premiums,

This report is part of the S&P Global Commodity Insights’ Metals Trade Review series, where we dig through datasets and digest some of the key trends in iron ore, metallurgical coal, copper, alumina, and steel and scrap. We also explore what the next few months could bring, from supply and demand shifts, to new arbitrages,

This report is part of the S&P Global Commodity Insights’ Metals Trade Review series, where we dig through datasets and digest some of the key trends in iron ore, metallurgical coal , copper, alumina, and steel and scrap. We also explore what the next few months could bring, from supply and demand shifts, to new