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Breaking Views
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[ Steel Tracker ]
01 July 2009
MBR has been hearing from steel wire rod mills that order entry rates are on the increase, albeit slowly.
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[ Stainless Steels ]
26 June 2009
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An outlook for the Asian stainless steel market for 2009
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[ North American Steels ]
25 June 2009
At the 24th annual Steel Survival/Success Strategies conference, the pervading theme is that the markets have reached a trough and that steel prices, especially flat products, will rise. The rate at which prices will rise and recover will be a slow one for the industry.
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[ North American Steels ]
24 June 2009
In his keynote presentation at the 24th annual steel survival/success strategies conference, Mr. Lakshmi Mittal reminded us that this year marks the 200th anniversary of Charles Darwin’s birth. In these difficult times for steelmakers, the actions taken now will ensure the survival of the fittest.
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[ Aluminium and Raw Materials Weekly Market Tracker ]
24 June 2009
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The US and the EU have recently launched a case at the WTO against Chinese export taxes on several industrial raw materials. MBR cannot see economic rationale for Bauxite export taxes being on that list.
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More breaking views...
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01 July 2009
MBR has been hearing from steel wire rod mills that order entry rates are on the increase, albeit slowly.
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29 June 2009
Global coated and substrate price analysis and forecasts (June 2009)
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30 June 2009
MBR understands that poor demand has forced certain CIS pig iron producers to exit the market impacting pig iron prices
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30 June 2009
China produced 126.41m tonnes of coke from January through May, down by 7.4% year on year from the same period last year. Coking coal prices are likely to increase.
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26 June 2009
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An outlook for the Asian stainless steel market for 2009
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23 June 2009
There has been some increased optimism in the European stainless steel market in the last few weeks that demand has made some tentative steps towards a recovery.
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29 June 2009
Prices for most products have again slipped further but with substrate costs beginning to rise, mills will look to raise pipe prices.
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29 June 2009
Structural tubing mills attempt to pass rising costs to their their buyers.
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25 June 2009
The Q3 contracts have been settled between South African ferro-chrome producers and European stainless steelmakers at 89¢/lb. This is a 20¢/lb increase on the last quarter price of 69¢/lb, equivalent to a 29% rise.
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22 June 2009
The Chinese government has tinkered with the export regulations for molybdenum yet again. This time they have lowered the export tariff from 10% to 5%.
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01 July 2009
The markets for aluminium FRP and extrusions are performing better in Asia and the Middle East.
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22 June 2009
3-month Aluminium prices fell on Monday after showing strength towards the end of last week as cancelled warrants fall.
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01 July 2009
FRP mills in the Middle East still enjoy a strong domestic market. Exports however are extremely low.
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30 June 2009
Base metals prices rebound again this week but the likelihood of a corrections increases
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30 June 2009
Technical analysis of the base metals
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26 June 2009
Latest monthly round-up and projections of key economic developments and indicators for all the key regions affecting the commodities sector.