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October 2012 | Steel Raw Materials


 MBR’s Steel Raw Material’s Index stooped 1.0% lower last week: Latest Analysis


US scrap prices fell as mills continued to reduce utilisation rates.


MBR’s Steel Raw Material’s Index stooped 1.0% lower last week as Asian scrap prices lost their momentum and freight rates posted declines. Coking coal prices held their value or slightly increased, while iron ore climbed sharply. MBR’s Global Steel Price Index declined 0.2% week-on-week as steel prices continued their downward trend. Coking coal prices were stable last week and now appear to have reached a floor. Last week’s...

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