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30 September 2019
In Europe, surcharges on grade 304 flat products will increase by a further ~€180/tonne, following on from a similar increase just seen in September.
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30 September 2019
It was perhaps a lot to ask that market prices would see any significant bounce through August and early September.
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30 September 2019
Downloadable Excel files with prices and other stainless steel statistics for the month of September 2019
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30 September 2019
Scrap merchants in the USA are enjoying better market conditions.
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30 September 2019
On a dollar equivalent basis, the Wuxi market price still averages much lower than other Asian markets.
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30 September 2019
A look back at our previous forecasts.
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30 September 2019
It may seem a curious argument to make, that rising prices could be good for the market and help to lift demand but we have seen before the effects that such an occurrence can have on Europe’s stainless steel market.
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30 September 2019
Despite the continued attention upon increased current and future demand for hybrids and electric vehicles, it was Indonesia’s late August announcement that it would be bringing forward its ban upon exports of nickel ore to the end of this year from 2022 that has propped up nickel prices and therefore October surcharges for nickel-containing stainless steels.
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30 September 2019
Behind the price rise is the rising cost of nickel, which is passed onto consumers via the alloy surcharge mechanism that producers in Europe and the USA utilize.
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30 September 2019
Ahead of Indonesia’s January 2014 ore export ban, our records show that there was a rush to maximize NPI production in China given fears of ore shortages once the ban was in force.
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30 September 2019
As part of our ongoing commitment to deliver relevant and robust prices, Fastmarkets MB research has undertaken a review of the pricing coverage of the Stainless Steels Market Tracker and is discontinuing some price series.