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31 January 2019
March may finally see surcharges reverse course and head up.
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31 January 2019
The European molybdenum oxide market has fallen to a six-month low and with underlying consumption in the stainless steel sector weaker than expected, we expect further weakness in the near term.
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31 January 2019
Downloadable Excel files with prices and other stainless steel statistics for the month of January 2019
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31 January 2019
A look back at our previous forecasts.
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31 January 2019
Bolstering confidence among the market bulls is the realization that input costs are picking up.
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31 January 2019
We have been asked whether Vale’s tailings dam disaster at its Córrego do Feijão iron ore mine over the weekend will impact nickel and whether this is what’s driving the price this week.
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31 January 2019
Alloy surcharges in Europe are being dragged down slightly throughout Q1 2019 on the back of lower contract prices for ferrochrome.
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31 January 2019
We note that scrap merchants have been able to claw back some of the discount previously on offer on stainless steel scrap relative to the equivalent primary raw materials.
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31 January 2019
A more mercantilist attitude towards trade already helped to slow global economic growth during 2018.
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31 January 2019
While US stainless demand has been starting to revive somewhat after the largely seasonal softness in December, reportedly it has been doing so slower than many companies had forecast.