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SOUTH ASIA STEEL SCRAP: Market stumbles on price uncertainty, shipping issues
Free to view Dec 4, 2020 | 17:44 pmThe price of shredded steel scrap imported into India and Pakistan increased on Friday December 4, due to continuing shipping issues and despite uncertainty over higher prices, sources have told Fastmarkets.
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Container lines slash free days, raise cancellation fees to increase misery for traders
Free to view Dec 4, 2020 | 17:13 pmAn acute shortage of containers and new rule changes by container lines have combined over the past week to again raise containerized shipping costs for commodity market participants.
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PRICING NOTICE: Delayed publication of CIS steel billet export index
Free to view Dec 4, 2020 | 17:05 pmThe publication of Fastmarkets’ CIS billet export index for Friday December 4 has been delayed because of a reporter error in setting the publishing time. Rather than the scheduled time of 16.00 UK, the index will be published at 18.00[…]
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GLOBAL LITHIUM WRAP: Tight supply drives China’s lithium carbonate prices up further
Free to view Dec 4, 2020 | 13:22 pmChina domestic battery-grade lithium carbonate prices increased again, up by 3.6% week on week due to tight supply from suppliers, with the respective European and United States’ lithium hydroxide spot prices moving up also, Fastmarkets heard on Thursday December 3.
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FOCUS: Market doubtful of near-term end to China’s ban on Australian coal imports
Free to view Dec 4, 2020 | 13:18 pmNearly two months after Chinese steel mills were verbally notified to halt imports of Australian coal, market participants and industry analysts tell Fastmarkets about the consequences of the ban and their predictions for its future.
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