Category: Raw Materials

The pig iron market is at a standstill since the last sale to the US several weeks ago.

The price spread between HRC and prime scrap has widened for a second month, based on SMU’s most recent pricing data.

US-flagged shipments of iron ore on the Great Lakes are on the decline. Ore shipments in October were the lowest they’ve been for that month in five years.

SMU’s November ferrous scrap market survey results are now available on our website to all premium members. After logging in at steelmarketupdate.com, visit the pricing and analysis tab and look under the “survey results” section for “ferrous scrap survey” results. Past scrap survey results are also available under that selection. If you need help accessing the survey […]

Nippon Steel is making good on the big capex promises it made to secure its purchase of United States Steel Corp. This week, the Japanese company and American steelmaker together unveiled various capital investments they plan to make across U.S. Steel’s footprint.

SunCoke Energy’s earnings declined in the third quarter as weaker domestic coke sales and contract economics weighed on results.

The pig iron market in Brazil saw some activity last week that could present some additional options to producers there, but at lower price levels.

CRU analysts break down their top takeaways from CRU's 31st Annual Ferroalloys Connections Summit, held Oct. 19-21 in Miami.

The domestic scrap market will start to form as early as next week for November shipment, sources told SMU. Predictions as of now are neither very positive for an increase nor are they negative for a decrease.

NEMO Industries CEO talks cost and reasoning behind a $3-billion pig iron project in Louisiana.

US buyers want to drop pig iron prices to levels commensurate with the decline in prime scrap in their domestic market. Prime price shed $20 per gross ton (gt) in September and another $20/gt in October.

Lourenco Goncalves confirmed that Cleveland-Cliffs is actively selling off portions of its Ferrous Processing and Trading (FPT) assets. Its direct reduction plant in Toledo, Ohio, may also be up for grabs...

There has been renewed activity in the scrap export market in the Mediterranean Basin during the last week. Most of the activity occurred in Northern Europe and the Baltic regions with prices basically staying sideways to up slightly.

Since the October prices came out there have been a variety of speculative opinions on what the November looks like from several sources SMU regularly contacts.

US scrap prices fell on busheling and shredded in October, while HMS remained flat, market sources told SMU.

SMU has successfully completed an external review of all our prices. The review has concluded that they algin with principles set by the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO).

here has been considerable activity in the export scrap market in the Mediterranean Basin over the last 10 days. Prices have inched up after recovering from a brief dip in September. Prices range from...

Most mills sought a drop of $20-40 per gross ton (gt) in busheling prices and a $20/gt dip for shredded and HMS. Despite efforts to buy cheaper, the busheling price settled at down only $20/gt.

Stephen Miller reports the US domestic scrap market is on the verge of setting prices for October, although wide-scale buying is still in progress.

In the Americas, the ongoing conversion to EAF melting is driving demand for prime grades of scrap and increased use of ore-based metallics

Most steelmaking raw material prices held steady or ticked higher over the past month

The ferrous scrap market is still searching for clues about the direction of the October market.

Recycler BL Duke announced on Wednesday the launch of its new steel turnings containment building in Joliet, Ill.

A compromise has been reached in the pig iron market, sources told SMU. Recall we reported US buyers were bidding $390 per metric ton (mt) FOB or less while sellers were holding sideways at about $400/mt.

There are divergent views among market participants about the direction of scrap prices as we head into October.

There have been developments in the ferrous scrap export market in the Atlantic Basin over the past week that point to weakness in the near future.

The pig iron market in Brazil is currently in flux and there have been few, if any, confirmed cargoes transacted for the US.

Comments from participants of our Ferrous Scrap Market Survey.

US busheling scrap prices have declined this month, while shredded and HMS tags have remained unchanged, according to market sources.

SMU’s current Scrap sentiment index increased this month while future sentiment declined, according to our latest ferrous scrap survey data.