Fastmarkets’ index for iron ore 62% Fe fines, cfr Qingdao: $100.56 per tonne, down $7.17 per tonne.

The concentrate and pellet segments of the seaborne iron ore market continued to experience lackluster trading last week.

The Chinese silicon export market continued to remain stable week on week for the third consecutive week.

CITIC Pacific Special Steel Holdings released the tender price of ferrosilicon 75# of August.

European trading has been quiet although there are signs that the market may be establishing a price floor after months of steady price losses.

The weekly Fastmarkets price assessment for steel slab export, fob main port Brazil was $425-435 per tonne last Friday August 2.

European trading has been quiet although there are signs that the market may be establishing a price floor after months of steady price losses.

European trading has been quiet although there are signs that the market may be establishing a price floor after months of steady price losses.