Machine shop turnings price indications are expected to emerge later, but a sideways trend would leave prices at $130/gt.

Peru’s mining exports fell in the first eight months, the first accumulated year-on-year drop in 2022.

SAO PAULO - Brazilian conglomerate Cosan said on Friday it had acquired a 4.9% stake in Vale and intends to increase its bet in the mining company.

It was a 9.2% decrease from the 2,485,000 permit tons recorded in August and a 10.1% decrease from the August final imports total of 2,510,000.

The company held guidance on FFI’s annual operating expenditure unchanged at $500 million to $600 million.

The report highlights that, in 2021, shipments from domestic steel mills measured 94.7 million net tons (NT), up 16.9 percent from the previous year.

Vale added in a securities filing, however, that no decision has been reached yet on any potential transaction.

Hot-rolled coil advanced 2.3%, while stainless steel gained 0.3%.