Australian prime minister Anthony Albanese said the country will maintain its commitment to supply LNG and thermal coal to customers.

August thermal and metallurgical coal exports from Australia's 102mn t/yr Gladstone port continued to fall.

Japan ferrosilicon (Si>55%) imports up 5.33% year-on-year from January to July 2022.

Japan ferrosilicon (Si¡Ü55%) imports down 3.64% year-on-year from January to July 2022.

Japan ferrosilicon (Si¡Ü55%) imports increase 90.12% month on month in July 2022.

Slovakia-based US Steel Kosice idled blast furnace two at its Slovakian site on 4 September for a 60-day stoppage.

The company has also kept its Spanish Sestao electric arc furnace-based coils mill off line, given weak demand and high energy costs.

Similarly, silico-manganese prices remained stable at €1,240-1,320/t ddp on sluggish appetite for fresh spot bookings.