Volumes on the CME Group's north European hot-rolled coil (HRC) contract have already doubled compared to 2021.

India's largest iron ore producer state-controlled NMDC rolled over its prices for a second straight month in October.

BHP is the only one of the big four Western Australian iron ore mining firms to operate major coking coal exporting facilities.

Steel shipments from US mills fell in August as the market continued to deal with declining prices.

US steelmaker Nucor is expecting to roll its first plate at its new Brandenburg, Kentucky, mill by the end of the year.

Japan and the US remained Vietnam's top two suppliers and accounted for 58pc of total imports in September.

HRC lead times in the Midwest fell to 3-4 weeks from 4 weeks.

High water storage levels at hydropower reservoirs have led Brazilian grid operator ONS and chamber of electric energy commercialization CCEE to launch a plan to export power to Argentina and Uruguay.