Ukraine reduces imports of manganese ores by 60% for ten months

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

US plate maker Nucor kept its plate prices for December flat.

Its July-September production fell by 77pc from a year earlier to 30,000t.

Indonesian state-owned utility PLN last week targeted a cut to GHG emissions this year of 32mn t.

OEUK estimates only nine exploration and appraisal wells be drilled this year, down from around 60 in 2010.

Orion Minerals partners up at Okiep

Freight volume has seen stable monthly growth, with October hitting a high of 1.35 million tons, it said. Trade along the railway covers countries such as Laos, Thailand, Malaysia, Vietnam, Cambodia and Singapore.