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Good morning from Metal Bulletin's offices in Asia as we bring you the latest news and pricing stories on Friday September 7. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Good morning from Metal Bulletin's offices in Asia as we bring you the latest news and pricing stories on Monday September 10. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The latest bids, offers and deals in the global markets for steel billet, slab and bloom. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Base metals prices on the Shanghai Futures Exchange registered gains across the board during Asian morning trading on Monday September 10, following the release of better-than-expected trade data from China over the weekend despite deteriorating relations with the United States. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Key data from the pricing session in the week ending Friday September 7. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The latest bids, offers and deals in the global markets for steel billet, slab and bloom. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Three-month base metals prices on the London Metal Exchange were for the most part weaker this morning, Friday September 7, which follows another mixed performance by the complex on Thursday. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Metallurgical coke futures in China, as well as the hot-rolled coil contract, retreated during morning trading on Friday September 7, though physical prices of the steelmaking raw material continue to rally amid production cuts. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The latest bids, offers and deals in the global markets for rebar, wire rod, steel beams and other long steel products. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

A large buy-sell gap has kept Vietnamese import ferrous scrap prices stable, with end-users not willing to increase their bids due to an unclear price direction. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The import market for hot-briquetted iron (HBI) in Italy was inactive this week with no offers heard in the spot market, and mills still preferring to use a high percentage of scrap in steelmaking due to its lower cost. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Battery-grade lithium carbonate prices continued to slip in China this week, with no respite in the availability of cheap, locally produced units. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

China's domestic rebar prices moved up on Friday September 7 following gains in the billet and futures markets. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The export market for pig iron from the Commonwealth of Independent States has been inactive because of a lack of clarity about how much the scrap price will go down in September in the United States, one of the key outlets for the metal, due to reduced demand from mills. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

China's domestic hot-rolled coil prices rose on Friday September 7 amid news of a drop in inventory levels, though market participants do not think the upward momentum will last. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Domestic prices for mesh-quality wire rod produced and delivered in Southern Europe have widened downward over the past week, with mills lowering their offers, sources told Metal Bulletin on Wednesday September 5. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The latest bids, offers and deals in the global markets for iron ore, pig iron, direct-reduced iron and other steelmaking raw materials. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Domestic prices for steel beams in Europe have held steady for a sixth consecutive week, sources told Metal Bulletin on Wednesday September 5. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The stainless steel scrap market in the United States is seeking a new bottom, with prices continuing to deteriorate. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Most secondary aluminium alloy prices ticked lower in the United States on Tuesday September 4, with a new record-wide spread between benchmark A380.1 and non-ferrous auto shred (twitch) heightening the pressure on alloys. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The latest news and price moves to start the Asian day on Thursday September 6. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Import prices for steel slab in Southeast Asia and East Asia were little changed over the past week, with some re-rollers still in wait-and-see mode amid uncertainties and low trading activity in their domestic markets for flat steel. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Steel futures in China rose during morning trading on Tuesday September 4 despite the Tangshan government's U-turn a day earlier on planned production cuts for this month. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Good morning from Metal Bulletin's offices in Asia as we bring you the latest news and pricing stories on Tuesday September 4. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Japan's iron and steel export volumes increased by 2.3% year on year in July to 3.03 million tonnes, according to statistics from the Japan Iron & Steel Federation (JISF) released late last week. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Brazilian iron ore export volumes increased by 4.38% year on year in August amid a higher average export price during the month. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

China's largest steel mill, Hebei Steel, has increased its monthly purchase price for silico-manganese again, following a rise in its tender price for August. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

China's hot-rolled coil prices rose on Tuesday September 4 in line with strengthening futures, with participants expecting construction demand to rebound in the coming months. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Metal Bulletin is inviting market feedback on its proposals to increase the minimum tonnages for some of its benchmark minor metals price assessments. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The latest news and price moves to start the North American day on Tuesday September 4. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Seaborne iron ore trading stayed thin on Tuesday September 4, while transaction activity at Chinese ports increased. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The latest bids, offers and deals in the global markets for iron ore, pig iron, direct-reduced iron and other steelmaking raw materials. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Metal Bulletin proposes to increase the minimum tonnage for its benchmark in-warehouse Rotterdam germanium metal and germanium dioxide price assessments. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Metal Bulletin proposes to increase the minimum tonnage for its benchmark in-warehouse Rotterdam indium price assessment. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The latest bids, offers and deals in the global markets for hot-rolled coil, cold-rolled coil, hot-dipped galvanized coil, pre-painted galvanized iron, steel plate, steel sheet and other flat steel products. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The latest bids, offers and deals in the global markets for steel billet, slab and bloom. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Flat steel import prices in the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia have been mostly stable over the past week, with demand remaining poor, sources told Metal Bulletin on Tuesday September 4. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Turkish steel producers have continued to book scrap from the deep-sea market for September deliveries, with prices slightly firmer, sources said on Tuesday September 4. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

With alumina prices at extremely high levels and supply tightness showing no signs of easing, market participants are starting to question when downstream aluminium prices and premiums will begin to react. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Metal Bulletin proposes to increase the minimum tonnage for its benchmark in-warehouse Rotterdam gallium price assessment. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Following extensive market engagement, Metal Bulletin proposes changes to the specification of 0.10% C low-carbon ferro-chrome Europe price specification to narrow the range of chromium content to 65-70%. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Lithium producers' share prices have been under pressure all year and some investors are no doubt wondering whether that marks the end of the lithium boom? [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Manganese ore prices gave up recent gains on Friday August 31 amid buyer resistance to recent offer prices, while alloy prices were steady or higher week on week. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The European ferro-vanadium market has shown renewed signs of life over the past week, with prices beginning to rebound amid a return of consumer interest in the spot market, while Chinese export prices remained flat on a lack of interest among overseas buyers. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

American Metal Market plans to launch a daily hot-rolled coil index in response to unprecedented steel market volatility sparked by Section 232, the renegotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement (Nafta) and a potential trade war with China. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The trading volume of CME Group's US Midwest busheling futures contract nearly tripled from July to August, to 1,980 lots from 744, because of a jump early in the month, according to the exchange's final report for August. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The latest bids, offers and deals in the global markets for hot-rolled coil, cold-rolled coil, hot-dipped galvanized coil, pre-painted galvanized iron, steel plate, steel sheet and other flat steel products. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Import prices for re-rolling-grade hot-rolled coil sold into Vietnam remained unchanged over the past week amid lackluster demand. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Turkey imported 593,154 tonnes of flat steel in July 2018, down by 28.55% year on year from 830,197 tonnes in July 2017, according to the Turkish Statistical Institute (TUIK). [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

China's hot-rolled coil prices were mixed on Monday September 3, with those in the eastern region rising on early futures gains while the market in the north weakened following news that the Tangshan government was making a U-turn on measures to cut production that had been announced earlier. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]