A key steel product with a significant import increase in February compared to January was line pipe (up 35%).

US and imported rebar prices were mostly flat this week.

ArcelorMittal had planned to offset the shortfall in slab from Gijon with Dunkirk material, but may need to alter this plan.

The company also raised its minimum hot rolled coil (HRC) price to $1,300/st.

The American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) reported that for the month of February 2023, U.S. steel mills shipped 6,917,842 net tons.

The 2305 ferrosilicon contract price on ZCE closed at 7796 yuan per ton on April 11.

Antam and CBL are due to conclude the nickel deal in October.

The silicon manganese bidding volume of HBIS Group in April was 18100 tons, a decrease of 700 tons compared to 18800 tons in March. The mining volume in April 2022 was 24450 tons.