Zimbabwean official hails Chinese steel firm for championing SADC industrialization agenda.

Overall, in the short term, it was still difficult to find an upward driving force and operation under pressure was the main focus.

Kazakhstan is considering introducing export duties on commodities, including metals, to cover its budget deficit, while stimulating more downstream processing to be done domestically, local media reports said Aug. 15.

India has initiated an antidumping investigation on imports of hot-rolled flat products from Vietnam, according to a gazette notification published Aug. 14.

Calcium metal market remained in a relatively weak and stable state.

Türkiye's Tosyali to establish integrated iron and steel plant in Angola

The European Commission announced Aug. 8 an anti-dumping investigation for certain non-ferrous products originating from countries such as Egypt, India, Japan and Vietnam.

Ferro silicon prices in India were INR 88,400/t ($1,053/t) exw-Guwahati, as an assessment on 12 August. Bhutan's prices also fell by INR 1,200/t ($14/t) w-o-w to INR 89,800/t ($1,069/t) exw.