A plunge in ferrous scrap prices and a negative trend in most global steel markets resulted in falling billet prices in almost all regions during the week ended Friday September 13. Prices in the Commonwealth of Independent States fell due to lower bids in buying outlets such as Turkey, the Middle East and Egypt. In…
Mint reported that lenders to Bhushan Power and Steel Ltd have held talks with JSW Steel Ltd, which had won the stressed steel mill bid under the insolvency code, as the acquirer is not entirely happy with the takeover terms cleared by the bankruptcy court. Source of information
The pellet segment of the seaborne iron ore market is starting to show signs of moving from annual contracts to shorter-term ones. The recent drop in iron ore prices amid improvements in Brazilian and Australian supply and a weak global steel market have led to buyers renegotiating the premium they had agreed with Brazil’s Vale…
NWI Times reported that anew president has been named at Gary based Chemcoaters. It hired Mr Connor McMenamin, who most recently headed up Tata Steel’s operations in Mexico. He also worked in sales and account management for India based multinational steelmaker. A University of Illinois alumnus, McManamin is fluent in Spanish, Portuguese, Arabic and French.…