The publication of Fastmarkets’ index for steel reinforcing bar (rebar) export, fob China main port for Tuesday November 19 was delayed due to a reporter error. Fastmarkets’ pricing database has been updated.

Fastmarkets’ weekly price assessments for Polish long steel were published on Thursday October 31, one day ahead of schedule due to a public holiday in Poland on November 1.

Fastmarkets has corrected its MB-STE-0037 steel reinforcing bar (Rebar) domestic, exw Italy price, which was published incorrectly on Wednesday September 4.

Fastmarkets has decided to discontinue its weekly price assessment for steel reinforcing bar (rebar) domestic, ex-whs Northern China because the price is not a key price benchmark.

Fastmarkets will amend its MB-STE-0092 steel reinforcing bar (rebar) domestic, exw Poland, zloty/tonne price assessment on Friday May 3.

Fastmarkets proposes to amend the publishing frequency of its northern and southern steel beams and hollow sections prices from weekly to monthly, to better reflect current levels of market liquidity.

Fastmarkets has corrected its weekly price for MB-STE-0112 Steel reinforcing bar (rebar) domestic, exw Egypt, E£/tonne, which was published incorrectly on November 2.

Fastmarkets has discontinued its Russian domestic steel prices as of Thursday October 5, 2023.

After assessing market feedback, Fastmarkets is extending by one month the consultation period for its proposal to launch a weekly price assessment for steel reinforcing bar (rebar), domestic, delivered Saudi Arabia.

Optimus Steel’s ongoing expansion and upgrades at its Beaumont, Texas facility since 2021 will – by the time of completion in late 2024 – double its rolling capacity from 800,000 tons per year to 1.6 million tpy