Kallanish

Global rebar markets have continued to be under pressure in recent weeks as Chinese domestic prices have seen a strong downward trend, after a long period of healthy performance.

During the last two weeks, Chinese domestic rebar prices have lost over $40/tonne according to the Kallanish index, putting increasing ...

The global iron ore price has continued to perform strongly during the last several weeks, despite the weakness in Chinese finished steel prices. Last week the international benchmark for the market, the cfr China 62% Fe price, surpassed $76/tonne cfr Qingdao according to Kallanish, reaching the highest level since ...

During recent weeks the number of disputes within the World Trade Organization against the US tariffs impacting steel trade have grown, with Europe and Russia being especially active.

On 18 October the European Union authorities filed a request to the WTO and its dispute settlement body to establish a panel ...

The global benchmark for scrap has continued to rise during the last two months, after registering a huge drop in mid-August. The Kallanish index for HMS 1/2 imported into Turkey returned last week at $335/t cfr, a level close to the annual 2018 average so far and over ...