Pig Iron Analyses

SteelOrbis provides the latest scrap & raw materials prices and price trends via the scrap & raw materials price reports and market analyses listed below. These scrap & raw materials price reports are derived from actual scrap & raw materials market transactions and they can also be viewed on a weekly basis by using the archive drop-down tool below.

19 Apr

Ex-Russia BPI sellers fail to achieve higher prices, hike attempts continue

18 Apr

Brazilian BPI mills target higher export prices, impact of scrap eases as discussed at IIMA meeting

05 Apr

Global BPI market quiet after last week’s deals, buyers not expecting higher prices soon

29 Mar

Russian exporters sell over 100,000 mt of BPI, prices up from buyers’ ideas but similar or slightly lower to previous ...

28 Mar

Ex-Brazil BPI exporters achieve slight rise in latest deals to US amid better scrap sentiment

25 Mar

Price gap between low and high-phosphorus Brazilian BPI narrows in last deals

20 Mar

Buyers from Turkey and Italy seek lower ex-Russia BPI prices even though scrap lacks direction

15 Mar

Ex-Brazil BPI market at standstill due to high prices for buyers, ex-Russia sellers under strong pressure

15 Mar

Local pig iron prices in China - week 11, 2024

08 Mar

Buyers ask below $400/mt FOB for ex-Russia BPI amid fall in scrap, sellers refuse so far

07 Mar

Ex-Brazil BPI sellers resist plummeting sentiments in US owing to last deals at stable levels

01 Mar

Ex-Russia BPI market at standstill as bids from major buyers fall

29 Feb

Ex-Brazil BPI prices stable in further deals, US buyers fail to achieve decreases

23 Feb

Ex-Russia BPI prices under pressure from slow buying, weak scrap outlook

22 Feb

Trading in ex-Brazil BPI market resumes at lower level as expected

16 Feb

Buyers expect up to $20/mt drop in BPI prices globally, activity minimal due to sellers’ resistance

09 Feb

Ex-Black Sea BPI relatively stable as sellers’ bullish positions not supported by main buyers

09 Feb

Ex-Brazil BPI prices corrected down amid pressure from US

05 Feb

Turkish importers accept higher ex-Russia BPI prices, following sales to Europe

02 Feb

Ex-Black Sea BPI remains at high levels, though demand limited

01 Feb

Import BPI prices in US retreat due to traders’ sales, though Brazilian mills still hope for better

29 Jan

Ex-Brazil BPI market on verge of decline, but so far not confirmed in deals

26 Jan

Local pig iron prices in China - week 4, 2024

19 Jan

Ex-Russia BPI prices settle higher even though demand lacks strength

19 Jan

Brazilian BPI suppliers achieve sales at previous levels, bullish momentum eases a bit

12 Jan

Brazilian BPI sales fail to accelerate amid less bullish mood, slightly higher ex-Black Sea prices accepted

05 Jan

Local pig iron prices in China - week 1, 2024

04 Jan

Higher ex-Brazil BPI offers finally fixed in deal

27 Dec

Brazilian BPI suppliers hope higher prices will be accepted after holidays

15 Dec

Ex-Russia BPI still strong, UK imposes ban on imports unlike EU at least so far

15 Dec

Brazilian BPI suppliers hike offers after local scrap surge in US, no deals yet

08 Dec

Global BPI market still positive amid rising scrap prices, lower supply pressure 

04 Dec

Deal prices for ex-Russia pig iron increase, but only for small volumes so far

01 Dec

Deals for ex-Brazil BPI done at slightly higher level, ex-Black Sea BPI supply very low

24 Nov

Local pig iron prices in China - week 47, 2023

21 Nov

Ex-Brazil BPI sellers more confident as gradual rise accepted by US buyers

17 Nov

Local pig iron prices in China - week 46, 2023

16 Nov

Ex-Russia BPI sales to EU revive, market evaluates possible ban in 12th package of sanctions

10 Nov

Activity and prices increase in ex-Black Sea BPI market

10 Nov

Brazilian BPI suppliers insist on higher prices, after rises in US scrap prices

03 Nov

Ex-Brazil BPI suppliers achieve higher price in new deal, but uptrend difficult

27 Oct

Ex-Brazil BPI offers on the rise, but mood still bearish in Black Sea market

20 Oct

Ex-Black Sea BPI prices soften, though some Russian mills maintain high offers

20 Oct

Local pig iron prices in China - week 42, 2023

17 Oct

Slightly higher prices in latest ex-Brazil BPI deals to US, close to sellers’ targets

13 Oct

Global BPI prices fail to increase so far despite exporters’ efforts

13 Oct

Local pig iron prices in China - week 41, 2023

06 Oct

Global BPI market nearly halted as buyers seek discounts, minimal ex-Black Sea trade

27 Sep

Ex-Black Sea BPI prices up, no support for mills’ high targets after tax imposed in Russia

27 Sep

More deals for ex-Brazil BPI, market fails to fall below $400/mt FOB

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