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Stainless Steel Bar Prices Looking Up

Stainless steel bar pricing looks to continue its upward push as stainless steel scrap prices rise this week with LME nickel hitting its highest point in 14 months along with strong consumer demand. Even without NAS support, other domestic mills are saying that the...

Why nickel prices are surging

Nickel prices have surged nearly seven per cent in the past month with fears over supplies from Russia adding to Indonesian curbs on shipments of unprocessed ores. Among base metals, nickel has been the best performer in the March quarter, gaining nearly 15 per cent....

China’s impact on nickel pricing

China stockpiles Indonesian nickel ore prior to Indonesia’s export ban. This has caused upward pressure on nickel pricing. China is estimated to run out by mid year. Speculation is that prices will push up then. China is the market gorilla for stainless,...

Surcharge up in December but ….

Yes, the nickel surcharge overall was up a bit for December. Unfortunately recent copper and nickel has dove down significantly the last half of November.  ESP projects that January will likely be down again. Remember that the surcharge calculation period is 21st of...