US PIG IRON: Market firm on further restocking

The pig iron import market in the United States was firm during the week to Friday June 4 because buyers needed to accomplish further restocking.

Fastmarkets' price assessment for pig iron, import, cfr Gulf of Mexico, US, was $665 per tonne on Friday, unchanged week on week.
Sources had estimated the market level at $665 per tonne and one fresh booking of Russia-origin material was reported at this price, although this was not confirmed at the time of publication.

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