US PIG IRON: Market up on renewed booking activity

The import pig iron market in the United States went up during the week to Friday September 4 on new bookings after several months of silence.

Fastmarkets' price assessment for pig iron, import, cfr Gulf of Mexico, US, went up to $360-365 per tonne on Friday, from $355-360 per tonne a week before.

One US buyer booked...

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