US PIG IRON: Trading activity low on uncertainty

Trading activity in the United States' pig iron import market was low in the week to Friday October 8 due to uncertainty about the direction of prices.

Fastmarkets' assessment of the price for pig iron, import, cfr Gulf of Mexico, US was $540 per tonne on Friday, narrowing upward by $10 from $530-540 per tonne a week earlier.

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