Price Briefing: October 26 - November 1
By IM Staff
Published: Friday, 02 November 2018
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Major Chinese steel mills cut their crude
steel output mildly in the middle of October, while their
finished steel inventories continued to rise.
China’s government has begun a new round of
environmental inspections of heavy industries. Magnesia prices
are expected to stay firm while the main production centres in
Liaoning...