Steel sheet prices in North America have fallen for a third consecutive month and hot-rolled sheet in coil (HRC) may even be lower than the $520/ton July price forecast by Purchasingdata.com. Subscription-only CRU Steel Monitor says its “latest assessments...

Bank and brokerage-based analysts generally agree that primary aluminum ingot will average $1.23/lb in world markets this year—up from the $1.16 average in 2006 on the London Metal Exchange But, there’s no consensus yet for the 2008 LME global price—with...

Cobalt prices are falling back to earth after reaching a cyclical peak in April of $32.57/lb that was almost double the $16.70 average of 2006, lifted off by strong demand from the aerospace, commercial aircraft and industrial gas turbines sectors. Now,...