This Morning in Metals: Indian Annual Steel Consumption Nears 100M Tons

India to Remain Net Steel Importer

As steel imports continue to flow into the country, India is likely to remain a net steel importer over the next two years, Bloomberg reported citing Fitch Ratings Ltd.’s local unit.
India’s annual steel consumption is nearing 100 million tons, according to the report.

Worrying About the Future

A recent bid deadline came and went for the liquidated British Steel, based in Scunthorpe, England.
Media reports indicate there have been at least nine interested buyers, but it remains unclear if a buyer would be willing to take on the entirety of the business, as opposed to individual parts.
With the plant’s future in limbo, the BBC reported residents of Scunthorpe are concerned about a potential shuttering of the plant and the impact it would have on the town.
“If the worst comes to worst, and the steelworks does actually shut, it will be devastating for so many people here,” one resident is quoted as saying.
“People will probably have to move away.”

Copper Slides

On the heels of the weekend’s G20 Summit in Japan, the copper price fell to a one-week low Tuesday, Reuters reported.
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Copper prices soared to a six-week high on Monday. The LME copper price traded down 0.5% Tuesday, according to the report, down to $5,925 per ton, on weak global manufacturing data.