Ferro-alloy markets should pick-up in early 2021 following the recovery in the global downstream steel industry, delegates heard at the International Ferroalloys Conference 2020 on November 9.Amy Bennett, principal consultant at Fastmarkets, expects global ferro-alloys markets to find support early next year amid the recovery in global steel markets, though there has been some disparity in regiona...Read More
Markets were generally buoyant on the back of relief that a potential Covid-19 vaccine has been found, but the metals also seem hesitant this morning, Tuesday October 11, about what this will mean to the markets given how much they have run up already since the March lows.* Asian Pacific equities were mixed, with China’s CSI 300 down for the second day as big tech, a big winner during lockdow...Read More
Gold stocks are under technical pressure. Gold iShares (XGD) moved below $21.02 extending an intermediate downtrend. Franco-Nevada, a TSX 60 stock moved below Cdn$175.85 extending an intermediate downtrend. Wheaton Precious Metals (WPM), a TSX 60 stock moved below US$43.89 extending an intermediate downtrend.Nutrien (NTR), a TSX 60 stock moved above $55.42 extending an intermediate uptrend.Telus (...Read More
(Updates with Rio no comment, analyst) Nov 10 (Reuters) - A gold stream is "probably the mostattractive" option for Canadian miner Turquoise Hill Resources as it seeks funding for a copper and gold project inMongolia, the head of mine financing company Wheaton PreciousMetals said on Tuesday. Turquoise Hill last week began arbitration proceedingsagainst its biggest shareholder Rio Tinto t...Read More
Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Monday November 9 that are worth another look.The European Commission (EC) has ended an anti-subsidy investigation into hot-rolled stainless steel sheet and coil originating from China and Indonesia, the EC said on November 9.TradeCloud chief operating officer...Read More
The three-month nickel price on the London Metal Exchange remained the standout performer at the close of trading on Monday November 9, while a steady incline in the US dollar index resulted in declines in LME copper and aluminium over the afternoon.The price of nickel rose by more than 2%, reacting positively to news of a prospective vaccine against Covid-19 and the election of Joe Biden to the U...Read More
TradeCloud chief operating officer Matthew Botell says technology solutions are there to help commodity traders amid thinning margins and sliding credit availability, if market participants are just willing to give them a try.Botell - former Coo of Trafigura's metals and bulks division - set up the fintech company as a platform for securing commodity business in 2016 with Simon Collins who held th...Read More
Alumina exports from Brazil in October were significantly down by 32.9% year on year after both Alunorte and Alumar shipped less material, data from the ministry of economy published on Friday November 6 shows.Exports totaled 500,888 tonnes in October, down from 746,998 tonnes a year before, the ministry's data showed.The most pronounced fall came from Alunorte, the refinery owned by Norwegian com...Read More
The latest data for the global manganese ore market for the week ended November 9, 2020.Read More
A summary of Vedanta Limited's report for the three months ended September 30 - the second quarter of its financial year.In briefEarnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (Ebitda) for the quarter amounted to 65.31 billion rupees ($881.96 million), up by 45% year on year and 63% higher quarter on quarter Revenues totaled 208 billion rupees - a 33% increase from its first quarte...Read More
Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Monday November 9 that are worth another look.The European Commission (EC) has ended an anti-subsidy investigation into hot-rolled stainless steel sheet and coil originating from China and Indonesia, the EC said on November 9.TradeCloud chief operating officer...Read More
During a review of its specifications, Fastmarkets has identified a necessary clarification to the specification for its arsenic price assessment.Fastmarkets has updated the price description of its fortnightly price assessment for arsenic to Arsenic, 99% min As, in-whs Rotterdam, $ per lb, to match the quality listed in the detail specification list. It previously, and erroneously, was listed as...Read More
Steelmakers in Turkey stepped back from deep-sea purchases on Monday November 9, after the value of the Turkish lira increased by just under 4% in one day, sources told Fastmarkets.Turkish steelmakers booked eleven deep-sea cargoes last week.However, the Turkish currency rebounded sharply after the news of the resignation of Turkey's economy minister and the replacement of the central bank go...Read More
Turkish domestic auto bundle scrap prices have edged further upward in line with imported scrap values over the past week, while ship scrap prices were fairly stable, sources said on Monday November 9.Fastmarkets' weekly price assessment for steel scrap, auto bundle scrap, domestic, delivered Turkey, was 2,210-2,455 lira ($259-288) per tonne on Monday, widening upward from 2,210-2,380 lira per ton...Read More
Base metals prices on both the London Metal Exchange and Shanghai Futures Exchange were mainly stronger this morning, Monday November 9, after markets reacted positively to Joe Biden winning the US presidential election and the resulting weaker dollar. China's unwrought copper imports climbed 43% in October, year on year. China total exports climbed by 11.4% in October from a year ago, while total...Read More
Domestic prices for steel hot-rolled coil increased in Northern Europe in the week to Friday November 6, due to good order books at European mills amid long lead times and limited offers for imported coil.Fastmarkets calculated its daily steel hot-rolled coil index, domestic, exw Northern Europe, at ?,?512.53 ($608.52) per tonne on Friday, up by ?,?7.53 per tonne week on week and by ?,?16.07 per t...Read More
Domestic prices for hot-rolled coil in Northern Europe moved up slightly day on day on Monday November 9, supported by long lead times at European mills and a lack of import offers, sources told Fastmarkets.Fastmarkets calculated its daily steel hot-rolled coil index, domestic, exw Northern Europe, at ?,?513.13 ($609.23) per tonne on Monday, up by ?,?0.60 per tonne from ?,?512.53 per tonne on Frid...Read More
Prices for hot-rolled coil imports into major import market Vietnam have surged on the back of limited spot supply, sources told Fastmarkets. Buyers were bidding up to $545 per tonne cfr Vietnam for re-rolling grade SAE1006 HRC in an attempt to shore up inventory levels in the face of limited supply from major domestic producer Formosa Ha Tinh Steel Corp and regional sellers. "Buyers will only lik...Read More
European distributors of flat steel products reported a 3.7% year-on-year rise in shipment volumes in September, regional steel industry association Eurometal said on Monday November 9.Over the first nine months of 2020, flat steel distributors' shipments, however, dropped by 16.1% year-on-year.Eurometal did not disclose individual product volumes.Fastmarkets calculated its daily steel hot-rolled...Read More
Domestic steel rebar prices in Russia's Central Federal District around Moscow were broadly stable over the seven days to Monday November 9 in a seasonally slower market, sources have told Fastmarkets.Fastmarkets' weekly price assessment for steel reinforcing bar (rebar), domestic, cpt Moscow, Russia, remained at 40,000-41,000 roubles ($516-529) per tonne including 20% VAT on Monday.In US dollar t...Read More