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IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: 5 key stories from November 2

November 03, 2020 / Staff reporter

Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Monday November 2 that are worth another look.Turkey produced 25.93 million tonnes of crude steel in January-September 2020, a 2.59% year-on-year increase from 25.28 million tonnes in the same period of 2019, the Turkish Steel Producers' Association (T???oeD) said on November...Read More

LIVE FUTURES REPORT 02/11: LME aluminium price up 1.2% ahead of US election; zinc follows higher

November 03, 2020 / Staff reporter

The three-month aluminium price on the London Metal Exchange was subject to strong afternoon buying before the close of trading on Monday November 2.The upward momentum was broadly incongruous with a strong US dollar index ahead of the country's presidential election this week, while zinc followed higher in a mixed close for LME base metals.Aluminium's outright price closed at $1,866 per tonne on...Read More

Reports of curbs on Australian copper send jitters through Chinese market

November 03, 2020 / Staff reporter

China's copper industry is bracing itself for another ban on raw materials imports after escalating trade tensions with Australia led to reports of the potential cessation of trade in the red metal between the two nations.A report in the daily South China Morning Post newspaper cited multiple unnamed sources who claimed that a ban on imports of Australian copper ores and concentrate...Read More

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: 5 key stories from November 2

November 03, 2020 / Staff reporter

Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Monday November 2 that are worth another look.Turkey produced 25.93 million tonnes of crude steel in January-September 2020, a 2.59% year-on-year increase from 25.28 million tonnes in the same period of 2019, the Turkish Steel Producers' Association (T???oeD) said on November...Read More

Reports of curbs on Australian copper send jitters through Chinese market

November 03, 2020 / Staff reporter

China's copper industry is bracing itself for another ban on raw materials imports after escalating trade tensions with Australia led to reports of the potential cessation of trade in the red metal between the two nations.A report in the daily South China Morning Post newspaper cited multiple unnamed sources who claimed that a ban on imports of Australian copper ores and concentrate...Read More

Manganese ore cif China market dips on falling port prices, high stocks

November 03, 2020 / Staff reporter

Seaborne prices for both low-and high-grade manganese ore in China ticked down further in the week to Friday October 30, with falling portside ore prices and rising portside inventories continuing to weaken domestic market sentiment and buying appetite, sources said.Fastmarkets manganese ore index 37% Mn, cif Tianjin fell by 4 cents - or 1% - to $3.88 per dmtu on Friday November 2.Fastmarkets mang...Read More

MANGANESE ORE ANALYTICS: November 02, 2020

November 03, 2020 / Staff reporter

The latest data for the global manganese ore market for the week ended November 02, 2020.Read More

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: 5 key stories from November 2

November 03, 2020 / Staff reporter

Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Monday November 2 that are worth another look.Turkey produced 25.93 million tonnes of crude steel in January-September 2020, a 2.59% year-on-year increase from 25.28 million tonnes in the same period of 2019, the Turkish Steel Producers' Association (T???oeD) said on November...Read More

China launches new energy vehicle industry plan for 2021-35

November 03, 2020 / Staff reporter

China's government has launched a new energy vehicle (NEV) industry development plan to run from 2021 to 2035 in order to promote and stimulate high-quality, sustainable development of China's new energy automotive industry, according to an official announcement on Monday November 2.China's government has continued its efforts to support and stimulate the development of the NEV industry, and the l...Read More

DAILY STEEL SCRAP: Mills still quiet in deep-sea market, awaiting clarity over direction of prices

November 03, 2020 / Staff reporter

Turkish steel producers remained largely quiet in the deep-sea scrap market on Monday November 2, awaiting clarity over the price direction after a national holiday halted trade in the middle of last week.After the public holiday on Wednesday and Thursday October 28-29, a powerful earthquake struck the Izmir region on Friday October 30, resulting in at least 91 deaths and injur...Read More

MORNING VIEW: Base metals prices mixed as markets await US presidential election result

November 03, 2020 / Staff reporter

Base metals prices on both the London Metal Exchange and Shanghai Futures Exchange were mixed this morning, Monday November 2, with the short-term outlook uncertain with much of Europe moving into tighter lockdowns, while China's new five-year plans look supportive, as does the economic data out of China and Japan this morning. Japan and China report stronger manufacturing purchasing managers inde...Read More

China launches new energy vehicle industry plan for 2021-35

November 03, 2020 / Staff reporter

China's government has launched a new energy vehicle (NEV) industry development plan to run from 2021 to 2035 in order to promote and stimulate high-quality, sustainable development of China's new energy automotive industry, according to an official announcement on Monday November 2.China's government has continued its efforts to support and stimulate the development of the NEV industry, and the l...Read More

Clean mobility, recycling strategy support 'solid' Umicore performance in 2020

November 03, 2020 / Staff reporter

Belgian battery-materials manufacturer Umicore expects a solid performance in 2020 despite unprecedented and challenging market conditions amid the global Covid-19 pandemic, the company said on Monday November 2. Umicore anticipates its full-year adjusted earnings before interest and taxes (Ebit) to be in the range of ?,?465-490 million ($542-571 million) on the condition that the ongoing spread o...Read More

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: 5 key stories from November 2

November 03, 2020 / Staff reporter

Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Monday November 2 that are worth another look.Turkey produced 25.93 million tonnes of crude steel in January-September 2020, a 2.59% year-on-year increase from 25.28 million tonnes in the same period of 2019, the Turkish Steel Producers' Association (T???oeD) said on November...Read More

Turkey ranks as seventh biggest steel producer in Jan-Sept 2020

November 03, 2020 / Staff reporter

Turkey produced 25.93 million tonnes of crude steel in January-September 2020, a 2.59% year-on-year increase from 25.28 million tonnes in the same period of 2019, the Turkish Steel Producers' Association (T???oeD) said on Monday November 2.This production figure placed Turkey as the seventh biggest steel producer in the world this year, exceeding Germany, which held the position in 2019.Turkey pro...Read More

RUSSIA FLAT STEEL: HR sheet prices flat despite bullish mood, CR sheet prices up

November 03, 2020 / Staff reporter

Domestic hot-rolled sheet steel prices in Russia's Central Federal District around Moscow have remained largely stable over the past seven days despite bullish moves by some producers, while the cold-rolled sheet price inched upward on tight availability, sources told Fastmarkets on Monday November 2.Hot-rolled sheetBuyers were cautious about further price rises in the hot-rolled sheet sector beca...Read More

US merchant bar quality steel prices flat, but demand said rising

November 03, 2020 / Staff reporter

Prices for domestic and imported merchant bar quality (MBQ) steel in the United States remained flat in the face of steadily rising demand from the construction industry in the West and the South as well as service centers rebuilding their inventories.Fastmarkets' monthly assessment for steel bar 2 x 2 x 1/4 -inch angle merchant products, fob mill US held steady at $35.30 per hundredweight ($706...Read More

CIS LONG STEEL: Mills turn bullish on global price uptrend

November 03, 2020 / Staff reporter

CIS exporters of steel rebar and wire rod have turned bullish following the recent uptick in long steel prices globally, and have increased their offer prices to foreign customers, Fastmarkets heard on Monday November 2.Russia-origin rebar was available at $460-463 per tonne fob late last week, sources told Fastmarkets.Ukraine-origin material was offered to customers in various destinations, such...Read More

RUSSIA REBAR: Bullish supplier offers fail to boost domestic price

November 03, 2020 / Staff reporter

Domestic steel rebar prices in Russia's Central Federal District around Moscow were mostly stable over the past seven days to Monday November 2 despite producers pushing for higher prices for November deliveries, sources told Fastmarkets. Fastmarkets' weekly price assessment for steel reinforcing bar (rebar), domestic, cpt Moscow, Russia remained at 40,000-41,000 roubles ($503-516) per tonne...Read More

DAILY STEEL SCRAP: Mills still quiet in deep-sea market, awaiting clarity over direction of prices

November 03, 2020 / Staff reporter

Turkish steel producers remained largely quiet in the deep-sea scrap market on Monday November 2, awaiting clarity over the price direction after a national holiday halted trade in the middle of last week.After the public holiday on Wednesday and Thursday October 28-29, a powerful earthquake struck the Izmir region on Friday October 30, resulting in at least 91 deaths and injur...Read More

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