Turkish steel mills resumed their deep-sea scrap purchases at the end of the week after skipping Thursday, with prices edging down slightly, sources told Fastmarkets on Friday October 16.A steel mill in the Marmara region booked a US cargo, comprising 22,000 tonnes of HMS 1&2 (80:20) at $286 per tonne and 23,000 tonnes of shredded at $291 per tonne cfr.As a result of the latest deal, Fastmark...Read More
With a virtual LME Week starting on Monday October 19, the base metals market is starting to focus on negotiating 2021 contracts. Here, read about how the evolving nature of virtual negotiations is affecting the aluminium, copper, nickel and tin markets. Aluminium: Uncertainty stirs expectation of active spot market Aluminium market participants are likely to put extra emphasis on spot deals for 2...Read More
Seaborne iron ore prices inched up from their downtrend on Friday October 16, sources said, adding that the expected increase in weekly iron ore port inventory and supply in the fourth quarter limited the increment in iron ore prices. Fastmarkets iron ore indices 62% Fe fines, cfr Qingdao: $119.08 per tonne, up $0.38 per tonne62% Fe low-alumina fines, cfr Qingdao: $119.64 per tonne, up $0.60 per t...Read More
Seaborne premium hard coking coal prices tumbled on Friday October 16 with transactions agreed at lower prices after Chinese authorities asked for a halt to imports of Australia-origin coking coal.The Chinese authorities' notice was only in verbal form, and has not yet been published, but it led steel mills and traders in China to divert their cargoes to other destinations.Fastmarkets indicesPremi...Read More
China's domestic hot-rolled coil prices experienced some recovery on Friday October 16, but some mills have made some export pricing concessions to boost trading.DomesticEastern China (Shanghai): 3,890-3,900 yuan ($578-579) yuan per tonne, narrowing upward by 10 yuan per tonneNorthern China (Tangshan) - weekly assessment: 3,750-3,770 yuan per tonne, down 30-60 yuan per tonnePrices in Shanghai rega...Read More
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The cobalt alloy grade, in-whs Rotterdam, $/lb trade log including business, bids and offers reported to Fastmarkets.Fastmarkets publishes trades logs for its key price assessments and indices to bring more transparencyinto the markets it covers and the pricing process it applies.Fastmarkets assessed cobalt...Read More
The cobalt standard grade, in-whs Rotterdam, $/lb trade log including business, bids and offers reported to Fastmarkets.Fastmarkets publishes trades logs for its key price assessments and indices to bring more transparencyinto the markets it covers and the pricing process it applies.Fastmarkets assessed cobalt standard...Read More
The cobalt sulfate 20.5% Co basis, exw China, yuan/tonne trade log including business, bids and offers reported to Fastmarkets.Fastmarkets publishes trades logs for its key price assessments and indices to bring more transparencyinto the markets it covers and the pricing process it applies.Fastmarkets...Read More
Base metals prices on the LME and the SHFE were mixed this morning, Friday October 16, but overall were holding up well despite growing concern over the spread of Covid-19 across Europe and the United States. Despite the spread of the pandemic the markets seem to be assured that more stimulus will be forthcoming. EU passenger car registrations climbed 3.1% in September, compared with last year, bu...Read More
Indonesian authorities have extended the deadline for scrap sellers to comply with new, strict import regulations until the end of the year, leading to a burst of activity in the market, market participants told Fastmarkets on Friday October 16.Rules concerning the registration of scrap exporters to Indonesia came into force on September 30, causing many deals to be canceled because some exporters...Read More
The bullish sentiment felt at the start of the week ended Friday October 16 was later tempered by lower offers for containerized ferrous scrap in the key Taiwanese import market, sources said.Fastmarkets' daily price assessment for containerized cargoes of steel scrap, HMS 1&2 (80:20), US material import, cfr main port Taiwan was $270 per tonne on Friday, unchanged from the previous day and up by...Read More
Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Thursday October 15 that are worth another look.Demand in India for steel and ferrous scrap will remain subdued for the rest of this year, while Pakistan and Bangladesh both show stronger demand, Zain Nathani has said during the online Bureau of International...Read More
DADA Holdings LLC, the principal owner of New Day Aluminum, and Canada-based green technologies firm Enervoxa have formed a joint venture (JV) to extract rare earth elements and minerals from bauxite residue at New Day's Gramercy alumina refinery in Louisiana, the United States. The venture, called ElementUS, will use Enervoxa technology to separate bauxite residue into its component materials, in...Read More
The Albras aluminium smelter joint venture in Brazil has ramped up production after the seven-month stoppage of one of its lines due to an electrical transformer catching fire, the company said on Wednesday October 14."Ramp-up conclusion on production line 1 will allow us to resume full capacity at Albras for all four lines," Albras president, Jo??o Batista Menezes, said in a written statement.The...Read More
Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Thursday October 15 that are worth another look.Demand in India for steel and ferrous scrap will remain subdued for the rest of this year, while Pakistan and Bangladesh both show stronger demand, Zain Nathani has said during the online Bureau of International...Read More
DADA Holdings LLC, the principal owner of New Day Aluminum, and Canada-based green technologies firm Enervoxa have formed a joint venture (JV) to extract rare earth elements and minerals from bauxite residue at New Day's Gramercy alumina refinery in Louisiana, the United States. The venture, called ElementUS, will use Enervoxa technology to separate bauxite residue into its component materials, in...Read More
A socially-distanced mating season means that contract negotiations in the minor metals, ores and alloys sector will look very different this year. Here, Fastmarkets' team considers the backdrop to the 2021 contract discussions.Seeking flexibility...Concern over the second wave of Covid-19 infections sweeping across Europe was an example of the uncertainty that negotiating parties will try conside...Read More
Chinese alumina market buying interest in seaborne cargoes grew significantly this week following a steady appreciation of the yuan since Monday, with many hoping to lock in relatively cheaper material compared with the domestic market. A higher volume of inquiries and deals over the course of the week took the benchmark alumina index on an uptrend since Tuesday. Fastmarkets' alumina index, f...Read More