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CONSUMER ELECTRONICS RAW MATERIALS 27/10: Battery-grade lithium prices in Europe, US keep climbing

October 28, 2021 / Staff reporter

An overview of the consumer electronics markets and their latest price moves.Janie Davies in London;...Read More

SPECIALTY STEEL RAW MATERIALS 27/10: FeMo price up on tight spot supply; long-term negotiations continue

October 28, 2021 / Staff reporter

An overview of the specialty steel raw materials markets in Europe and their latest price moves.Janie Davies, Alex Cook...Read More

US HRC market still in search of direction

October 28, 2021 / Staff reporter

Hot-rolled coil prices in the United States rebounded for a second consecutive day after hitting their lowest price since early August on Monday October 25, but participants were still divided on the market direction.Fastmarkets' daily steel hot-rolled coil index, fob mill US was calculated at $95.87 per hundredweight ($1,917.40 per ton) on Wednesday October 27, up by 0.46% from $95.43 per cwt on...Read More

AT A GLANCE: NLMK Q3 sales down by 4% due to steel output reduction

October 28, 2021 / Staff reporter

A summary of the operational results for Russia's largest steelmaker, Novolipetsk Steel (NLMK), which also has assets in Europe and the United States, for the third quarter (July-September) of 2021In brief?EUR? In the third quarter, NLMK's consolidated sales decreased by 4% compared with the second quarter, to 4.1 million tonnes amid steel output reductions at its Russian flat steel division.?EUR?...Read More

EU steelmakers will exhaust emissions budget 15 years early without new tech, report says

October 28, 2021 / Staff reporter

European steel companies must scale up their decarbonization technologies within the coming decade or risk exhausting their allocated emissions allowances early, according to a report released on Tuesday September 14.The report, "Steeling for Net Zero," by climate researcher Industry Tracker, found that selected European steel companies have less than 26% of their carbon budget remaining and must...Read More

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: 5 key stories from October 27

October 28, 2021 / Staff reporter

Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Wednesday October 27 that are worth another look.Long and flat-rolled steel producer Gerdau expects demand to continue to grow in 2022, after a rapid recovery of the local market this year from the lows of 2020 that were caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, the...Read More

Chinese aluminium premiums down off 6-year high on subdued demand, closed arb

October 28, 2021 / Staff reporter

Prices for aluminium P1020A cargoes offered into China have come down from multi-year highs because of a marked decline in demand, an uncertain near-term outlook and the closure of the London-Shanghai arbitrage window, Fastmarkets heard on Wednesday October 27.Fastmarkets' latest monthly assessment of the aluminium P1020A premium, cif Shanghai, was $130-140 per tonne on Tuesday, down from a six-ye...Read More

CONSUMER ELECTRONICS RAW MATERIALS 27/10: Battery-grade lithium prices in Europe, US keep climbing

October 28, 2021 / Staff reporter

An overview of the consumer electronics markets and their latest price moves.Janie Davies in London;...Read More

BIR 2021: EU could ban scrap metal exports by December despite industry protests

October 27, 2021 / Staff reporter

A decision by the European Union on the future of the bloc's scrap metal export trade, which is worth billions of euros per year, could come as early as December this year, the Bureau of International Recycling (BIR) conference in Brussels heard on Tuesday October 26.The recycling industry is facing tremendous challenges, panelists said. The EU has proposed restrictions on the export of "waste" ma...Read More

BIR 2021: EU could ban scrap metal exports by December despite industry protests

October 27, 2021 / Staff reporter

A decision by the European Union on the future of the bloc's scrap metal export trade, which is worth billions of euros per year, could come as early as December this year, the Bureau of International Recycling (BIR) conference in Brussels heard on Tuesday October 26.The recycling industry is facing tremendous challenges, panelists said. The EU has proposed restrictions on the export of "waste" ma...Read More

International cobalt metal prices up on aggressive offers; long-term contract negotiations continue on improved demand outlook

October 27, 2021 / Staff reporter

International cobalt spot metal prices have trended upward since the beginning of September, with sellers keeping the material in tight hands and offering aggressively, sources said. Meanwhile, the "mating season" is in full swing and talks about long-term contract renewals are ongoing amid an improved demand outlook for the coming year.Fastmarkets' benchmark price assessment for cobalt standard g...Read More

Aluminium could cut carbon intensity to under 1 tonne by 2050, IAI says

October 27, 2021 / Staff reporter

The aluminium industry could reduce the carbon intensity of its metal production to under one tonne by 2050 if it works towards limiting the rise in the mean global temperature to 1.5 ?C above pre-industrial levels, the International Aluminium Institute (IAI) said.In this 1.5 ?C scenario, carbon intensity would fall from an average of 16.1 tonnes of carbon dioxide (CO2) per tonne of aluminium curr...Read More

Lygend Mining starts trial of second MHP nickel autoclave in Indonesian project

October 27, 2021 / Staff reporter

Chinese nickel products producer Lygend Mining has started trialing its second autoclave for mixed hydroxide precipitate (MHP) at its Halmahera Persada Lygend (HPAL) project in Indonesia, it said on Sunday October 24. The move is part of the project's first phase of operations, which has a target capacity of 36,000 tonnes of MHP. The first autoclave has been in production since May.A second phase,...Read More

AT A GLANCE: Record Q3 for Hydro's aluminium business

October 27, 2021 / Staff reporter

A summary of Norwegian aluminium and energy company Hydro's third-quarter results.In brief Hydro's third-quarter adjusted earnings before income tax depreciation and amortization (Ebitda) was 7,219 million Norwegian krone ($862 million), compared with 3,100 million krone in the same quarter last year. This was due to higher all-in metal and alumina prices, as well as improved upstream volumes, but...Read More

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: 5 key stories from October 26

October 27, 2021 / Staff reporter

Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Tuesday October 26 that are worth another look.A decision by the European Union on the future of the bloc's scrap metal export trade, which is worth billions of euros per year, could come as early as December this year, the Bureau...Read More

Mexican steel scrap prices dip, but market said near bottom

October 27, 2021 / Staff reporter

Mexican ferrous scrap prices declined again over the past week, with lower prices becoming more widespread among buyers in the country's two main markets, sources told Fastmarkets.But market participants believe prices are close to reaching a bottom, with some buyers having difficulty securing deals at lower prices."We continued to see low prices, but it seems that prices are reaching a minim...Read More

International cobalt metal prices up on aggressive offers; long-term contract negotiations continue on improved demand outlook

October 27, 2021 / Staff reporter

International cobalt spot metal prices have trended upward since the beginning of September, with sellers keeping the material in tight hands and offering aggressively, sources said. Meanwhile, the "mating season" is in full swing and talks about long-term contract renewals are ongoing amid an improved demand outlook for the coming year.Fastmarkets' benchmark price assessment for cobalt standard g...Read More

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: 5 key stories from October 26

October 27, 2021 / Staff reporter

Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Tuesday October 26 that are worth another look.A decision by the European Union on the future of the bloc's scrap metal export trade, which is worth billions of euros per year, could come as early as December this year, the Bureau...Read More

Manganese ore fot China prices supporting seaborne market

October 27, 2021 / Staff reporter

The seaborne manganese ore market strengthened further in the week to Friday October 22, with sentiment supported by price increases at Chinese ports so far this month that has improved demand despite a recent downward correction of silico-manganese prices.Prices at Chinese ports consolidated their increases, with suppliers citing tighter supply and financial losses they had incurred in the first...Read More

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: 5 key stories from October 26

October 27, 2021 / Staff reporter

Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Tuesday October 26 that are worth another look.A decision by the European Union on the future of the bloc's scrap metal export trade, which is worth billions of euros per year, could come as early as December this year, the Bureau...Read More

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