Gerald Reichmann has been appointed the new chief executive officer of British Steel, the UK long steel producer said on Friday April 5.Reichmann joined British Steel in November 2017 as chief financial officer. He was previously the managing director at Austrian steelmaker Voestalpine's wire technology division.Reichmann also briefly served in the role of British Steel's deputy CEO from January 2...Read More
The Norwegian government has granted a mining concession for the Sydvaranger Iron Ore Project, paving the way for concentrates shipments to recommence in 2020.Owned by the Tschudi Group - a Norwegian shipping and logistics company - the Sydvaranger project consists of several high-grade magnetite iron deposits with indicated resources of 475 million tonnes and inferred resources of 43 mi...Read More
Domestic prices of flat steel products in Brazil increased in April as producers have been pushing for a readjustment after prices of imported material soared in the first quarter of the year.Fastmarkets' monthly price assessment of Brazilian domestic hot-rolled coil was 2,560-2,610 Reais ($662-675) per tonne ex-works on Friday April 5, up from 2,425-2,470 Reais per tonne on March 1.The assessment...Read More
An overview of the battery raw materials markets and their price moves from the past week.Read More
The London Metal Exchange has received an application to list grade-I cobalt cut cathodes produced by Norilsk, it specified in a note to members on Friday April 5.The application marks the first time a new brand has been listed since the LME opted to suspend brand listing fees for new cobalt brands on March 26, 2019. Produced in the Murmansk region in Siberia, Norilsk produces cobalt cathodes...Read More
Austenitic steel scrap prices in the UK and Europe increased in the week ended Friday April 5, with mills agreeing to increase what they will pay for the nickel component in the material, traders have told Fastmarkets.When mills purchase austenitic steel scrap, the nickel component of that scrap is priced as a percentage of the London Metal Exchange nickel price. While sources routinely decline to...Read More
Kevin Song will join ThyssenKrupp on May 2 as its head of base metals trading on the company's new Asian desk, he told Fastmarkets MB.Song currently works at Awin Resource International, based in Singapore, which he joined in 2017 as a senior trader of zinc, lead and...Read More
The London Metal Exchange has received an application to list grade-I cobalt cut cathodes produced by Norilsk, it specified in a note to members on Friday April 5.The application marks the first time a new brand has been listed since the LME opted to suspend brand listing fees for new cobalt brands on March 26, 2019. Produced in the Murmansk region in Siberia, Norilsk produces cobalt cathodes...Read More
Copper's three-month price on the London Metal Exchange depreciated at the close of trading on Friday April 5, falling by just under 2% over the week and dipping below $6,400 per tonne during the afternoon session amid low volumes and a surging US dollar index. Similarly, Thursday's delivery of more than 30,000 tonnes into LME-listed warehouses across Europe and Asia helped boost copper's dwindlin...Read More
The price of copper in the United States was in negative territory in morning trading on Friday April 5 because of reservations about the China-US trade talks.The copper price for May settlement on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange inched down by 0.30 cents per lb to $2.9070 per lb.Talk of a trade deal had boosted sentiment across the commodities markets, including among the b...Read More
Copper's three-month price on the London Metal Exchange depreciated at the close of trading on Friday April 5, falling by just under 2% over the week and dipping below $6,400 per tonne during the afternoon session amid low volumes and a surging US dollar index. Similarly, Thursday's delivery of more than 30,000 tonnes into LME-listed warehouses across Europe and Asia helped boost copper's dwindlin...Read More
Volkswagen Group has reached a memorandum of understanding with lithium producer Ganfeng Lithium for long-term lithium supply.Volkswagen Group has signed an MoU for the long-term supply of lithium for battery cells with lithium producer Ganfeng Lithium The agreement establishes that Ganfeng will supply Volkswagen Group and its suppliers for 10 years. The companies did not specify volumes, agreed p...Read More
The P1020 Midwest aluminium premium in the United States edged higher on Friday April 5 amid tightening supply and a wide contango on the London Metal Exchange.Fastmarkets AMM assessed the P1020 Midwest premium at 19.25-19.5 cents per lb on April 5, up from 19-19.25 cents per lb, where the premium had held since March 29.Traders pointed to the high cost of replacing metal - citing the US Section 2...Read More
Continued supply concerns in the US copper rod market have prompted higher offers for material - and put pressure on domestic premiums, market sources told Fastmarkets AMM.Fastmarkets AMM's assessment of the US copper rod premium was unchanged at 15-17 cents per lb delivered to the Midwest on Thursday April 4; the premium has remained at that level since January 3. Production issues at Asarco...Read More
The following Fastmarkets non-ferrous European free market scrap prices changed on Friday April 5:Aluminium scrapFloated Frag: ?,?1,045-1,090 per tonne from ?,?1,050-1,095Cast: ?,?955-975 per tonne from ?,?960-980Mixed...Read More
The price of copper in the United States was in negative territory in morning trading on Friday April 5 because of reservations about the China-US trade talks.The copper price for May settlement on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange inched down by 0.30 cents per lb to $2.9070 per lb.Talk of a trade deal had boosted sentiment across the commodities markets, including among the b...Read More
The atmosphere at the Cesco copper industry gathering in Santiago, Chile, next week is expected to be lifted by a bullish outlook for the red metal. The South American gathering is traditionally characterized by strong attendance by miners, due in part to its proximity to the largest copper mines in the world. As a result, delegates will have a keen focus on factors that could affect the upstream...Read More
The federal court in Bel?(C)m, in the northern Brazilian state of Par??, has scheduled a second conciliatory hearing on April 12 to discuss the production embargo of Norsk Hydro's Alunorte alumina refinery. The first hearing took place on Thursday April 4, with Norsk Hydro and Brazil's federal prosecutors' office (MPF) producing information to the judge regarding the progress of the ongoing third-...Read More
Brazilian slab export prices remained stable in the week to Friday April 5 week while producers prepared to increase prices and offers.Fastmarkets' weekly assessment of Brazilian slab export prices was $510-550 per tonne fob on April 5, again stable week on week.Producers have started to renew offers for June shipment, and Brazilian material is expected to continue trading at high prices, due to m...Read More
Prices of steel sheet products in the United States held steady over the past week, with buyers showing no urgency to place orders.Fastmarkets AMM's weekly assessment for domestic cold-rolled coil was flat at $42 per hundredweight ($840 per short ton) on Thursday April 4.The domestic hot-dipped galvanized steel base price also was unchanged week on week at $42 cwt, while the all-in...Read More