In a continued uptrend, the three-month nickel price is now trading above $13,000 per tonne for the first time since August 2018, and is up just under 24% from the start of the year when nickel futures were trading under $11,000 per tonne. Click...Read More
Aluminium billet premiums in Europe are under pressure after US sanctions against Russian producer UC Rusal were removed, yet primary aluminium premiums have moved in the opposite direction. Billet premiums in Italy and Spain were the most affected with increased availability of material and competitively lower offers pushing the market down. Fastmarkets assessed the premium for aluminium bil...Read More
The price for copper in the United States market fell in morning trading on Monday February 4 on a lack of fresh news about the US-China trade war, Fastmarkets heard.The copper price for March settlement on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange dipped by 0.60 cents on Monday to $2.7670 per lb.Market participants kept their focus on any new developments in the US-China trade battle...Read More
The London Metal Exchange has approved the Category II membership resignation of independent clearing firm GH Financials Ltd with effect from 11:59pm London time on Monday February 4, the exchange said in a note to members. GH Financials' LME membership dates back to 2012, with the firm's initial membership approval coming alongside BOCI Global Commodities UK Ltd, the LME's first Chinese member. T...Read More
Due to the Chinese New Year holidays on February 4-10 and the closure of the Shanghai Futures Exchange (SHFE), Fastmarkets MB will not publish any live futures reports during Asian hours this week.Fastmarkets MB will continue to publish two live future reports, focusing on London Metal Exchange prices, during European hours as well as one live futures report focusing on CME metal futures markets d...Read More
Key data from the February 1 pricing session in London. Key drivers- Cobalt prices continue to soften, with material from certain metal brands understood to be in adequate supply over the coming months, because they were not committed to long-term supply deals. Benchmark standard-cobalt prices were down by 21.5% in January; alloy-grade prices were down by 23%.- The pace of price declines slowed wh...Read More
The global antimony market was quiet in the week ended Friday February 1 with trading slowing down ahead of the Lunar New Year. Chinese market participants will be largely absent from the market for a week dated February 4-10 for the annual celebration. In Europe, Fastmarkets' price assessment for trioxide-grade antimony, in-warehouse Rotterdam, was stable week on week at $7,800-8,000 per tonne on...Read More
Three-month base metals prices on the London Metal Exchange were mixed this morning, Monday February 4, with copper down by 0.4% at $6,116 per tonne and zinc leading on the upside with a 0.6% gain. Aluminium, nickel and lead were all up by 0.2% and tin was little changed.With the Lunar New Year holidays (February 4-10) underway in China and across most of Asia, volume across the LME base metals co...Read More
In Europe, the ferro-silicon price fell to lows last seen in February 2017 last week on suppliers competing for business from steelmakers keen to push down their feedstock prices amid weakening underlying consumption; while the domestic Chinese market dropped by 2.4% week on week amid quiet business conditions ahead of Lunar New Year. Chinese domestic and export prices drop European market...Read More
Global vanadium prices were stable to slightly firmer in the week ended Friday February 1, underpinned by fundamental tightness albeit with many Chinese players already out for the new year holidays. European vanadium prices firm as sellers see no pressure to destock Chinese markets hold steady while market winds down for Lunar New Year US ferro-vanadium price rises on deal done at high...Read More
The latest ferro-vanadium and vanadium pentoxide (V2O5) transactions, bids, offers and assessments in Europe and China. To view the latest price assessments, follow the links below: Europe - Ferro-vanadium, delivered duty-paid in Europe, $ per kg V - Vanadium pentoxide, in-warehouse Rotterdam, $ per lb V2O5 China - Ferro-vanadium, 78% min, fob China, $ per kg V - Vanadium pentoxide, 98% min, fob C...Read More
Import prices for steel slab in Southeast Asia and East Asia increased over the past week amid higher offers after a month-long price decline, although trading activity was sparse due to the wide bid-offer spread.Fastmarkets MB's weekly import price assessment for slab in Southeast Asia and East Asia was $430-445 per tonne cfr on Monday February 4, up $15-20 per tonne from a week earlier.One deal...Read More
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January price gain well below the...ACCESS RESTRICTEDTo read the rest of this analysis please take a free sample or subscribeFREE SampleReceive a free sample of market analysis and price forecasts.Free SampleSUBSCRIBEReceive unlimited access to all current and archive content going back to 2008 including downloadable pricing data and forecasts.Plus download the latest issue as soon...Read More
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Nickel price up 25% already this year After...ACCESS RESTRICTEDTo read the rest of this analysis please take a free sample or subscribeFREE SampleReceive a free sample of market analysis and price forecasts.Free SampleSUBSCRIBEReceive unlimited access to all current and archive content going back to 2008 including downloadable pricing data and forecasts.Plus download the latest iss...Read More
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Testing $2,800 per tonne The LME...ACCESS RESTRICTEDTo read the rest of this analysis please take a free sample or subscribeFREE SampleReceive a free sample of market analysis and price forecasts.Free SampleSUBSCRIBEReceive unlimited access to all current and archive content going back to 2008 including downloadable pricing data and forecasts.Plus download the latest issue as soon...Read More