An overview of the new energy materials markets and their price moves in the week to Friday August 13.Susan Zou, Yingchi Yang and...Read More
Base metals prices on the London Metal Exchange were trading mostly higher at the close on Friday August 13, with copper, aluminium and lead all making gains.The three-month aluminium price closed at $2,600 per tonne, up from $2,582.50 per tonne. This was the first time it has closed above $2,600 per tonne since August 2.The price hit an intraday trading high of $2,622.50 per tonne, also the highe...Read More
An overview of the specialty steel raw materials markets in Europe and their latest price moves.Janie Davies, Dalila Ouerghi...Read More
An overview of the new energy materials markets and their price moves in the week to Friday August 13.Susan Zou, Yingchi Yang and...Read More
The domestic market for steel wire rod in Poland remained quiet in the week to Friday August 13, with trading activity subdued and prices broadly flat, sources told Fastmarkets on Friday.Even though trading was seasonally softer over the past week, steel wire rod prices in Poland were seen as largely unchanged, Fastmarkets heard."Trading is weaker compared to July, but there is no relief for price...Read More
The domestic price for steel rebar in Brazil - which had not moved in three months - fell on Friday August 13 amid mill discounts, confirming lingering signs of a downturn.In Brazil, rebar supply recovered in 2021, and scrap prices started being cut. The global scenario lent headwinds to the Brazilian rebar price, with a downturn seen particularly in Turkey.Brazil-based steelmakers often follow in...Read More
Indian domestic secondary steel billet prices edged up in the second half of the week on consistent buying by finished product producers, market participants told Fastmarkets on Friday August 13. Fastmarkets' price assessment for steel billet domestic, ex-works India, was up by 200 rupees ($3) per tonneat 43,200-43,400 rupees ($582-585) per tonne on Friday compared with last week's 43,000-43,200 r...Read More
Aluminium primary foundry alloy (PFA) premiums were unchanged this month in Europe and the United States, continuing to lag other value-added products such as billet.EuropeFastmarkets assessed the aluminium primary foundry alloy, silicon 7 ingot premium, ddp Germany at $510-550 per tonne on Friday August 13, flat from July 9. "The market has been really quiet this week. We are waiting until Septem...Read More
Most flat steel prices decreased in Turkey during the week ending Friday August 13; buying was slow due to the holiday season and expectations that prices may fall further.Hot-rolled coil producers were accepting orders for November during the week, but some still had limited allocations for October production, sources told Fastmarkets.Market participants believe prices may still have room to fall...Read More
Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Friday August 13 that are worth another look.Extended waiting times and bottlenecks at major Chinese ports have resulted in lower demand for imports of steel billet and higher freight costs for such shipments this week, sources told Fastmarkets...Read More
Lithium prices in China's domestic market continued to rally in the week to Thursday August 12, with both traders and consumers along the battery supply chain actively topping up inventories despite this restocking usually taking place at the end of the month.Lithium prices in China rose quickly amid restocking activity, while some suppliers held back from sales.Seaborne Asia lithium prices were l...Read More
Australia-listed lithium miners Orocobre and Galaxy have gained the shareholders' and court approvals that were necessary for their proposed merger, the companies announced on Friday August 13.On August 6, Galaxy's shareholders voted in favor of the deal, and on August 13 the Supreme Court of Western Australia made orders approving the proposed merger, the companies said.According to the merger sc...Read More
Prices of flat-rolled steel imported into South America were mostly up during the week ended Friday August 13, boosted by costly freight rates and higher offers, and despite uncertainty about a potential Chinese export tax.Most market participants expect the Chinese government soon will announce an export tax on steel, which has been heard from market chatter in the Asian country. There was no con...Read More
The light iron scrap market in the United Kingdom dropped by ?5 ($7) per tonne at the top end of its price range over the week to Friday August 13 due to the seasonal summer slowdown and weaker monthly domestic delivery settlements, sources told Fastmarkets.A drop in prices at UK dockside markets, a major influence on domestic prices, has also weighed on the light iron market, sources said.Fastma...Read More
The export price for pig iron from the south of Brazil was firm during the week to Friday August 13 because suppliers have full order books after agreeing sales to the United States.Fastmarkets' price assessment for pig iron, export, fob port of Vitoria/Rio, Brazil, was $540-545 per tonne on Friday, widening upward from $540-542 per...Read More
Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Friday August 13 that are worth another look.Extended waiting times and bottlenecks at major Chinese ports have resulted in lower demand for imports of steel billet and higher freight costs for such shipments this week, sources told Fastmarkets...Read More
Chinese automobile production and sales figures continued to fall in July 2021, on both a monthly and an annual basis, although figures for vehicle exports and new energy vehicles hit record highs, the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM) has said.Carmakers in China produced 1.86 million units in July, down by 4.1% month on month and by 15.5% year-on-year. Sales came to 1.86 millio...Read More
The price of shredded steel scrap into Pakistan and India diverged on Friday August 13 with Pakistan reporting restocking behaviour while demand in India remained low, sources told Fastmarkets.PakistanFastmarkets calculated its weekly steel scrap, shredded, index, import, cfr Port Qasim, Pakistan at $532.37 per tonne on Friday, up from $530.64 per tonne one week earlier.Deal prices increased durin...Read More
Global ferrous scrap prices have continued to fall in the week to August 13 due to high freight rates, Covid-19 outbreaks in importing countries and poor downstream steel demand.Turkish scrap prices fell amid weak downstream demandUnited States scrap exports were poor due to high freight costsWeak demand for imports in Vietnam due to Covid-19China abstains from purchasing due to large bid-offer sp...Read More
The light iron scrap market in the United Kingdom dropped by ?5 ($7) per tonne at the top end of its price range over the week to Friday August 13 due to the seasonal summer slowdown and weaker monthly domestic delivery settlements, sources told Fastmarkets.A drop in prices at UK dockside markets, a major influence on domestic prices, has also weighed on the light iron market, sources said.Fastma...Read More