Rebar producers were planning to increase their prices this week for Russia's Central Federal District, the major steel-consuming region in the country, amid a shortage of material in the secondary market....Read More
Prices for hot-rolled (HR) and cold-rolled (CR) steel sheet in Russia's Central Federal District around Moscow have increased this week with mills trying to keep their domestic market profitability high compared with export sales....Read More
Base metals on the London Metal Exchange were mostly higher at the close of trading on Tuesday August 21, underpinned by a retreat in the US dollar while international trade rifts continue to deter commodity investment. ...Read More
High chrome ore stocks and dampened demand are weighing on chrome ore producers in Turkey who are also battling growing inflation, market participants told Metal Bulletin. ...Read More
The latest metal markets news and price moves to start the North American day on Tuesday August 21....Read More
Good morning from Metal Bulletin's offices in Asia as we bring you the latest news and pricing stories on Tuesday August 21.Base metals prices on the Shanghai Futures Exchange were broadly up during morning trading on Tuesday, with a retreat in the dollar continuing to provide support to the complex. Check Metal Bulletin's live futures report here. Sellers of UG2 chrome ore have lowered their offe...Read More
John Porter will join CCMA as a trader focused on the special metals segment effective early September, leaving his current post at Arconic....Read More
Base metals on the London Metal Exchange were mostly higher at the close of trading on Tuesday August 21, underpinned by a retreat in the US dollar while international trade rifts continue to deter commodity investment. ...Read More
Seaborne premium hard coking coal prices inched lower, however, Chinese participants flagged interest for low-ash, low-sulphur tier-two materials. ...Read More
Physical iron ore was trading at lower prices on Tuesday August 21 with more restrictions affecting mills in China....Read More
Turkish steel producers remained quiet on Tuesday August 21 while the Eid al-Adha religious holiday continued....Read More
Seaborne premium hard coking coal prices inched lower, however, Chinese participants flagged interest for low-ash, low-sulphur tier-two materials. ...Read More
A summary of base metals premiums from across the globe for the week to Tuesday August 21....Read More
John Porter will join CCMA as a trader focused on the special metals segment effective early September, leaving his current post at Arconic....Read More
The latest metal markets news and price moves to start the North American day on Tuesday August 21....Read More
Arbitrage for copper, aluminium, zinc and nickel imported into China on Tuesday August 21*...Read More
Metal Bulletin is opening a consultation on a proposal to reduce its assessment of Shanghai bonded copper stocks to once a month. Currently, Metal Bulletin assesses Shanghai bonded copper stocks fortnightly. Under the proposal, the assessment of Shanghai copper bonded stocks will take place on the first working day of each month. The reduction in frequency of the assessment will align the pub...Read More
Base metals prices on the London Metal Exchange were mostly higher during morning trading on Tuesday August 21, backed by a continued retreat in the dollar amid growing market optimism ahead of talks between the United States and China later this week. ...Read More
Australian-Chinese miner MMG posted a 1.42% year-on-year increase in its earnings before interest tax depreciation and amortization (Ebitda) to $984.2 million in the first half of 2018, due to higher commodity prices realized during the period....Read More
Following a market consultation, Metal Bulletin will lower the minimum tonnage used in the calculation of its CIS billet index as of August 21....Read More