The prices of base metals on the London Metal Exchange ended mostly lower at the close of trading on Friday August 17, with most metals struggling to recover fully from the midweek slide amid continued strength in the US dollar. ...Read More
Premiums for aluminium billet in Europe were mostly firm this week with participants trying to secure metal for the fourth quarter and beyond. ...Read More
An overview of the battery raw materials markets and their price moves from the past week.Read More
Metal Bulletin rounds up some of the key news and price moves across the global metal markets this week....Read More
China's monthly zinc output dropped to its lowest in five years in July, echoing lower output of galvanised steel and capacity cut of major Chinese zinc smelters. ...Read More
Alcoa workers in Western Australia will continue to strike indefinitely after the company and the Australian Workers' Union (AWU) failed to come to a compromise....Read More
An overview of the battery raw materials markets and their price moves from the past week.Read More
Key data from the pricing sessions in London and Shanghai on Friday August 17. ...Read More
The global scrap markets were significantly affected by the political tensions between the United States and Turkey during the working week from Monday August 13 to Friday August 17, and by the collapse in Turkish import prices at the end of the week....Read More
Prices for containerized shredded scrap imported into India fell by more than $10 per tonne this week due to the crisis in Turkey having a knock-on effect, sources told Metal Bulletin on Friday August 17....Read More
Light iron scrap prices in the UK were unchanged on Friday August 17 for a third consecutive week despite a fall in export prices for shredded scrap and the settlement of monthly deliveries to domestic consumers for August....Read More
Comex copper prices edged up on Friday morning in the US, with the base metals complex benefiting from a weaker dollar....Read More
An overview of the battery raw materials markets and their price moves from the past week.Read More
Chinese domestic spot battery-grade lithium carbonate prices have fallen on thin buying activity and lower prices, while lithium hydroxide prices have temporarily stabilized this week, while seaborne, European and US lithium carbonate prices moved down.Battery-grade lithium carbonate prices continue their downtrend while downstream consumers are waiting for the market to hit the bottom due to the...Read More
The trade log for battery-grade lithium carbonate in China including trades, bids and offers reported to Metal Bulletin.Unless otherwise stated, all prices are per tonne on an ex-works China basis. Delivered prices are netted back.Metal Bulletin pricesClick here for Metal Bulletin's price assessment for lithium carbonate min 99.5% Li2CO3 battery grade, spot price range, ex-works China, yuan per to...Read More
Sentiment in Turkey's flat steel market improved after the Turkish lira regained some value towards the end of the week, sources told Metal Bulletin on Friday August 17....Read More
Prices for coated steel coil products in Turkey were stable in the week ended Friday August 17, while sentiment was improving after the Turkish lira started to regain value toward the end the week after dipping earlier in August. ...Read More
China's hot-rolled coil prices rose on Friday August 17 following news that Tangshan will start its winter production limits from September 1 onward....Read More
Metal Bulletin reviews the major stories that have affected the steel market over the past week....Read More
Metal Bulletin will not publish certain price assessments for steel and ferrous scrap products in the Middle East and Turkey during the period August 20-24, 2018, because of the religious Eid al-Adha public holidays.The following prices will not be published during that period. Normal publishing schedules will be resumed in the week beginning Monday August 27.Egypt semi-finished and long steel- Eg...Read More