INTL FCStone's Edward Meir has topped the base metals leader board in the Apex second-quarter 2018 contest, with an accuracy rating of 99.56%, while Commerzbank was top of the precious metals table with 99.19% accuracy....Read More
The copper price on Comex surged to a multi-week high in morning trading in the US on Tuesday July 24 amid a bout of technical buying and a softer dollar....Read More
Cobalt prices, investment opportunities, subsidies for electric vehicles (EVs) and substitution risk were hot topics at Antaike's Battery Materials Conference in Shaoxing, China last week.Metal Bulletin rounds up some of the key things we learned at the event. It's all about EV subsidy policies China's EV subsidy policy drives the pace and direction of adoption; as of this year, the government's s...Read More
Flat steel import prices in the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia were mostly stable this week, with the only changes being seen in the price ranges for imports of hot-rolled coil (HRC), sources told Metal Bulletin on Tuesday July 24....Read More
Hot-rolled (HR) and cold-rolled (CR) steel sheet suppliers to Russia's central region around Moscow have not cut their prices further this week despite low levels of demand....Read More
China's hot-rolled coil prices retreated on Tuesday July 24 after trading activity fell in the wake of increases a day earlier, sources said....Read More
Prices for domestically produced rebar in the United Arab Emirates decreased on Tuesday July 24, with demand limited for seasonal reasons, sources told Metal Bulletin....Read More
The latest bids, offers and deals in the global markets for rebar, wire rod, steel beams and other long steel products. ...Read More
China's steel futures trended downward during morning trading on Tuesday July 24, though the steelmaking raw materials contracts posted a late recovery during the session to end slightly higher than their opening prices....Read More
Prices for domestically produced rebar in the United Arab Emirates decreased on Tuesday July 24, with demand limited for seasonal reasons, sources told Metal Bulletin....Read More
The export price for CIS-origin steel billet softened on Tuesday July 24 amid a lack of buying activity in the major outlets, Metal Bulletin has heard....Read More
Severstal has increased rebar prices in Russia's central region, but the increase has been restricted by a weak export market....Read More
Outokumpu has blamed its weaker year-on-year financial results for the second quarter of 2018 on lower European base prices, higher input costs and increased freight rates in the US market. ...Read More
Chinese ferro-silicon prices continued to decline in the week to Friday July 20 amid weak demand and production ramp-ups, while European prices staged a slight recovery following a steep fall in the prior week. ...Read More
China has launched an anti-dumping investigation into imports of stainless steel billet and slab, as well as stainless hot-rolled plate and coil produced in the European Union, Japan, South Korea and Indonesia, according to a notice by the country's Ministry of Commerce on Monday July 23. The period being investigated is the whole of 2017 while timeframe being probed to determine industrial damage...Read More
China has launched an anti-dumping investigation into imports of stainless steel billet and slab, as well as stainless hot-rolled plate and coil produced in the European Union, Japan, South Korea and Indonesia, according to a notice by the country's Ministry of Commerce on Monday July 23. The period being investigated is the whole of 2017 while timeframe being probed to determine industrial damage...Read More
A summary of base metals premiums from across the globe for the week to Tuesday July 24.Read More
Prices for domestically produced rebar in the United Arab Emirates decreased on Tuesday July 24, with demand limited for seasonal reasons, sources told Metal Bulletin....Read More
Base metals on the London Metal Exchange finished higher on Tuesday July 24, finding support from a weaker dollar index and easing tensions related to the trade spat between the United States and China....Read More
Norilsk Nickel plans to continue its legal action against the government of Botswana after a ruling that it cannot take the case to the London Court of International Arbitration...Read More