An overview of the specialty steel raw materials markets in Europe and their latest price moves.Fleur Ritzema, Cristina Belda...Read More
An overview of the new energy materials markets and their price moves from the past week.Susan Zou, Yingchi Yang, and...Read More
Persistent tight supply continues to underpin lithium prices in Asia, as well as in Europe and the United States over the week ended Thursday June 24.Lithium carbonate and hydroxide prices in the seaborne Asian market nudged higher due to a combination of aggressive lack of availability. Lithium producers in China held offers firm, while consumers of lithium hydroxide are wary of securing units. L...Read More
An overview of the new energy materials markets and their price moves from the past week.Susan Zou, Yingchi Yang, and...Read More
Key data from Fastmarkets' pricing sessions in China, the United States and Europe on Friday June 25. United States Trading activity increased for the manganese alloy markets. Strength in the overseas markets and low stock levels in the US continue to support price strength. Market participants expect prices to continue to trend upward given the current supply situation and the cost...Read More
Pilbara Minerals' board has approved a staged restart at the Ngungaju lithium project, set for the December quarter of 2021, the company announced on Friday June 25.Pilbara completed the acquisition of the Altura Lithium in January, thereby becoming the 100% owner of Altura's Pilgangoora lithium project, which was promptly renamed Ngungaju. The project has been on care and maintenance since late O...Read More
The United States' pig iron import market fell in the latest bookings during the week to Friday June 25, although a rebound may come on the threat of reduced supply from Russia if a proposed export tax is implemented.Fastmarkets' price assessment for pig iron, import, cfr Gulf of Mexico, US, was $645-655 per tonne on Friday, down from $650-665 per tonne a week earlier.One booking of Russia-origin...Read More
An overview of the new energy materials markets and their price moves from the past week.Susan Zou, Yingchi Yang, and...Read More
Centennial celebrations for the founding of the Chinese Communist Party has caused some parts of the ferrous supply chain in China to grind to a halt, market sources told Fastmarkets this week.Construction sites in Jiangsu province have been asked to provide a "safe and stable" social environment for the celebrations of the party's 100-year anniversary, with the provincial executive governor dubbi...Read More
Indian domestic prices for secondary steel billet fell by 1,000 rupees ($13) per tonne in the week ended Friday June 25, in line with similar price dips for finished products such as rebar, Fastmarkets has heard.The price of steel billet, domestic, ex-works India, was assessed by Fastmarkets at 41,300-41,500 rupees ($557-559) per tonne on Friday, compared with last week's assessment at 42,300-42,5...Read More
The Russian government has approved temporary export duties on 340 steel and non-ferrous metals sold outside the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU), which are set to take effect from August 1 through December 31, according to an official government decree. The duties, which are intended to control inflation of metal prices domestically, are expected to raise approximately 160 million rubles ($2.2...Read More
The Russian government has approved temporary export duties on 340 steel and non-ferrous metals sold outside the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU), which are set to take effect from August 1 through December 31, according to an official government decree. The duties, which are intended to control inflation of metal prices domestically, are expected to raise approximately 160 million rubles ($2.2...Read More
An overview of the specialty steel raw materials markets in Europe and their latest price moves.Fleur Ritzema, Cristina Belda...Read More
The Turkish steel mills remained mostly quiet in the deep-sea scrap import markets over the week ended Friday June 25, due to limited rebar export sales, while demand from Asia was supporting exporters on the US West Coast.Turkish mills ended the working week with a single cargo dealUS West Coast scrap export market strengthened with sales to BangladeshVietnamese buyers seek cargoes from US, Austr...Read More
European Metal Recycling (EMR) will commit to a net zero carbon emissions target across all three emission scopes, the company said on June 24.EMR aims to be carbon neutral by 2040 across scopes 1, 2 and 3 of relevant greenhouse gas emissions, and to provide its customers with traceability of its materials across the supply chain.EMR's goal is to reach net zero for indirect emissions created by th...Read More
Steel mills in India reduced the price of hot rolled coil exports to Southeast Asia by as much as $50 per tonne in the week to Friday June 25, with official offers down to $940-950 per tonne fob Indian ports.According to market participants, however, buyers in Southeast Asia are considering HRC prices closer to $880-890 per tonne fob Indian ports for mid-July- August shipment.Fastmarkets' price as...Read More
Prices for shredded steel scrap imported into India and Pakistan have moved down over the past week on poor demand, sources told Fastmarkets on Friday June 25.Fastmarkets' calculation of the steel scrap shredded, index, import, cfr Nhava Sheva, India, was $524.57 per tonne on June 25, down from $531.17 per tonne on June 22 and $533.93 per tonne on June 18.Deal levels this week ranged widely, from...Read More
Domestic prices for hot-rolled coil in Europe remained fairly stable on Friday June 25, supported by persistent short supply, sources have told Fastmarkets.Fastmarkets calculated its daily steel hot-rolled coil index, domestic, exw Northern Europe, at ?,?1,191.14 ($1,421.24) per tonne on June 25, up by just ?,?0.27 from ?,?1,190.87 per tonne on June 24.The index was also up by ?,?39.14 per tonne w...Read More
The Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) export billet market turned quiet at the end of the week to June 25 following news of the Russian government's plan to impose temporary export duties on ferrous and non-ferrous metals sold outside the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) from August 1, Fastmarkets heard.Billet is one of the products that will be affected if the government imposes the duties.T...Read More
European Metal Recycling (EMR) will commit to a net zero carbon emissions target across all three emission scopes, the company said on June 24.EMR aims to be carbon neutral by 2040 across scopes 1, 2 and 3 of relevant greenhouse gas emissions, and to provide its customers with traceability of its materials across the supply chain.EMR's goal is to reach net zero for indirect emissions created by th...Read More