Seaborne coking coal prices surged up in both the cfr and fob markets on Friday May 14 due to increased buying interest and positive market sentiment in both markets. Prices for seaborne pulverized coal injection (PCI) material continued to increase in the cfr market in the week to May 14, due to persistent supply tightness and relatively good demand, but remained largely stable in the fob market...Read More
China's domestic rebar prices tumbled further on Friday May 14 amid falling futures and weaker demand, shedding some of Monday's big gains. Prices in eastern China ended the week 350-360 yuan per tonne higher while those in the north are up by 630-640 yuan per tonne week on week.DomesticEastern China (Shanghai): 5,780-5,800 yuan ($896-900) per tonne, down by 120-130 yuan per tonneNorthern China (B...Read More
Copper dipped to its lowest price in a week during morning trading on Friday May 14, with aluminium also continuing to soften, while a slowdown in China's economic stimulus has dampened the bullish sentiment seen earlier in the week.The three-month copper price was at $10,245 per tonne at 9am on Friday, down from $10,342 per tonne at the close on Thursday. After hitting an all-time high of $10,767...Read More
Base metals prices on both the LME and SHFE were mainly weaker this morning, Friday May 14, and seem to have got some downward momentum, even though broader markets have seen a buy-the-dip mentality emerge.Asia-Pacific equities rebounded on Friday US treasury yields eased as United States Federal Reserve officials stuck to their view that inflationary pressures will be transitoryMetals could final...Read More
China's alumina prices increased this week in a more bullish market following the strong showing for aluminium on the Shanghai Futures Exchange.Fastmarkets' weekly price assessment for alumina metallurgical grade, exw China was 2,360-2,370 yuan ($366-367) per tonne on Thursday, up 10-20 yuan per tonne from 2,340-2,360 yuan last week."The aluminium price was...Read More
An overview of the aerospace materials markets and the latest price moves.Read More
An overview of the specialty steel raw materials markets in Europe and their latest price moves.Charlotte Radford, Cristina Belda...Read More
Key data from Fastmarkets' pricing session in China on Friday May 14.Key drivers The China manganese flake export price edged higher on active deals and inquiries. The price move followed...Read More
The Cobalt standard grade, in-whs Rotterdam, $/lb trade log including business, bids and offers reported to Fastmarkets.Fastmarkets publishes trades logs for its key price assessments and indices to bring more transparencyinto the markets it covers and the pricing process it applies.Fastmarkets assessed Cobalt standard...Read More
The Cobalt alloy grade, in-whs Rotterdam, $/lbtrade log including business, bids and offers reported to Fastmarkets.Fastmarkets publishes trades logs for its key price assessments and indices to bring more transparencyinto the markets it covers and the pricing process it applies.Read More
The Cobalt hydroxide payable indicator, min 30% Co, cif China, % payable of Fastmarkets' standard-grade cobalt price (low-end) trade log including business, bids and offers reported to Fastmarkets.Fastmarkets publishes trades logs for its key price assessments and indices to bring more transparencyinto the markets it covers and the pricing process it applies.Fastmarkets assessed Cobalt hydroxide p...Read More
The Cobalt sulfate 20.5% Co basis, exw China, yuan/tonne trade log including business, bids and offers reported to Fastmarkets.Fastmarkets publishes trades logs for its key price assessments and indices to bring more transparencyinto the markets it covers and the pricing process it applies....Read More
Key data from Fastmarkets' Friday May 14 pricing sessions in China, India, the United States and Europe.China Seaborne low-grade manganese ore prices continued to rise after suppliers successfully concluded sales at higher prices amid strong buying interest. Buyers said they had expected a price uptick due to rising production costs caused by the appreciation of the South African rand and expensiv...Read More
Import prices for ferrous scrap in Vietnam surged during the week to Friday May 14 amid bullish sentiment in the spot market among scrapyards, steel mills and traders.Multiple factors have driven the price increases, chief among which is the rapid increases in regional and Turkish scrap prices, as well as booming downstream steel prices.Buyers are also purchasing deep-sea cargoes from the United S...Read More
Prices for containerized ferrous scrap in the key Taiwanese market surged this week amid strong demand for cargoes and limited offers from sellers waiting for more price increases. Fastmarkets' daily price assessment for containerized steel scrap, HMS 1&2 (80:20), United States material import, cfr main port Taiwan was $475-480 per tonne on Friday May 14, increasing by $15-20 per tonne from W...Read More
China's import prices for steel scrap declined on Friday May 14 on a sharp drop in the price of steel products.Fastmarkets' price assessment for steel scrap, heavy recycled steel materials, cfr China, which takes into account prices at ports in eastern China, was $520-540 per tonne on Friday, down by $5-10 from $530-545 per tonne a day earlier.A few buyers bid for...Read More
Eastern China's Shagang will participate in a mixed ownership reform of central China's Anyang Iron & Steel, and the former is likely to emerge as the controlling shareholder in the latter, according to a notice released by Anyang Steel late on Thursday May 13.The change in shareholding will neither influence the steel production of the two mills - based in the provinces of Jiangsu and Henan...Read More
Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Thursday May 13 that are worth another look.Export prices for Chinese stainless steel increased sharply on Wednesday May 12 due to the the removal of China's 13% export rebate and the rising nickel prices on the London Metal Exchange.Nornickel resumed ore...Read More
Selling continued on the London Metal Exchange throughout Thursday May 13, leading to lower prices at the close, after higher-than-expected inflation readings from the United States triggered concerns of interest-rate increases on Wednesday.Nickel's three-month price was most affected on Thursday, with a decrease of 2.6% to $17,323 per tonne from Wednesday's $17,797 per tonne.Meanwhile, the three-...Read More
Myanmar's major copper and nickel mining operations have been suspended with the transport of equipment, raw materials and finished goods no longer feasible after February's military coup, Fastmarkets learned. "Basic supplies like explosives could not be transported into the region. How could blast mining be possible?" one source familiar with current condition of Sagaing, the country's copper and...Read More