Domestic steel cold-rolled coil prices in Europe increased in the week to Wednesday April 7, due to a shortage of materials and strong demand, sources told Fastmarkets.Sources said they have been struggling to book CRC from domestic producers because they had either held back from trading or claimed to be sold out until end of the third or fourth quarter of the year."It is impossible to get CRC fr...Read More
Prices for steel hollow sections in Europe remained flat on Wednesday April 7, with the renewed import quota relieving pressure on the market with mills facing higher feedstock costs, sources told Fastmarkets.Fastmarkets' price assessment for steel sections (medium), domestic, delivered Northern Europe was unchanged at ?,?920-950 ($1088- 1,124) per tonne on Wednesday.The price of hot-rolled coil,...Read More
Brazil's automotive output grew by 5.47% year on year in March, despite several plants closing toward the end of the month, national automakers association Anfavea said on Wednesday April 7.The country produced 200,340 vehicles in March, up from 189,958 units in same month in 2020 and up 1.68% from 197,035 units in February 2021, the association said."The figures in March were acceptable despite t...Read More
Turkish deep-sea scrap import prices pushed up again after three fresh cargoes were sold from the United States and Baltic Sea regions for May shipment, market participants told Fastmarkets on Wednesday April 7.A steel mill in the Iskenderun region booked a Baltic Sea cargo, comprising 16,000 tonnes of HMS 1&2 (80:20), 8,500 tonnes of shredded, 4,500 tonnes of bonus, 3,500 tonnes of rail and a 2,5...Read More
Iron ore prices pushed up on Wednesday April 7, chasing previous increments in steel prices but depressing seaborne activity, sources told Fastmarkets.Fastmarkets iron ore indices 62% Fe fines, cfr Qingdao: $173.63 per tonne, up $2.73 per tonne62% Fe low-alumina fines, cfr Qingdao: $174.16 per tonne, up $3.16 per tonne58% Fe fines high-grade premium, cfr Qingdao: $154.65 per tonne, up $1.40 per to...Read More
The seaborne premium hard coking coal price stayed largely flat in the fob market and decreased in the cfr market on April 7 Wednesday after major buyers in south China became cautious to buy seaborne cargoes amid uncertain limits on import coal quotas, market sources told Fastmarkets.Fastmarkets indicesPremium hard coking coal, fob DBCT: $115.11 per tonne, up $0.04 per tonnePremium hard coking co...Read More
The import price for heavy scrap (HS) into China maintained its upward trend this week, with more buying interest heard in the spot market amid climbing prices in the region. Fastmarkets' price assessment for steel scrap, heavy recycled steel materials, cfr China was $475-480 per tonne on Wednesday April 7, up by $15 from $460-465 per tonne on April 6. This followed a $5 narrowing in the rang...Read More
Fastmarkets has corrected its daily iron ore 62% Fe Pilbara Blend Fines Differential and 62% Fe Pilbara Blend Fines Index, which were published incorrectly on Tuesday April 6 due to a calculation error.Fastmarkets' daily index for 62% Fe Pilbara Blend Fines Differential (MB-IRO-0076) and 62% Fe Pilbara Blend Fines index (MB-IRO-0114) should have been $-1.16 per tonne and $169.74 per tonne respecti...Read More
China's hot-rolled coil prices rose further to their highest in nearly 13 years on Wednesday April 7, though trading activity weakened amid rising inventory levels, sources told Fastmarkets.DomesticEastern China (Shanghai): 5,550-5,570 yuan ($848-851) per tonne, up 10 yuan per tonneSeveral traders in Shanghai said sellers in the spot market issued high offers in the morning but had to make reducti...Read More
London Metal Exchange three-month lead and zinc prices were on the rise on Wednesday April 7 while copper and nickel prices fell from their closing prices on Tuesday following a spate of buying that pushed most metals' prices up by between 1.5-3%. The LME lead futures price was at $1,980.50 per tonne on Wednesday - its highest in just over a month when the metal closed at $2,051 per tonne on March...Read More
Key data from pricing session in London on Wednesday April 7. Key drivers: Profit-takers continue to offer below $22 per lb, although deals at higher levels are still achievable. An absence of Chinese buyers inquiring...Read More
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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.Fastmarkets...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 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 grade, in-whs Rotterdam, $/lb at 22.50-23.00 on Wednesday April...Read More
Key data from Fastmarkets' pricing session in Europe on Wednesday April 7.Key drivers The titanium markets in Europe were steady over the week, with the Easter holiday quietening trading activity while some market participants, particularly steelmakers, are still absent, trade sources said.More trading activity is due next week after market participants return in full following the holiday break....Read More
Premiums for EQ grade material in China and Europe declined in the week to Tuesday April 6, while premiums for standard cathodes globally remained largely stable from their levels one fortnight ago. China's copper import premiums drift lower; EQ market accelerates decline The non-exchange-deliverable equivalent-grade (EQ) copper cathodes market in China declined this week due to absence of buying...Read More
Future mobility vehicles such as flying cars and air taxis may use radically different battery chemistries and production methods to cater to their unique form factor and designs, industry pioneers Volocopter and Wright Electric told Fastmarkets. Touted as the transport of the future, these vehicles are meant to break the monotony and time wasted in rush-hour jams by providing an alternative to la...Read More
Gold ETN (GLD) moved above $164.15 completing a double bottom pattern.Yamana Gold (YRI), a TSX 60 stock moved above $5.85 completing a double bottom pattern.Mexico iShares (EWW) moved above $45.47 extending an intermediate uptrend.Chile iShares (ECH) moved above $34.68 extending an intermediate uptrend. Technology SPDRs (XLK) moved above $138.95 to an all-time high extending an intermediate uptren...Read More