Europe's domestic prices for heavy plate moved down slightly in the week to Wednesday November 10 following a large rise a week earlier, sources told Fastmarkets.Sentiment in the market, however, remains bullish due to high energy, transport and slab costs. Last week, domestic plate prices jumped by ?,?70-100 ($81-116) per tonne, reflecting offers and some transactions heard in the market. This we...Read More
Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Wednesday November 10 that are worth another look.Focusing on the United Nation's 17 Sustainable Development Goals could be a "better framework" to capture the overlap between the environmental, societal and governmental aspects that mining companies have to consider in their moves toward sustainability, the chief...Read More
Steel rebar producers in Southern Europe have achieved higher prices in deals over the past week amid increased buying activity and high costs, with optimistic sentiment supported by the new EU-US trade agreement, sources told Fastmarkets on Wednesday November 10.Fastmarkets' assessment of the price for steel reinforcing bar (rebar), domestic, delivered Southern Europe, climbed to ?,?765-800 ($887...Read More
Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Wednesday November 10 that are worth another look.Focusing on the United Nation's 17 Sustainable Development Goals could be a "better framework" to capture the overlap between the environmental, societal and governmental aspects that mining companies have to consider in their moves toward sustainability, the chief...Read More
Focusing on the United Nation's 17 Sustainable Development Goals could be a "better framework" to capture the overlap between the environmental, societal and governmental aspects that mining companies have to consider in their moves toward sustainability, the chief executive officer of International Council of Mining and Metals Rohitesh Dhawan said on November 10. Speaking at the UN's COP26 meetin...Read More
Nickel premiums rose in Europe and the United States in the week ended November 10 due to tight supply conditions pushing premiums and spot activity higher; China retreated slightly amid an increased arbitrage loss.US nickel premiums continue to rise to historic highsPremiums in Europe rise to highest level in 2021Chinese premiums retreat slightly with arbitrage loss between London and ShanghaiEur...Read More
Carbon offsets and trading are an effective and quick way to contend with a future global ecosystem of green taxes, or the "green taxonomy," a sustainability consultancy said"Companies need to realize that states are very actively preparing tax and duties plans to favor green products, and this will result in new barriers to entry,"carbon specialist and Keops Consulting founder Milena L??pez told...Read More
Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Wednesday November 10 that are worth another look.Focusing on the United Nation's 17 Sustainable Development Goals could be a "better framework" to capture the overlap between the environmental, societal and governmental aspects that mining companies have to consider in their moves toward sustainability, the chief...Read More
Prices for low-carbon ferro-chrome continued to rise strongly in the week to Wednesday November 10, with the market still undersupplied and prices reaching a new record high since collapsing in November 2008.Fastmarkets' price assessment for ferro-chrome 0.10% C, average 65-70% Cr, delivered Europe, was $3.80-4.09 per lb Cr on November 9, up by 34-37 cents from $3.43-3.75 per lb Cr two weeks earli...Read More
Trading activity was still limited in the European hot-rolled coil sector on Wednesday November 10, with buyers pausing their purchasing activity to assess the market, sources told Fastmarkets.Producers, meanwhile, have been insisting on increasing their prices for first-quarter-rolling coil in 2022, claiming that the rises were necessary due to higher costs for energy, transportation and carbon.S...Read More
Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Wednesday November 10 that are worth another look.Focusing on the United Nation's 17 Sustainable Development Goals could be a "better framework" to capture the overlap between the environmental, societal and governmental aspects that mining companies have to consider in their moves toward sustainability, the chief...Read More
The weakening of the markets for flat and long steel in Asia that was created by the sharp drop in futures prices in China this week has had a negative effect on Iranian exporters, which sell most of their semi-finished steel volumes to the region, Fastmarkets heard on Wednesday November 10.Fastmarkets' daily price assessment for steel hot-rolled coil, domestic, ex-whs Eastern China, was 4,650-4,7...Read More
Key data from Fastmarkets' pricing session in Europe on Wednesday November 10.Key drivers European ferro-titanium spot prices were unchanged for the fourth week in a row after a tender for annual delivery in 2022 from Korean steel major Posco dragged on longer than expected. There have been no reported spot trades over the week to Wednesday November 10. Market participants expected the settlement...Read More
The governments of the United Kingdom, India, Germany and Canada have announced a pledge to purchase low carbon-emission steel under the Industrial Deep Decarbonization Initiative (IDDI), it was announced on Tuesday November 9.The group of countries announced its intention to buy low-carbon steel and concrete at the UN Climate Change Conference, COP26, in Glasgow, with specific interim targets by...Read More
A lack of supportive factors in the global market has resulted in lower interest in Commonwealth of Independent States-origin export billet from the customer side, eventually influencing bids.One of the most negative factors was a sharp drop in the Chinese long-steel market due to the bearish sentiment caused by many days of weak demand, market sources said.The assessment for steel...Read More
Chile plans to invest $68.93 billion in 51 different mining projects during the years 2021-30, a 6.92% decrease from the $74.05 billion previously expected for 2020-29, national copper commission Cochilco said on Monday November 8.The largest capital expenditures on the list were a $5.57-billion copper reserve replacement at Codelco's El Teniente division, a $5.20-billion copper mining expansion t...Read More
Iron ore prices went down on Wednesday November 10, in line with falling finished steel prices, with demand for iron ore weak in the physical market, sources told Fastmarkets.Fastmarkets iron ore indices 62% Fe fines, cfr Qingdao: $88.90 per tonne, down $3.40 per tonne62% Fe low-alumina fines, cfr Qingdao: $89.63 per tonne, down $3.83 per tonne58% Fe fines high-grade premium, cfr Qingdao: $61.23 p...Read More
Overwhelmingly bearish sentiment pervaded the Asian scrap markets on Wednesday November 10, with buyers exiting the market amid continual price falls; the staple Kanto Tetsugen auction was not awarded due to low bids from traders.November Kanto Tetsugen auction fails to find winnersSentiment in China bearish after a major steelmaker in the country lowers domestic scrap buy priceTaiwanese buyers wa...Read More
Focusing on the United Nation's 17 Sustainable Development Goals could be a "better framework" to capture the overlap between the environmental, societal and governmental aspects that mining companies have to consider in their moves toward sustainability, the chief executive officer of International Council of Mining and Metals Rohitesh Dhawan said on November 10. Speaking at the UN's COP26 meetin...Read More
Cobalt hydroxide suppliers have made aggressive offers in negotiations for annual long-term contracts, sources told Fastmarkets on the sidelines of the Antaike Nickel & Cobalt conference in Ningbo, China, on November 1-3.Since the annual mating season in 2019, most cobalt hydroxide sellers and buyers have adopted a pricing mechanism for their long-term contracts for the crucial and preferred cobal...Read More