Base Metal Stock Articles

5G & ELECTRONIC METALS: 5G to play key role in smartphone sales growth in 2021

February 10, 2021 / Staff reporter

This year will be a turning point for network readiness and availability of 5G after some initial delay in last year caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, sources told Fastmarkets. More 5G smartphones, wearables and other consumer electronics have reached the mainstream market while the increase in remote working that has resulted from lockdown measures continues to underscore the need for greater band...Read More

Mexican ferrous scrap prices mostly down

February 10, 2021 / Staff reporter

Ferrous scrap prices in Mexico largely declined in the week ended on Friday February 5, with buyers struggling to reduce their purchase prices.Mexican steel producers attempted to secure price cuts in their purchases of the steelmaking raw material, of around 200-300 pesos ($10-15) per tonne, in both regions during the week. But many higher-volume trades were heard at stable prices.Fastmarket...Read More

DAILY STEEL SCRAP: Turkish market remains quiet, close to bottom

February 10, 2021 / Staff reporter

The Turkish deep-sea scrap import market remained quiet on the second working day of the week with no deep-sea bookings heard, market sources said on Tuesday February 9.The most recent bookings were heard on February 5 at $380 per tonne cfr for Baltic Sea-origin HMS 1&2 (80:20) and $387 per tonne cfr for UK material, sending the daily scrap indices down by around $15 per tonne...Read More

MORNING VIEW: Base metals prices looking stronger again as dollar slips; oil, gold also firmer

February 10, 2021 / Staff reporter

With the exception of tin, base metals prices on both the London Metal Exchange and Shanghai Futures Exchange were firmer this morning, Tuesday February 9, as were the precious metals and oil, while the US dollar continued with its recent pullback.Oil prices hits $61 per barrel, highest since January 2020, on production cutsBitcoin surges as Tesla shows support for the cryptocurrencyUnited States'...Read More

US hot-rolled coil index slips from all-time high

February 10, 2021 / Staff reporter

Hot-rolled coil prices in the United States slipped from an all-time high while market participants debated whether the rally had run its course.Fastmarkets' daily steel hot-rolled coil index, fob mill US was calculated at $58.96 per hundredweight ($1,179.20 per short ton) on Tuesday February 9, down by 0.47% from a record $59.24 per cwt on Monday February 8. Still, the current price is up by 1.99...Read More

EUROPE HRC: Domestic prices stabilize at high level; buyers bearish

February 10, 2021 / Staff reporter

Domestic prices for hot-rolled coil across Europe were stable on Tuesday February 9, with buyers holding back from making new deals because they anticipate a decrease in prices, sources told Fastmarkets.Domestic prices for hot-rolled coil across Europe were stable on Tuesday February 9, buyers hold back from making new deals on anticipated price decrease, sources told Fastmarkets.Fastmarkets calcu...Read More

GULF FLAT STEEL IMPORTS: Saudi Arabian buyers expect prices to fall, UAE buyers wait

February 10, 2021 / Staff reporter

Buyers of flat steel in Saudi Arabia expected prices to decrease because of the current low demand, while buyers in the United Arab Emirates were waiting for next week to see the direction of price movement, sources told Fastmarkets on Tuesday February 9.China and India are the main flat steel exporters to the Gulf region. China will be on its national New Year holiday February 11-17, and no new p...Read More

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: 5 key stories from February 9

February 10, 2021 / Staff reporter

Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Tuesday February 9 that are worth another look.Australia's Port of Port Hedland shipped 4% more iron ore in January compared with a year earlier, though shipments were lower than those made in December, data from the Pilbara Ports...Read More

FERROUS ANALYTICS: Steel mills face cash crunch on soaring costs

February 10, 2021 / Staff reporter

Fastmarkets' Ferrous Analytics report helps subscribers...Read More

GULF STEEL BILLET, REBAR: Uncertainty on rebar prices continues

February 10, 2021 / Staff reporter

The uncertainty about new domestic prices for steel rebar in the United Arab Emirates continued during the week ended Tuesday February 9, with trading subdued and no imports heard, sources told Fastmarkets.Rebar producers in the UAE were expected to announce new prices next week, most probably after the Chinese New Year holiday (February 11-17).Importers of billet and rebar preferred to wait until...Read More

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: 5 key stories from February 9

February 10, 2021 / Staff reporter

Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Tuesday February 9 that are worth another look.Australia's Port of Port Hedland shipped 4% more iron ore in January compared with a year earlier, though shipments were lower than those made in December, data from the Pilbara Ports...Read More

Mexican ferrous scrap prices mostly down

February 10, 2021 / Staff reporter

Ferrous scrap prices in Mexico largely declined in the week ended on Friday February 5, with buyers struggling to reduce their purchase prices.Mexican steel producers attempted to secure price cuts in their purchases of the steelmaking raw material, of around 200-300 pesos ($10-15) per tonne, in both regions during the week. But many higher-volume trades were heard at stable prices.Fastmarket...Read More

DAILY STEEL SCRAP: Turkish market remains quiet, close to bottom

February 10, 2021 / Staff reporter

The Turkish deep-sea scrap import market remained quiet on the second working day of the week with no deep-sea bookings heard, market sources said on Tuesday February 9.The most recent bookings were heard on February 5 at $380 per tonne cfr for Baltic Sea-origin HMS 1&2 (80:20) and $387 per tonne cfr for UK material, sending the daily scrap indices down by around $15 per tonne...Read More

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: 5 key stories from February 9

February 10, 2021 / Staff reporter

Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Tuesday February 9 that are worth another look.Australia's Port of Port Hedland shipped 4% more iron ore in January compared with a year earlier, though shipments were lower than those made in December, data from the Pilbara Ports...Read More

GULF STEEL BILLET, REBAR: Uncertainty on rebar prices continues

February 10, 2021 / Staff reporter

The uncertainty about new domestic prices for steel rebar in the United Arab Emirates continued during the week ended Tuesday February 9, with trading subdued and no imports heard, sources told Fastmarkets.Rebar producers in the UAE were expected to announce new prices next week, most probably after the Chinese New Year holiday (February 11-17).Importers of billet and rebar preferred to wait until...Read More

Buyers attracted by lower steel billet offers to Southeast Asia

February 10, 2021 / Staff reporter

The cost of steel billet imported into Southeast Asia continued to decline over the past week, with sellers able to attract some buyers with lower offer prices, market participants told Fastmarkets on Tuesday February 9.Billet consumers in Southeast Asia have been largely absent from the market in recent weeks, but the most recent drop in offer prices has stimulated greater interest on the bu...Read More

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: 5 key stories from February 9

February 10, 2021 / Staff reporter

Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Tuesday February 9 that are worth another look.Australia's Port of Port Hedland shipped 4% more iron ore in January compared with a year earlier, though shipments were lower than those made in December, data from the Pilbara Ports...Read More

US hot-rolled coil index slips from all-time high

February 10, 2021 / Staff reporter

Hot-rolled coil prices in the United States slipped from an all-time high while market participants debated whether the rally had run its course.Fastmarkets' daily steel hot-rolled coil index, fob mill US was calculated at $58.96 per hundredweight ($1,179.20 per short ton) on Tuesday February 9, down by 0.47% from a record $59.24 per cwt on Monday February 8. Still, the current price is up by 1.99...Read More

Mexican ferrous scrap prices mostly down

February 10, 2021 / Staff reporter

Ferrous scrap prices in Mexico largely declined in the week ended on Friday February 5, with buyers struggling to reduce their purchase prices.Mexican steel producers attempted to secure price cuts in their purchases of the steelmaking raw material, of around 200-300 pesos ($10-15) per tonne, in both regions during the week. But many higher-volume trades were heard at stable prices.Fastmarket...Read More

WEEKLY BASE METAL PREMIUMS REPORT: 09/02

February 10, 2021 / Staff reporter

A summary of base metals premiums from across the globe for the week to Tuesday February 9.Please click...Read More

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