There was little activity in the export market for long steel products from the Commonwealth of Independent States in the week to Monday January 11 because suppliers are just starting to come back from public holidays. Fastmarkets' weekly price assessment for steel reinforcing bar (rebar), export, fob Black Sea, CIS was $650-670 per tonne on Tuesday, flat week on week. Current offers for Russ...Read More
Iron ore prices remained mostly stable on Tuesday January 12, supported by mills replenishing their stocks ahead of the Chinese New Year holiday in mid-February, sources told Fastmarkets. Fastmarkets iron ore indices 62% Fe fines, cfr Qingdao: $172.67 per tonne, up $0.54 per tonne62% Fe low-alumina fines, cfr Qingdao: $173.00 per tonne, up $0.75 per tonne58% Fe fines high-grade premium, cfr Q...Read More
Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Tuesday January 12 that are worth another look.Mexican steel scrap prices continued their upward trend in the week ended Friday January 8, especially in the country's central Baj?-o region, while most prices were stable in the northern Monterrey region.Philippine...Read More
Mexican steel scrap prices continued their upward trend in the week ended Friday January 8, especially in the country's central Baj?-o region, while most prices were stable in the northern Monterrey region.Several steel producers in Baj?-o and nearby San Luis Potos?- state have increased their buying prices by around 200 pesos ($10) per tonne for most grades, in order to secure volumes, according...Read More
Turkish steelmakers stepped back from the deep-sea scrap import market on Tuesday January 12, focusing instead on finished steel and billet sales, sources told Fastmarkets.After a number of steel scrap cargoes were booked at the end of the last week, the market has generally been quiet."Market is very quiet [so far this] week, but I still expect the mills to book more carg...Read More
Steel rebar and billet prices in the United Arab Emirates rose again in the week to Tuesday January 12 because of higher offers and market indications, but most rebar producers are yet to announce new prices for February production, sources said. Demand for billet and rebar from end users was moderate to strong during the week, sources added. Domestic rebar Steel producers sold rebar at 2,259-2,29...Read More
Mining and metals producer Assmang has declared force majeure on its medium-carbon ferro-manganese production in South Africa, a source told Fastmarkets this week.Assmang produces refined ferro-manganese at its Cato Ridge Alloys plant in the eastern province of KwaZulu-Natal and halted production last week. The force majeure declaration was made in the first week of 2021 after...Read More
Turkey's Ministry of Trade announced on Saturday January 9 the initiation of an anti-dumping investigation into imports of hot-rolled flat steel from the European Union and South Korea.The products under investigation are under HS codes 7208.10.00, 7208.25.00, 7208.26.00, 7208.27.00, 7208.36.00, 7208.37.00, 7208.38.00, 7208.39.00, 7208.40.00, 7208.52.10, 7208.52.99, 7208.53.10, 7208.53.90, 7208.54...Read More
The European Commission has set 4.8-7.6% provisional anti-dumping duties on hot-rolled coil originating from Turkey, effective Wednesday January 6. The EC calculated preliminary duties for Habas at 4.80%; for Erdemir at 5.40%; for Agir Haddecilik and Borcelik at 5.90%; and for Colakoglu and all other companies at 7.60%, according to the Official Journal of the European Union. The product concerned...Read More
Member mills of the China Iron & Steel Association (Cisa) lowered their crude steel and hot metal production in late December from the preceding 10 days, according to data published by the association on Wednesday January 6.December 21-31 outputCrude steel: 2.16 million tonnes per day, down 1.76%Finished steel: 2.24 million tpd, up 4.74%Hot metal: 1.89 million tpd, down 2.34%Mills' finished steel...Read More
Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Tuesday January 12 that are worth another look.Mexican steel scrap prices continued their upward trend in the week ended Friday January 8, especially in the country's central Baj?-o region, while most prices were stable in the northern Monterrey region.Philippine...Read More
Aluminium premiums across the globe were mostly flat in the week ending Tuesday January 12, with market participants continuing to keep a close watch on the volatile London Metal Exchange spreads.Uncertainty in Europe due to spreadsImport premium widens in BrazilUS Midwest market quietDomestic market more favorable in Japan.Backwardations create uncertainty in EuropeAluminium premiums throughout E...Read More
A summary of base metals premiums from across the globe for the week to Tuesday January 12.Please click...Read More
Mexican steel scrap prices continued their upward trend in the week ended Friday January 8, especially in the country's central Baj?-o region, while most prices were stable in the northern Monterrey region.Several steel producers in Baj?-o and nearby San Luis Potos?- state have increased their buying prices by around 200 pesos ($10) per tonne for most grades, in order to secure volumes, according...Read More
Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Tuesday January 12 that are worth another look.Mexican steel scrap prices continued their upward trend in the week ended Friday January 8, especially in the country's central Baj?-o region, while most prices were stable in the northern Monterrey region.Philippine...Read More
Now is not the time for Freeport-McMoRan to be thinking about mergers and acquisitions, the mining company's chief executive officer says.According to Richard Adkerson, the company - which is just over half-way through a mega-project to transform its giant Grasberg copper-gold mine in Indonesia from an open-pit to an underground operation - is on the verge of creating huge shareholder value."I jus...Read More
The three-month nickel contract was the biggest gainer on Tuesday January 12 with a 3% rise in a broad-based reversal of fortunes for base metals on the London Metals Exchange, due to expectations of further Covid-19 stimulus in the United States. Nickel's three-month price bounced back by 3.4% on Tuesday at 5pm to $17,668 per tonne, coming back to levels seen at the end of the first week of Janua...Read More
Iron ore prices remained mostly stable on Tuesday January 12, supported by mills replenishing their stocks ahead of the Chinese New Year holiday in mid-February, sources told Fastmarkets. Fastmarkets iron ore indices 62% Fe fines, cfr Qingdao: $172.67 per tonne, up $0.54 per tonne62% Fe low-alumina fines, cfr Qingdao: $173.00 per tonne, up $0.75 per tonne58% Fe fines high-grade premium, cfr Q...Read More
Seaborne coking coal prices across the board remained relatively flat on Tuesday January 12 due to a lack of transactions while some steel mills in China accepted the proposed coke price increase, sources said.Fastmarkets indicesPremium hard coking coal, fob DBCT: $103.99 per tonne, up $0.06 per tonnePremium hard coking coal, cfr Jingtang: $208.19 per tonne, up $0.01 per tonneHard coking coal, fob...Read More
The latest forecasts from Fastmarkets' team of base metals analysts are ready to view.Aluminium: SHFE tailwind for LME pricesAs we are entering the traditional strong demand season, we expect Chinese aluminium demand to show further recovery, and we expect demand from existing end-user sectors, new infrastructure projects and the export sector to show some increases. As a result, we believe that S...Read More