The domestic Northern Europe steel wire rod price soared over the week to Wednesday December 2, pushed up by long lead times and good buying appetite. Fastmarkets' weekly price assessment for steel wire rod (mesh-quality), domestic, delivered Northern Europe rose to ?,?540-550 ($648-660) per tonne on Wednesday, up by ?,?40-50 per tonne from ?,?500 per tonne a week earlier. The assessment is b...Read More
Splunk (SPLK), a NASDAQ 100 stock moved below $171.07 setting an intermediate downtrend.Natural Gas ETN (UNG) moved below $9.62 and $9.39 extending an intermediate downtrend.Nike (NKE), a Dow Jones Industrial Average stock moved above $136.35 to an all-time high extending an intermediate uptrend. Cameco (CCO), a TSX 60 stock moved above $13.39 completing a base building pattern. Pre-opening...Read More
Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Tuesday December 1 that are worth another look.The mining industry must apply the correct cultural mindset to its operating principles in order to avoid any repeat of tragic events such as the destruction of one of Australia's...Read More
Goldman Sachs has predicted that copper's remarkable price surge is set to continue next year and could break records because of resurgent demand and capped supplies.Analysts led by Nicholas Snowdon project a 12-month price target of $9,500 per tonne next year, up from a $7,500 per tonne projection previously, with a 2021 average price forecast of $8,625 per tonne."This current price strength is n...Read More
The London Metal Exchange three-month aluminium, copper and nickel prices extended their rallies on Tuesday December 1, setting new year-to-date highs in the final month of 2020 with a low dollar index continuing to provide tailwinds to the prices. Copper's three-month price rose for a sixth straight day on Tuesday at 5pm, up by 1.5% to $7,694.50 per tonne from Monday's closing price of $7,580 per...Read More
Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Tuesday December 1 that are worth another look.The mining industry must apply the correct cultural mindset to its operating principles in order to avoid any repeat of tragic events such as the destruction of one of Australia's...Read More
Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Tuesday December 1 that are worth another look.The mining industry must apply the correct cultural mindset to its operating principles in order to avoid any repeat of tragic events such as the destruction of one of Australia's...Read More
The mining industry must apply the correct cultural mindset to its operating principles in order to avoid any repeat of tragic events such as the destruction of one of Australia's oldest Aboriginal heritage sites, a director of the International Council On Mining And Metals (ICMM) has said.According to Nicky Black, at least three key principles must be in place from the outset: robust management s...Read More
An overview of the chrome ore and alloy markets and their latest price moves.China The UG2 chrome ore price fell again after Tsingshan's lower December ferro-chrome tender price dampened market sentiment. Buyers made aggressive bids amid high port inventories and a bearish market outlook. Domestic spot ferro-chrome prices...Read More
Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Tuesday December 1 that are worth another look.The mining industry must apply the correct cultural mindset to its operating principles in order to avoid any repeat of tragic events such as the destruction of one of Australia's...Read More
The latest forecasts from Fastmarkets' team of analysts are ready to view.Key ferro-alloy forecast highlights for the coming months:?EUR? A strong recovery in both bulk and noble alloys is expected in 2021 but the markets are unlikely to return to the levels seen before the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic. We have seen a quicker-than-expected recovery across various regions amid the economic fal...Read More
Ferrous scrap prices in the main Mexican domestic markets increased in the week ended Friday November 27, with some companies applying increases in order to secure supply amid low availability and steady demand.Early last week, at least one company in the region near the northern city of Monterrey applied price increases, and afterwards some scrap sellers were able to achieve higher deals with oth...Read More
Turkish steel producers have continued to hold back from further deep-sea scrap purchases because of increasing prices, sources said on Tuesday December 1.The mills booked at least 10 deep-sea cargoes last week, and have since stepped back from the deep-sea markets.But market participants still expected them to book more cargoes, thanks to good demand for finished steel and billet, and improving p...Read More
A number of Chinese dealers and business entities are taking over Japanese scrapyards, or setting up scrap businesses in Japan, to secure sufficient supply of the steelmaking raw material for steel mills in China, market sources told Fastmarkets this week."Their main aim is to secure ferrous scrap supply for Chinese buyers when [China's] import ban is lifted and ferrous scrap is allowed to be impo...Read More
Canada's Lundin Mining anticipates higher copper and zinc output over the next three years, with growth expected at its operations in Chile (Candelaria), Brazil (Chapada) and Portugal (Neves-Corvo) in particular. In its three-year production outlook, published on Monday November 30, Lundin's full-year 2021 copper production guidance was set at 275,000-299,000 tonnes, jumping to 281,000-305,00...Read More
Base metals prices on the London Metal Exchange were once again mainly stronger this morning, Tuesday December 1, helped by strong Chinese Caixin manufacturing purchasing managers' index (PMI) data, but Shanghai Futures Exchange prices were more polarized.Chinese Caixin manufacturing PMI climbed to 54.9 in November, up from 53.6 in OctoberJapan's manufacturing PMI climbed to 49 in November, up fro...Read More
Spodumene producers have welcomed the Western Australia government's decision to temporarily grant royalty relief assistance for spodumene mines operating in the state as of Tuesday December 1.The government's relief scheme will be provided to Altura Mining, Galaxy Resources and Pilbara Minerals for up to 12 months or until the average realized price of spodumene concentrate is greater than or equ...Read More
Cobalt sulfate prices in China softened in the first half of last week but a firm cobalt raw materials market helped to limit the downturn.Fastmarkets' assessment for cobalt sulfate, 20.5% Co basis, exw China, was at 53,500-54,500 yuan ($8,129-8,281) per tonne on Friday November 27, unchanged from two days earlier, when it fell by 500 yuan per tonne (0.9%) from 54,000-55,000 yuan per tonne on Nove...Read More
Hot-rolled coil prices in the United States climbed over $40 per hundredweight ($800 per short ton) for the first time since 2018 after more buyers chased fewer spot tons at the domestic mills. Fastmarkets' daily steel hot-rolled coil index, fob mill US was calculated at $40.44 per cwt ($808.80 per ton) on Tuesday December 1, up by 1.53% from $39.83 per cwt on Monday November 30 and an increase of...Read More
Domestic hot-rolled coil prices in Northern Europe went up day on day on Tuesday December 1, due to a shortage of material, sources told Fastmarkets.Fastmarkets calculated its daily steel hot-rolled coil index, domestic, exw Northern Europe at ?,?563.75 ($671.26) per tonne on Tuesday, up by ?,?2.60 per tonne from ?,?561.15 per tonne on November 30.The index was up by ?,?18.70 per tonne week o...Read More