Flat steel import prices in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Saudi Arabia have increased over the past week because of globally strong demand, although this was moderated in the UAE because of a holiday, sources said on November 30 and December 1.The UAE has a national holiday on December 1-3, so the number of working days were limited in the country this week.UAEOffer prices for hot-rolled coil...Read More
Brazilian steelmaker Gerdau has concluded its acquisition of Sider??rgica Latino-Americana (Silat), a long steel producer located in the northeastern state of Cear??, after gaining approval from anti-trust regulator Cade, the company said on Tuesday December 1.Silat has capacity for 600,000 tonnes per year of long steel products, mainly rebar and wire rod. Gerdau had first reached an agreement in...Read More
Steel billet and rebar prices in the United Arab Emirates increased over the week to November 30 while demand was strong, sources told Fastmarkets.Domestic rebarThe country's steel producers were offering rebar at 1,984-1,985 dirhams ($540) per tonne ex-works orders to be produced in December, but only few producers had allocation for December production.Deals were heard made at around 1,950...Read More
The export market for long steel products from the Commonwealth of Independent States increased again in the week to Monday November 30 supported by long lead times and a global steel market uptrend. Fastmarkets' weekly price assessment for steel reinforcing bar (rebar), export, fob Black Sea, CIS was $540 per tonne on Monday, up from $490 per tonne fob a week earlier. Offers for Russia-origi...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
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
No changes were reported in the premium for direct-reduced (DR) iron ore pellet for the fourth quarter of 2020, although sources told Fastmarkets they expect growth in the first quarter of 2021 on strong demand.Fastmarkets' iron ore DR-grade pellet premium to 65% Fe fines index, Middle East reference was $24 per tonne on Monday November 30, unchanged month on month.Fastmarkets' index for iron ore,...Read More
The export price for steel slab from the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) increased again during the week to Monday November 30, mainly because of the continued uptrend in the hot-rolled coil market, Fastmarkets has heard.Fastmarkets' weekly price assessment for steel slab, export, fob Black Sea, CIS, was $525-535 per tonne on November 30, up from $485-495 per tonne a week earlier.Slab off...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
Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Thursday November 26 that are worth another look.Italian steel unions have expressed growing concerns over the future of the Taranto steel plant and jobs in the city, with ArcelorMittal Italia expected to soon agree to a deal that would...Read More
China imported 5.90 million tonnes of coking coal in October, an increase of 3.6% from 5.69 million tonnes a year earlier, Chinese customs data showed.Last month's imports are down by 12.2% month on month, however.Coking coal imports in October were valued at nearly 3.8 billion yuan ($578 million), down by 22.5% year on year and 10.4% lower month on month, according to the customs data.Of the 5.90...Read More
Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Thursday November 26 that are worth another look. British Steel plans...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
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
A summary of base metals premiums from across the globe for the week to Tuesday December 1.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
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
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
Plans for a London Metal Exchange spot trading platform have sparked intense debate within the aluminium industry. But opponents and supporters don't necessarily fall into the camps that one might expect. For starters, a decision by the LME not to change its futures contract, establish a new green aluminium contract or set thresholds to define what constitutes low-carbon metal is proving key in st...Read More
Sometimes it is better to let a situation speak for itself. Alcoa, Rio Tinto Aluminium, Novelis, Constellium, Arconic, Kaiser Aluminum, Tri-Arrows Aluminum, American Metal Chemical Corp, Hydro Extrusion North America, JW Aluminum, Real Alloy, Reynolds Consumer Products, Scepter, Silberline Manufacturing Co, Smelter Service Corp and Wagstaff. The US Aluminum Association, which represents more than...Read More