Prices for seaborne iron ore concentrate and pellets inched up in the week to Friday November 27 amid increased demand for concentrate and tightened supply of pellets, market sources told Fastmarkets.Fastmarkets iron ore indices66% Fe concentrate, cfr Qingdao: $138.07 per tonne, up $0.68 per tonne.65% Fe blast furnace pellet, cfr Qingdao: $158.77 per tonne, up $0.81 per tonne.Key driversMarket sou...Read More
The Standardization Administration of China approved on Sunday November 29 new domestic steel scrap classification standards that are expected to be rolled out by the end of this year, replacing the previous standards.The standard-making committee had released a draft of the new standards for ferrous and stainless scrap late last month.The new specifications are as follows:Heavy recycled steel mat...Read More
Steel slab export prices from Brazil remained stable in the week ended Friday November 27, with few volumes available and buyers adopting a wait-and-see stance after recent price increases.Fastmarkets' weekly price assessment for steel slab, export, fob main port Brazil, was $515-540 per tonne on November 27, unchanged from the previous week.Offers of slab to the United States were reported around...Read More
European ferro-titanium prices could hit multi-year highs in the coming weeks against strengthening demand from steelmakers and increasingly tight supplies of scrap, alloy suppliers in Europe told Fastmarkets. Delivered duty-paid prices in Europe will set a new annual peak if prices increase at all from the top end of the current range, and the market will equal a more than six-year high if prices...Read More
Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Monday November 30 that are worth another look.Italian authorities will finalize their takeover of a share in flat steel producer ArcelorMittal Italia on December 10, trade unions Fiom-Cgil and Uilm said on November 30.The first deal for...Read More
Alcoa Corporation will sell its Warrick Operations rolling mill near Evansville, in the US state of Indiana, for $670 million - including $587 million in cash - to Kaiser Aluminum, with the transaction expected to close by April 2021, Alcoa said on Monday November 30.Alcoa will continue to operate the smelter - which has capacity of 269,000 tonnes per year - and power plant at the location. The ro...Read More
Domestic prices for steel hot-rolled coil increased again across Europe in the week to Friday November 27, due to tight supply from both domestic and overseas suppliers.Fastmarkets calculated its daily steel hot-rolled coil index, domestic, exw Northern Europe, at ?,?560.00 ($669.88) per tonne on Friday, up by ?,?18.75 per tonne week on week and by ?,?61.67 per tonne month on month.Friday's index...Read More
Copper and aluminium prices reached new year-to-date highs at the close of trading on the London Metal Exchange on Monday November 30, while the rest of the base-metals complex showed dips in their three-month prices.Copper rose to $7,580 per tonne at 5pm on Monday, up by 1% from Friday's closing price of $7,499.50 per tonne and setting a new year-to-date high.The red metal also went up to $7,708....Read More
Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Monday November 30 that are worth another look.Italian authorities will finalize their takeover of a share in flat steel producer ArcelorMittal Italia on December 10, trade unions Fiom-Cgil and Uilm said on November 30.The first deal for...Read More
The London Metal Exchange has appointed a new head to its LME Clear platform after Richard Thornhill stepped down from the position, Fastmarkets understands.Marco Strimer was appointed as Chairman of the LME Clear Limited Board on Monday November 30 following Richard Thornhill's retirement after seven years at the role. Strimer has been a member of the LME Clear Board since December 2013 and...Read More
European ferro-titanium prices could hit multi-year highs in the coming weeks against strengthening demand from steelmakers and increasingly tight supplies of scrap, alloy suppliers in Europe told Fastmarkets. Delivered duty-paid prices in Europe will set a new annual peak if prices increase at all from the top end of the current range, and the market will equal a more than six-year high if prices...Read More
Copper and aluminium prices reached new year-to-date highs at the close of trading on the London Metal Exchange on Monday November 30, while the rest of the base-metals complex showed dips in their three-month prices.Copper rose to $7,580 per tonne at 5pm on Monday, up by 1% from Friday's closing price of $7,499.50 per tonne and setting a new year-to-date high.The red metal also went up to $7,708....Read More
The London Metal Exchange has appointed a new head to its LME Clear platform after Richard Thornhill stepped down from the position, Fastmarkets understands.Marco Strimer was appointed as Chairman of the LME Clear Limited Board on Monday November 30 following Richard Thornhill's retirement after seven years at the role. Strimer has been a member of the LME Clear Board since December 2013 and...Read More
The London Metal Exchange copper price rose by 1.8% in morning trading on Monday November 30, continuing the bullish trend from the previous week and boosted by positive Chinese economic data and a weak dollar index, but nickel was the laggard. Copper's three-month price, which last Friday leapt to numbers not seen since April 2013, rose to $7,636.50 per tonne at 9am with over 14,000 lots exchange...Read More
The London Metal Exchange has appointed a new head to its LME Clear platform after Richard Thornhill stepped down from the position, Fastmarkets understands.Marco Strimer was appointed as Chairman of the LME Clear Limited Board on Monday November 30 following Richard Thornhill's retirement after seven years at the role. Strimer has been a member of the LME Clear Board since December 2013 and...Read More
European ferro-titanium prices could hit multi-year highs in the coming weeks against strengthening demand from steelmakers and increasingly tight supplies of scrap, alloy suppliers in Europe told Fastmarkets. Delivered duty-paid prices in Europe will set a new annual peak if prices increase at all from the top end of the current range, and the market will equal a more than six-year high if prices...Read More
The first deal for the supply of aluminium to main Japanese ports (MJP) for the first quarter of 2021 has concluded at a premium of $125 per tonne cif MJP, multiple sources told Fastmarkets on Monday November 30. The deal was for 6,000-9,000 tonnes of aluminium ingot in total for January-March delivery, with 2,000-3,000 tonnes to be delivered each month, and is on top of the London Metal Exchange...Read More
The London Metal Exchange copper price rose by 1.8% in morning trading on Monday November 30, continuing the bullish trend from the previous week and boosted by positive Chinese economic data and a weak dollar index, but nickel was the laggard. Copper's three-month price, which last Friday leapt to numbers not seen since April 2013, rose to $7,636.50 per tonne at 9am with over 14,000 lots exchange...Read More
Base metals prices were mainly stronger this morning, Monday November 30, helped by strong Chinese manufacturing purchasing managers' index (PMI) data and a weaker dollar, but some of the metals are starting to look tired.Chinese manufacturing PMI climbed to 52.1 in November, up from 51.4 in OctoberChinese non-manufacturing PMI climbed to 56.41 in November, up from 56.2 in OctoberBase metals The t...Read More
The price of hot-rolled coil in the United States has reached its highest level in over two years, Fastmarkets has learned. Fastmarkets' daily steel hot-rolled coil index, fob mill US was calculated at $39.83 per hundredweight ($796.60 per ton) on Monday November 30, up 2.1% from $39 per cwt on Wednesday November 25 and an increase of 2.7% from $38.80 per cwt one week earlier. Inputs were received...Read More