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IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: 5 key stories from November 16

November 17, 2020 / Staff reporter

Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Monday November 16 that are worth another look.Russia-based steelmaker NLMK's US subsidiary has reached a settlement with the United States government on a lawsuit regarding Section 232 tariffs on steel imports.Prices and payables for...Read More

LIVE FUTURES REPORT 16/11: LME base metals complex rallies on vaccine news; Cu up 1.8%

November 17, 2020 / Staff reporter

The London Metal Exchange copper three-month price continued to break records on Monday November 16, with more than 30,000 lots of the metal exchanged by 5pm, a volume last reached in March 2020.Copper's three-month price opened at $7,142.50 per tonne on Monday, its highest since June 2018. The red metal's three-month price at the end of the day was $7,108.50 per tonne, a 1.8% increase from Friday...Read More

IAI launches initiative to improve bauxite residue sustainability

November 17, 2020 / Staff reporter

The International Aluminium Institute (IAI) has launched a roadmap to maximize alternative uses for bauxite residue to significantly reduce the waste material's social, environmental and economic impact, it said.Bauxite residue, also known as bauxite tailings or red mud, is a highly alkaline waste product composed mainly of iron oxide generated in the production of alumina. According to the IAI, b...Read More

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: 5 key stories from November 16

November 17, 2020 / Staff reporter

Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Monday November 16 that are worth another look.Russia-based steelmaker NLMK's US subsidiary has reached a settlement with the United States government on a lawsuit regarding Section 232 tariffs on steel imports.Prices and payables for...Read More

China, 14 other Asia-Pacific countries sign world's largest free trade deal

November 17, 2020 / Staff reporter

Fifteen countries signed up to the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership at the annual summit of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) on Sunday November 15.The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) is made up of 10 members of Asean plus Australia, China, Japan, New Zealand and South Korea. Together, the participating nations account for about 30% of global gross do...Read More

IAI launches initiative to improve bauxite residue sustainability

November 17, 2020 / Staff reporter

The International Aluminium Institute (IAI) has launched a roadmap to maximize alternative uses for bauxite residue to significantly reduce the waste material's social, environmental and economic impact, it said.Bauxite residue, also known as bauxite tailings or red mud, is a highly alkaline waste product composed mainly of iron oxide generated in the production of alumina. According to the IAI, b...Read More

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: 5 key stories from November 16

November 17, 2020 / Staff reporter

Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Monday November 16 that are worth another look.Russia-based steelmaker NLMK's US subsidiary has reached a settlement with the United States government on a lawsuit regarding Section 232 tariffs on steel imports.Prices and payables for...Read More

GLOBAL SILICON SNAPSHOT: Prices continue rise on higher offers

November 17, 2020 / Staff reporter

Key data from the pricing sessions in the United States, Europe and Asia for the week ended Friday November 13.China The Chinese silicon grade 5-5-3 export price continued to gain strength, with deals concluded at the high end of the assessed range. Exporters kept raising offers after robust domestic prices. The rise in electricity prices in southern China, a tight supply of silica and the higher...Read More

DAILY STEEL SCRAP: Prices move up in news of latest bookings

November 17, 2020 / Staff reporter

Turkish steel mills remained silent on the first day of the week but news of bookings from late last week has come to light, sources told Fastmarkets on Monday November 16.Turkish steel mills did not enter the market for deep-sea cargoes on Monday, but two cargoes were sold late on the preceding Friday after the Fastmarkets indices had closed for the day.A European cargo was booked by a mill in th...Read More

Pre-Chinese New Year restocking supports cobalt hydroxide market gains

November 17, 2020 / Staff reporter

Prices and payables for cobalt hydroxide continued their upward trend last week amid buoyant trade, with Chinese buyers busily securing units arriving ahead of the Chinese New Year holiday (February 11-17, 2021). Fastmarkets' cobalt hydroxide payable indicator, min 30% Co, cif China rose to 80-81% of the standard-grade cobalt price (low end) on Friday November 13, up 0.3% from 79.5-81% midwee...Read More

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: 5 key stories from November 16

November 17, 2020 / Staff reporter

Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Monday November 16 that are worth another look.Russia-based steelmaker NLMK's US subsidiary has reached a settlement with the United States government on a lawsuit regarding Section 232 tariffs on steel imports.Prices and payables for...Read More

US hot-rolled coil index jumps on scant supply, strong demand

November 17, 2020 / Staff reporter

Hot-rolled coil prices in the United States have continued to climb amid an ongoing supply squeeze and robust overall market fundamentals, Fastmarkets has learned.Fastmarkets' daily steel hot-rolled coil index, fob mill US was calculated at $36.35 per hundredweight ($727 per short ton) on Monday November 16, up by 1.1% from $35.96 per cwt on Friday November 13 and up by 3.3% from $35.19 per c...Read More

Brazil's domestic steel coil prices soar amid tight supply, low inventories

November 17, 2020 / Staff reporter

Flat steel prices in Brazil's domestic market have increased for the fifth month in a row, with supply remaining scarce amid low inventories.Steelmakers have applied price increases ranging from 8-15% this month, depending on the product, with local distributors having trouble restocking amid longer-than-usual lead times.Fastmarkets' monthly assessment for steel hot-rolled coil, domestic, monthly,...Read More

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: 5 key stories from November 16

November 17, 2020 / Staff reporter

Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Monday November 16 that are worth another look.Russia-based steelmaker NLMK's US subsidiary has reached a settlement with the United States government on a lawsuit regarding Section 232 tariffs on steel imports.Prices and payables for...Read More

China, 14 other Asia-Pacific countries sign world's largest free trade deal

November 17, 2020 / Staff reporter

Fifteen countries signed up to the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership at the annual summit of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) on Sunday November 15.The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) is made up of 10 members of Asean plus Australia, China, Japan, New Zealand and South Korea. Together, the participating nations account for about 30% of global gross do...Read More

RUSSIA REBAR: Prices hold steady in seasonally slower market

November 17, 2020 / Staff reporter

Domestic steel rebar prices in Russia's Central Federal District around Moscow were flat in the week to Monday November 16 despite higher mill offers for November deliveries, sources have told Fastmarkets.Slow secondary market demand and competition between mills' trading branches and independent trading companies were constraining domestic rebar price growth in the region, sources said.Fastmarket...Read More

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: 5 key stories from November 16

November 17, 2020 / Staff reporter

Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Monday November 16 that are worth another look.Russia-based steelmaker NLMK's US subsidiary has reached a settlement with the United States government on a lawsuit regarding Section 232 tariffs on steel imports.Prices and payables for...Read More

DAILY STEEL SCRAP: Prices move up in news of latest bookings

November 17, 2020 / Staff reporter

Turkish steel mills remained silent on the first day of the week but news of bookings from late last week has come to light, sources told Fastmarkets on Monday November 16.Turkish steel mills did not enter the market for deep-sea cargoes on Monday, but two cargoes were sold late on the preceding Friday after the Fastmarkets indices had closed for the day.A European cargo was booked by a mill in th...Read More

IRON ORE DAILY: Seaborne prices on slight uptick but outlook still weak

November 17, 2020 / Staff reporter

Seaborne iron ore prices made gains on Monday November 16 amid support from positive data for steel reinforcing bar (rebar), which had increased sales in the spot market, sources told Fastmarkets.Fastmarkets iron ore indices 62% Fe fines, cfr Qingdao: $124.07 per tonne, up $1.70 per tonne62% Fe low-alumina fines, cfr Qingdao: $124.35 per tonne, up $1.25 per tonne58% Fe fines high-grade premium, cf...Read More

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: 5 key stories from November 16

November 17, 2020 / Staff reporter

Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Monday November 16 that are worth another look.Russia-based steelmaker NLMK's US subsidiary has reached a settlement with the United States government on a lawsuit regarding Section 232 tariffs on steel imports.Prices and payables for...Read More

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