China's rebar prices dropped in both the domestic and export markets on Monday September 21, amid inactivity and bearish sentiment. DomesticEastern China (Shanghai): 3,650-3,670 yuan ($545-548) per tonne, down by 30 yuan per tonneConcerns about the Covid-19 pandemic in the United States weighed on global stock markets, putting commodities futures under pressure and pushing down spot rebar prices.E...Read More
Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Monday September 21 that are worth another look.Brazilian steel and iron ore producer Companhia Sider??rgica Nacional (CSN) will launch an initial public offering (IPO) of its mining division stock to fund a $6-billion expansion plan that will increase capacity to 108...Read More
Turkish domestic scrap prices have remained largely stable over the past week amid steady import values, sources said on Monday September 21.Fastmarkets' weekly price assessment for steel scrap, auto bundle scrap, domestic, delivered Turkey, was 2,040-2,270 lira ($268-299) per tonne on Monday, unchanged week-on-week."Imported scrap prices have remained on a sideways track in the past couple of wee...Read More
Prices of steel billet imported to Southeast Asia have settled into a pattern of relative stability during the week to Monday September 21, market participants told Fastmarkets.Import billet prices climbed through early September with buyers facing a shortage of material after low purchase volumes in recent months, but weaker market sentiment in China and a drop in Asian scrap prices have limited...Read More
Bearish supply fundamentals and a high London Metal Exchange three-month price continue to spark debate in the nickel market, but while Citi maintains that the much-lauded electric vehicle (EV) metal is its least-preferred for medium-term investment, a quick turnaround in Chinese economic recovery is providing green shoots for physical demand, analyst Oliver Nugent told Fastmarkets. "We can't help...Read More
Portside prices for both low and high grades of manganese ore in China ticked downward in the week ended Friday September 18 after some ore traders lowered their offer prices to attract sales when the number of inquiries from domestic alloy smelters failed to meet expectations, market sources have told Fastmarkets.Fastmarkets' manganese ore port index, base 37% Mn, range 35-39%, fot Tianjin, China...Read More
Prices for carbon steel plate in the United States rose after ferrous scrap prices strengthened and JSW Steel USA idled its Texas plate mill, supporting other mills' increases. Fastmarkets' weekly price assessment for steel cut-to-length plate carbon grade, fob mill US climbed to $27.50 per hundredweight ($550 per short ton) on Friday September 18 from $26 per cwt on Friday September 11. The asses...Read More
The Chinese steel engine that powered on for a good six months after the start of the Covid-19 pandemic is finally starting to lose steam, according to market sources.Booming domestic demand and equally strong local steel prices had been the savior of steelmakers everywhere in the second and most of the third quarter of 2020, which either indirectly improved sentiment in Asia or opened arbitrage w...Read More
Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Monday September 21 that are worth another look.Brazilian steel and iron ore producer Companhia Sider??rgica Nacional (CSN) will launch an initial public offering (IPO) of its mining division stock to fund a $6-billion expansion plan that will increase capacity to 108...Read More
Base metals futures fell on the London Metal Exchange on Monday September 21, with the US markets reacting negatively to the forecast from that country's Federal Reserve bank (the Fed) that it will keep interest rates largely unchanged at low levels for the next three years.The price of zinc on the LME for delivery in three months' time closed at $2,458 per tonne at 5pm on Monday, down by 3.1% fro...Read More
Sentiment in the Northern European hot-rolled coil market remained upbeat on Monday September 21, driven by reduced output from domestic steelmakers and a lack of competitive import offers, sources told Fastmarkets.Fastmarkets calculated the daily steel hot-rolled coil index, domestic, exw Northern Europe, at ?,?484.95 ($574.10) per tonne on Monday, down by ?,?1.97 per tonne from ?,?486.92 per ton...Read More
Global alumina prices are expected to remain rangebound over the next quarter unless there are significant changes to the supply and demand picture, Noranda chief operating officer Thomas Robb said. Speaking at Fastmarkets' International Aluminium Conference on Monday September 21, Robb said: "It feels like the market is somewhat rangebound because of the supply and demand dynamics we're seeing ou...Read More
Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Monday September 21 that are worth another look.Brazilian steel and iron ore producer Companhia Sider??rgica Nacional (CSN) will launch an initial public offering (IPO) of its mining division stock to fund a $6-billion expansion plan that will increase capacity to 108...Read More
The Chinese steel engine that powered on for a good six months after the start of the Covid-19 pandemic is finally starting to lose steam, according to market sources.Booming domestic demand and equally strong local steel prices had been the savior of steelmakers everywhere in the second and most of the third quarter of 2020, which either indirectly improved sentiment in Asia or opened arbitrage w...Read More
Base metals futures fell on the London Metal Exchange on Monday September 21, with the US markets reacting negatively to the forecast from that country's Federal Reserve bank (the Fed) that it will keep interest rates largely unchanged at low levels for the next three years.The price of zinc on the LME for delivery in three months' time closed at $2,458 per tonne at 5pm on Monday, down by 3.1% fro...Read More
Bearish supply fundamentals and a high London Metal Exchange three-month price continue to spark debate in the nickel market, but while Citi maintains that the much-lauded electric vehicle (EV) metal is its least-preferred for medium-term investment, a quick turnaround in Chinese economic recovery is providing green shoots for physical demand, analyst Oliver Nugent told Fastmarkets. "We can't help...Read More
The seaborne premium hard coking coal fob index jumped on Monday September 21 due to bullish sentiment in the market, with traders in China also being positive about the material's performance in the cfr market.Fastmarkets indicesPremium hard coking coal, fob DBCT: $128.79 per tonne, up by $5.84 per tonnePremium hard coking coal, cfr Jingtang: $135.84 per tonne, up by $1.43 per tonneHard coking co...Read More
Bearish supply fundamentals and a high London Metal Exchange three-month price continue to spark debate in the nickel market, but while Citi maintains that the much-lauded electric vehicle (EV) metal is its least-preferred for medium-term investment, a quick turnaround in Chinese economic recovery is providing green shoots for physical demand, analyst Oliver Nugent told Fastmarkets. "We can't help...Read More
Prices for flat steel products in Russia's Central Federal District around Moscow remained firm in the seven days to Monday September 21, supported by strong export prices, sources told Fastmarkets at the start of this week.Fastmarkets' weekly price assessment for steel hot-rolled sheet, domestic, cpt Moscow, Russia, was 42,000-43,000 roubles ($554-567) per tonne including 20% value-added tax on S...Read More
New Day Aluminum is evaluating investment opportunities in the aluminium and specialty chemicals businesses in Europe, the company's chairman and chief executive officer said.During an interview on the bauxite and alumina day at Fastmarkets' International Aluminium conference, David D'Addario said that New Day has relocated chief operating officer Tom Robb to London to be in charge of the process....Read More