The latest data for the global manganese ore market for the week ended July 20, 2020.Read More
Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Monday July 20 that are worth another look.Steel products output in Ukraine reduced by 4.6% year on year in January-June 2020 to 9.03 million tonnes, according to a report published by national steel union Ukrmetallurgprom on Thursday July 16.Brazilian copper and brass products manufacturer Termomecanica is set to take its internationaliza...Read More
The cobalt standard grade, in-whs Rotterdam trade log including business, bids and offers reported to Fastmarkets.Fastmarkets publishes trades logs for its key price assessments and indices to bring more transparency into the markets it covers and the pricing process it...Read More
Markets were mixed across the board this morning, Monday July 20, with traders focused on the prospects for a recovery fund from the European Union, while the weak Japanese export data highlights the economic damage that Covid-19 has dealt.Japan's exports dropped by 26.2% year on year in June......auto exports to the United States were particularly hard hit.Base metals Three-month base metals pric...Read More
Cobalt metal is trading at the time of publication in mid-July at prices around an 11-month low since breaking through a price floor just above $15 per lb that had been set in December 2019.The Covid-19 pandemic has badly affected global industry including the production of cobalt-containing products, and has clouded the outlook for future consumption, outweighing the effects of the supply disrupt...Read More
The cobalt standard grade, in-whs Rotterdam trade log including business, bids and offers reported to Fastmarkets.Fastmarkets publishes trades logs for its key price assessments and indices to bring more transparency into the markets it covers and the pricing process it...Read More
The cobalt alloy grade, in-whs Rotterdam trade log including business, bids and offers reported to Fastmarkets. Fastmarkets publishes trades logs for its key price assessments and indices to bring more transparency into the markets it covers and the pricing process it...Read More
Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Monday July 20 that are worth another look.Steel products output in Ukraine reduced by 4.6% year on year in January-June 2020 to 9.03 million tonnes, according to a report published by national steel union Ukrmetallurgprom on Thursday July 16.Brazilian copper and brass products manufacturer Termomecanica is set to take its internationaliza...Read More
Domestic prices for steel hot-rolled coil moved up in Northern Europe in the week ended Friday July 17, supported by the continuing lack of competitive import offers.Fastmarkets' daily steel hot-rolled coil index, domestic, exw Northern Europe, rose to ?,?407.53 ($465.65) per tonne on Friday, up by ?,?3.53 per tonne week on week, and up by ?,?17.53 per tonne month on month.Friday's index was based...Read More
Fastmarkets MB invited feedback from the industry in an open consultation process between June 19 and July 20 on the pricing methodology for its Northern Europe hot-rolled coil index as part of our annual methodology review process. Fastmarkets is gracious for all who took the time to respond to the consultation. Based on...Read More
Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Monday July 20 that are worth another look.Steel products output in Ukraine reduced by 4.6% year on year in January-June 2020 to 9.03 million tonnes, according to a report published by national steel union Ukrmetallurgprom on Thursday July 16.Brazilian copper and brass products manufacturer Termomecanica is set to take its internationaliza...Read More
Declining raw material costs and continued weak demand have worked in tandem to cause cold-heading quality (CHQ) and high carbon wire rod prices to drop, sources told Fastmarkets. Fastmarkets' assessment for steel wire rod cold-heading quality, ddp settled at $36.50 per hundredweight ($730 per short ton) on Friday July 17, down 5.2% from $38.50 per cwt last month.The cost of steel scrap No1 bushel...Read More
Special bar quality (SBQ) steel prices in the United States have dropped due to reports of discounting prompted by continuing weak demand and declining ferrous scrap costs, Fastmarkets has learned. On the hot-rolled side of the market, Fastmarkets' monthly price assessment for steel bar hot-rolled special bar quality (SBQ) 1-inch round 1000 series (carbon), fob mill US fell to $31.50 per cwt ($630...Read More
Seaborne iron ore prices fell on Monday July 20, with slow trading activity and no clear trend emerging, sources told Fastmarkets. Fastmarkets iron ore indices 62% Fe fines, cfr Qingdao: $109.54 per tonne, down $0.77 per tonne. 62% Fe low-alumina fines, cfr Qingdao: $111.44 per tonne, down $0.89 per tonne. 58% Fe fines high-grade premium, cfr Qingdao: $97.86 per tonne, down $1.13 pe...Read More
A major Japanese steelmaker is trying to increase its plate offers for Southeast Asia by $30 per tonne from last month to boost profit margins, a source with knowledge of the matter told Fastmarkets.The mill plans to offer $540-550 per tonne cfr Southeast Asia for October-delivery steel plate, after it received enough orders for September-delivery plate that was offered at $510-520 per tonne cfr S...Read More
Seaborne iron ore concentrate and pellet prices surged in the week to Friday July 17, inspired by higher prices for mid- and high-grade fines, traders told Fastmarkets.Fastmarkets iron ore indices66% Fe concentrate, cfr Qingdao: $119.24 per tonne, up $6.63 per tonne from $112.61 per tonne a week earlier. 65% Fe blast furnace pellet, cfr Qingdao: $128.28 per tonne, up $8.11 per tonne from...Read More
Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Monday July 20 that are worth another look.Steel products output in Ukraine reduced by 4.6% year on year in January-June 2020 to 9.03 million tonnes, according to a report published by national steel union Ukrmetallurgprom on Thursday July 16.Brazilian copper and brass products manufacturer Termomecanica is set to take its internationaliza...Read More
CIS export steel slab prices continued to trend upward in the week to Monday July 20, with some suppliers managing to win deals at higher prices while the general availability of material in the region was low.A large cargo of Ukrainian slab was reported sold to Italy within the range of $405-410 per tonne cfr, which would net back to $385-390 per tonne fob Black Sea. This was $5-10 per tonne high...Read More
Declining raw material costs and continued weak demand have worked in tandem to cause cold-heading quality (CHQ) and high carbon wire rod prices to drop, sources told Fastmarkets. Fastmarkets' assessment for steel wire rod cold-heading quality, ddp settled at $36.50 per hundredweight ($730 per short ton) on Friday July 17, down 5.2% from $38.50 per cwt last month.The cost of steel scrap No1 bushel...Read More
Domestic prices for steel rebar in Russia's Central Federal District around Moscowwidened in the week to Monday July 20, with higher offers from steel mills supported by strong construction sector demand, sources told Fastmarkets.Fastmarkets' weekly price assessment for steel reinforcing bar (rebar), domestic, cpt Moscow, Russia, was at 34,000-35,000 roubles ($473-487) per tonne on July 20, includ...Read More