The price for steel billet in the Turkish market has been increasing over the past week, largely due to rising imported scrap costs, sources said on Thursday July 16.Fastmarkets' weekly price assessment for steel billet import, cfr main port Turkey, was $380-390 per tonne on Thursday, up from the $370-375 per tonne of last week.Export prices for steel billet from the Commonwealth of Independent St...Read More
Turkish domestic long steel prices have increased over the past week in line with the recent upturn in imported scrap values, sources said on Thursday July 16. Fastmarkets' weekly price assessment for steel reinforcing bar (rebar) domestic, exw Turkey was 3,400-3,480 lira ($496-507) per tonne on Thursday, up from 3,350-3,400 lira per tonne of last week, including 18% VAT. Steel mills in the I...Read More
Sales of passenger cars in Europe fell by 22.34% year on year in June 2020, marking the sixth consecutive month of decline.New car sales in Europe totaled 949,722 vehicles in June 2020, down from 1,222,942 units sold in the corresponding month of 2019, the European Automotive Manufacturers Association (ACEA) said on Thursday July 16."However,...Read More
Turkish export prices for steel rebar and wire rod have increased over the past week due to rising costs for imported scrap, but the demand for finished materials was still weak, sources said on Thursday July 16.Fastmarkets' weekly price assessment for steel reinforcing bar (rebar), export, fob main port Turkey, was $415-420 per tonne on Thursday, up from last week's figure of $400-410 per tonne f...Read More
Turkey's Tosyali Holding is set to start the process of reviving steelmaking in Cassinga in southwest Angola, Africa.The Angolan government approved Tosyali's investment in the Cassinga Integrated Iron & Steel project in 2019, the company said on Friday July 10.Operations...Read More
Seaborne premium coking coal prices fell further on Thursday July 16, largely due to China's strict import restrictions and with market participants split over the future direction of the steelmaking raw material, sources told Fastmarkets.Fastmarkets indicesPremium hard coking coal, fob DBCT: $109.22 per tonne, down $1.63 per tonne Premium hard coking coal, cfr Jingtang: $117.96 per ton...Read More
India imported 9.26 million tonnes of coking coal in the April-June quarter of 2020, according to local media reports. This was down by 28.3% from the corresponding period last year.In June alone, the country imported 2.84 million tonnes of coking coal, down by 10.7% month on month.Total imports of all kinds of coal came to 48.84...Read More
Seaborne iron ore prices went down further on Thursday July 16 with few deals done in the seaborne market and persistent concerns of weak demand due to floods in southern China, sources said.Fastmarkets iron ore indices 62% Fe fines, cfr Qingdao: $112.30 per tonne, down $0.68 per tonne.62% Fe low-alumina fines, cfr Qingdao: $113.05 per tonne, down $1.06 per tonne. 58% Fe fines high-grade premium,...Read More
The latest forecasts from Fastmarkets' team of analysts are ready to view.Prolonged flooding in China could limit the use of construction steel and drag down demand for steel rebar in the short term, which in turn could damp the demand for iron ore. So far, it has been reported that steel mills in the affected regions have continued to operate as normal. The floods have, however, caused a few days...Read More
The latest forecasts from Fastmarkets' team of analysts are ready to view.This month's key North American steel forecast highlights:Upward momentum in US domestic sheet steel prices came to a halt in the second half of June, wiping out earlier gains. Although the prices of hot-rolled coil (HRC), cold-rolled coil (CRC) and hot-dipped galvanized coil (HDG) increased on a monthly average basis, the d...Read More
China's hot-rolled coil inventory levels rose in the past week due to the arrival of imports, but prices were largely stable on Thursday July 16 amid steady buying.DomesticEastern China (Shanghai): 3,880-3,900 yuan ($555-558) per tonne, widening downward by 10 yuan per tonneSellers were mainly asking for 3,890-3,900 yuan per tonne on Thursday morning, but prices weakened slightly in the afternoon...Read More
China's domestic rebar prices fell further on Thursday July 16 amid high stock levels in the spot market.Domestic Eastern China (Shanghai): 3,560-3,590 yuan ($509-513) per tonne, down by 20-30 yuan per tonneHeavy rain and high summer temperatures sapped demand for rebar in the past week, which resulted in higher inventory levels in the market.Spot markets in China had 8.42 million tonnes of rebar...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 applies. Fastmarkets assessed...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 applies. Fastmarkets assessed cobalt standard grade, in-whs Rotterdam...Read More
Key data from Fastmarkets' July 15 pricing session in Europe.Key drivers The global cadmium market is still paralyzed, with demand from India - the main buyer worldwide - at minimal levels since the pandemic started. Some sources expect renewed activity by early August, they told Fastmarkets. But with several Indian states reimposing partial lockdowns while coronavirus cases in the country near on...Read More
Key data from the July 15 pricing session in London and Shanghai. Key drivers:Cobalt hydroxide payables moved up in the first half of this week with buyers still holding out from making offers in light of tight spot availability and softening standard-grade benchmark metal prices, against...Read More
Markets were mixed across the board this morning, Friday July 17, while traders consolidate recent gains. Key will be how well prices manage to hold up.The base metals traded on the London Metal Exchange were all down, but only by an average of 0.3%, while the base metals on the Shanghai Futures Exchange were mixed, but down by an average of 0.2% * A European Union summit is underway today to try...Read More
Paccar (PCAR), a NASDAQ 100 stock moved above $79.48 extending an intermediate uptrend.Global Timber iShares (WOOD) moved above $58.93 extending an intermediate uptrend. Magna International (MG), a TSX 60 stock moved above Cdn.$64.70 extending an intermediate uptrend.Pre-opening Comments for Friday July 17thU.S. equity index futures were higher this morning. S&P 500 futures gained 20 points in...Read More
(Updates prices) By Peter Hobson LONDON, July 16 (Reuters) - Copper prices rose back towardstwo-year highs on Thursday after data showed a rise in Chinesefactory output, though the numbers also pointed to trouble aheadfor the world's biggest metals consumer. Benchmark copper on the London Metal Exchange (LME)was up 0.8% at $6,435 a tonne at 1601 GMT, near Monday's peak of$6,633.The metal used in p...Read More
Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Wednesday July 15 that are worth another look.Polish coking coal miner Jastrzebska Sp??lka Weglowa (JSW) is looking for financial aid to support operations badly affected by the Covid-19 pandemic, the company said on Wednesday July 15.Part of the Nchanga copper mine in Zambia collapsed during the morning of July 15, as operator Konkola Cop...Read More