Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Tuesday July 7 that are worth another look.Protests on July 7 halted road freight transportation in South Africa.Steel plate prices in the United States weakened after the segment was hit by persistently slow end markets, and some mills were willing to capitulate in deal-making to book tonnage in the final days of the second quarter.China...Read More
Hot-rolled coil import prices in the United Arab Emirates inched upward this week while hot-dipped galvanized coil prices narrowed downward, but demand was moderate, sources told Fastmarkets on Tuesday July 7.Market participants wanted to wait to see whether prices would fall because of the weak demand.UAEOffer prices for hot-rolled coil (HRC) from China were heard in the UAE at $470 per tonne cfr...Read More
Domestic transaction prices for hot-rolled coil in Northern Europe moved up slightly day on day on Tuesday July 7, with steelmakers insisting on further price rises, sources have told Fastmarkets.Fastmarkets' daily steel hot-rolled coil index, domestic, exw Northern Europe, was calculated at ?,?403.13 ($455.49) per tonne on Tuesday, up by ?,?0.81 per tonne day on day from ?,?402.32 per tonne on Ju...Read More
Prices for steel rebar and billet in the United Arab Emirates were stable this week due to only limited demand, sources told Fastmarkets on Tuesday July 7.Domestic rebarUAE local mills were offering rebar at 1,770-1,774 dirhams ($482-483) per tonne ex-works, unchanged since late June.Fastmarkets' weekly price assessment for steel reinforcing bar (rebar), domestic, exw UAE, was 1,770-1,773 dir...Read More
China's domestic rebar prices moved up on Tuesday July 7 on gains in the futures and billet markets fueled by concerns over how strict local authorities are in implementing production restrictions in the country's steelmaking hub of Tangshan.Domestic Eastern China (Shanghai): 3,530-3,560 yuan ($503-507) per tonne, up by 10-30 yuan per tonneMarket sources told Fastmarkets that local authorities in...Read More
Turkish steel producers continued to hold back from the deep-sea scrap markets on the second working day of the week because of the soft markets for finished long steel products, sources said on Tuesday July 7.Steel mills in Turkey booked five deep-sea cargoes in the second half of last week, totalling around 140,000 tonnes.But they were still expected to book more cargoes for August shipments, ac...Read More
Seaborne iron ore prices stayed bullish on Tuesday July 7, largely following the upward trend observed in the futures market, sources told Fastmarkets.Fastmarkets iron ore indices 62% Fe fines, cfr Qingdao: $103.01 per tonne, up $1.77 per tonne.62% Fe low-alumina fines, cfr Qingdao: $105.31 per tonne, up $1.32 per tonne.58% Fe fines high-grade premium, cfr Qingdao: $91.84 per tonne, up $2.03 per t...Read More
Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Tuesday July 7 that are worth another look.Protests on July 7 halted road freight transportation in South Africa.Steel plate prices in the United States weakened after the segment was hit by persistently slow end markets, and some mills were willing to capitulate in deal-making to book tonnage in the final days of the second quarter.China...Read More
A summary of base metals premiums from across the globe for the week to Tuesday July 7.Please click...Read More
The cobalt alloy grade, in-whs Rotterdam trade log including business, bids and offers reported to Fastmarkets. 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...Read More
The cobalt standard grade, in-whs Rotterdam trade log including business, bids and offers reported to Fastmarkets. 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...Read More
Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Tuesday July 7 that are worth another look.Protests on July 7 halted road freight transportation in South Africa.Steel plate prices in the United States weakened after the segment was hit by persistently slow end markets, and some mills were willing to capitulate in deal-making to book tonnage in the final days of the second quarter.China...Read More
The three-month price of lead on the London Metal Exchange was at the top of the list of gains at the close of trading on Tuesday July 7, with the price appreciating by 1.5% to push above nearby resistance levels, while a continued rise in LME copper futures took the red metal to a six-month high.Lead's outright price on the LME closed at $1,828.50 per tonne on Tuesday afternoon, climbing from an...Read More
Seaborne iron ore prices stayed bullish on Tuesday July 7, largely following the upward trend observed in the futures market, sources told Fastmarkets.Fastmarkets iron ore indices 62% Fe fines, cfr Qingdao: $103.01 per tonne, up $1.77 per tonne.62% Fe low-alumina fines, cfr Qingdao: $105.31 per tonne, up $1.32 per tonne.58% Fe fines high-grade premium, cfr Qingdao: $91.84 per tonne, up $2.03 per t...Read More
Seaborne coking coal prices remained relatively flat on Tuesday July 7 due to a lack of drivers for the market, sources said.Fastmarkets indicesPremium hard coking coal, fob DBCT: $113.86 per tonne, down $0.17 per tonne Premium hard coking coal, cfr Jingtang: $125.26 per tonne, down $0.16 per tonneHard coking coal, fob DBCT: $93.33 per tonne, unchangedHard coking coal, cfr Jingtang: $104.67 per to...Read More
The latest forecasts from Fastmarkets' team of analysts are ready to view.Judging by a recent webinar we conducted on Asian ferroalloys last week, many market participants believe the steel and steelmaking raw materials' world - outside of China - will record an 'L' shaped recovery, effectively failing to recover. With crude steel production outside of China falling close to a third in April and o...Read More
The three-month price of lead on the London Metal Exchange was at the top of the list of gains at the close of trading on Tuesday July 7, with the price appreciating by 1.5% to push above nearby resistance levels, while a continued rise in LME copper futures took the red metal to a six-month high.Lead's outright price on the LME closed at $1,828.50 per tonne on Tuesday afternoon, climbing from an...Read More
Fastmarkets proposes to discontinue five precious metals price assessments due to the limited liquidity of the markets in question and to focus on its core markets.The prices to be discontinued are as follows:Platinum min 99.9% Europe Free Market $ per troy oz in warehousePalladium min 99.9% Europe Free Market $ per troy oz in warehouseRhodium min 99.9% Europe Free Market $ per troy...Read More
The recent contango seen on aluminium cash-to-future spreads on the London Metal Exchange supported a limited uptrend in Europe during the week to Tuesday July 7, driving the Rotterdam duty-paid market higher, while premiums were unchanged in other parts of the world.Rotterdam uptrend capped by weaker demandMJP premiums steady as focus remains on quarterly negotiationsLimited spot liquidity keeps...Read More
Teck Resources has delayed the start of the Red Dog shipping season after equipment failure on one of its two barges forced the vessel out of service for about a month. The Vancouver, Canada-based company said that shipping from Red Dog will begin in around seven days with one barge operational and that repairs to the other barge will be completed in around four weeks."This will affect the timing...Read More