The power supply to the Paragominas bauxite mine, in the state of Par?? in northern Brazil, has been restored, producer Hydro said on Friday July 3. With production at Paragominas now resumed, alumina refining is being ramped back up at the company's Alunorte refinery. Three power transmission towers overturned on June 20, causing a power outage at Paragominas, Fastmarkets reported earlier. "The t...Read More
The spot market remained subdued this week but buyers are picking up copper concentrates at low levels while the Chilean coronavirus situation remains precarious, sources said on Friday July 3.Fastmarkets' benchmark copper concentrate treatment and refining charge (TC/RC) index stood at $46.60 per tonne/4.66 cents per lb on Friday July 3, largely flat from 46.80 per tonne/4.68 cents per lb a week...Read More
Steel scrap prices in the global markets continued to fall in the working week ended Friday July 3, with the exception of Turkey, which secured a cargo at a higher price as the week closed.Turkey secures further cargoesUS East Coast recyclers reduce buying pricesVietnam demand gets thin on increasingly bearish sentimentTaiwan buyers seek lower pricesIndia's poor demand hits prices.TurkeyTurkish st...Read More
The inter-merchant spot price for light iron scrap in the UK was steady in the week ended Friday July 3, extending a run of stability into a third week, with the market supported by relatively low volumes of scrap being delivered into yards, trade sources said.The UK market has also been supported by steady purchasing in the European steel scrap export market by traditional destinations such as Tu...Read More
The price of ferrous scrap in containers imported into India edged downward again over the past week, with demand remaining at low levels, sources told Fastmarkets on Friday July 3.Fastmarkets calculated the steel scrap, shredded, index, import, cfr Nhava Sheva, India, at $270.18 per tonne on July 3, down from $274.28 per tonne the Friday before.Market sources reported offers of shredded material...Read More
Markets were mixed this morning, Friday July 3, with Asian-Pacific equities generally higher and pre-market western equity index futures weaker, while the base metals and precious metals were mixed.China's Caixin services purchasing managers index (PMI) climbed to 58.4 in June, from 55 previously. James Bullard, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of St Louis, told the Financial Times that a wav...Read More
Key data from Fastmarkets' pricing session in London and Shanghai on Friday July 3.Key drivers- Spot payables edged higher, and were now at levels last seen in March. Activity was still reasonably thin but many suppliers were holding...Read More
An overview of the battery raw materials markets and their latest price moves.Read More
On Tuesday June 30, UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson laid out plans for the country to invest as much as ?1 billion ($1.25 billion) in battery manufacturing."We are making additional funding available this year to attract investment in 'gigafactories', which mass-produce batteries and other electric-vehicle components, enabling the UK to lead in the next generation of automotive technologies," Joh...Read More
Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Friday July 3 that are worth another look.Production resumes at Hydro's Paragominas mine and Alunorte alumina refinery. The power supply to the Paragominas bauxite mine, in the state of Par?? in northern Brazil, has been restored, producer Hydro said on Friday July 3.The volume of recoverable copper reserves at Rio Tinto's Oyu Tolgoi...Read More
The majority of import prices for flat-rolled steel in South America were static during the week to Friday July 3 with market participants gauging the interest for September-shipment cargoes in the region, but some prices increased due to higher offers from China."We expect [to see] some requirements and inquiries from Ecuadorian customers [during August shipment negotiations, rather than only fro...Read More
Domestic prices for hot-rolled and cold-rolled coil remained stable in Turkey during the week ended Friday July 3, with demand weak, sources have told Fastmarkets.Flat steel producers in the country were accepting orders for September.The reason for the poor demand was that buyers had already booked enough material for July and August, and wanted to wait and see if end-user consumption would incre...Read More
Domestic prices for steel rebar in Poland widened in the week to Friday July 3, supported by good demand both domestically and abroad, sources told Fastmarkets.Buying in the Polish rebar market was good in June and is supposed to remain strong until the middle of July at least, they added."The vacation season is here, so even though regular activities have been interrupted by [...Read More
China's domestic rebar prices edged up on Friday July 3 on higher trading activity amid a rising futures market, but the near-term outlook remains bearish. DomesticEastern China (Shanghai): 3,510-3,540 yuan ($497-501) per tonne, up by 10 yuan per tonneNorthern China (Beijing) - weekly assessment: 3,630-3,660 yuan per tonne, unchanged from June 29Traders raised rebar prices slightly following futur...Read More
Turkish domestic long steel prices have corrected downward slightly over the past week amid unfavorable fundamentals, Fastmarkets learned on Thursday July 2.Generally, modest demand for finished long steel in the country, together with declining import scrap costs, have had an effect on domestic rebar and wire rod prices, sources said.Fastmarkets' daily index for steel scrap, HMS 1&2 (80:20 mix),...Read More
Steel scrap prices in the global markets continued to fall in the working week ended Friday July 3, with the exception of Turkey, which secured a cargo at a higher price as the week closed.Turkey secures further cargoesUS East Coast recyclers reduce buying pricesVietnam demand gets thin on increasingly bearish sentimentTaiwan buyers seek lower pricesIndia's poor demand hits prices.TurkeyTurkish st...Read More
The pig iron market in the United States was soft and quiet during the week ended Friday July 3 because of the country's Independence Day holiday and expectations of lower scrap prices.Fastmarkets' weekly price assessment for pig iron, import, cfr Gulf of Mexico, US, was $320-325 per tonne on Friday, down by $5 per tonne from $325-330 per tonne a week before.Sales were heard to the US from the nor...Read More
The inter-merchant spot price for light iron scrap in the UK was steady in the week ended Friday July 3, extending a run of stability into a third week, with the market supported by relatively low volumes of scrap being delivered into yards, trade sources said.The UK market has also been supported by steady purchasing in the European steel scrap export market by traditional destinations such as Tu...Read More
Brazilian export prices for steel slab inched downward in the week ended Friday July 3 with recent deals closed near the lower end of the assessed range and higher offers being rejected.Fastmarkets' weekly price assessment for steel slab, export, fob main port Brazil, narrowed downward by $10 to $375-390 per tonne on Friday, from $375-400 per tonne a week earlier.Export offers of September-shipmen...Read More
Tata Steel has reached an agreement with trade union FNV Metaal over its Dutch assets, bringing an end to 25 days of industrial action, the company said on Friday July 3.There will be no redundancies at Tata Steel at IJmuiden and the parent company will invest in site's upgrade, FNV said.In addition, an employment pact for the company's Dutch workers has been extended by five years until Octo...Read More