Turkish rebar and wire rod export prices have gone down over the past week, with poor demand convincing producers to reduce their offer prices, sources said on Thursday June 25.Turkish steel producers lowered their offers for rebar exports to $415-420 per tonne fob on an actual-weight basis to encourage sales, down from last week's $425-430 per tonne. However, apart from a small containerized...Read More
The billet import price decreased in Egypt because of lower offers and bids in the week to Thursday June 25, sources told Fastmarkets. CIS-origin billet was offered this week at $395-400 per tonne cfr, and buyers believed $375-380 per tonne cfr may be a "workable" price for the material. No deals were heard in the assessment period because of weak rebar consumption. As a result, Fastmarkets' weekl...Read More
Turkish domestic long steel prices have fallen over the past week due to soft demand, sources said on Thursday June 25.Fastmarkets' weekly price assessment for steel reinforcing bar (rebar), domestic, exw Turkey, was 3,350-3,470 lira ($488-506) per tonne on Thursday, down from last week's 3,460-3,480 lira per tonne.The mills...Read More
Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Thursday June 25 that are worth another look.Striking workers have put all industrial action at Tata Steel IJmuiden on hold until Friday June 26 to negotiate with management, Dutch trade union FNV Metaal said this week.Demand for copper in Europe is weak and economies are struggling to restart after coronavirus-related lockdowns, forcing c...Read More
Turkish steel producers returned to the deep-sea scrap market on Thursday June 25, attracted by lower prices, sources told Fastmarkets.A steel mill in the Osmaniye region booked a 27,500-tonne US cargo, comprising HMS 1&2 (80:20) at $261 per tonne, shredded at $266 per tonne and bonus scrap at $271 per tonne cfr. The cargo's composition was not clear at the time of publication.The previo...Read More
The latest forecasts from Fastmarkets' team of analysts are ready to view.The recent announcement about Vale's resumption of operations in Brazil, along with new concerns about a slump in demand because of heavy rainfall in China, has resulted in the end of the iron ore price rally. There has also been pressure from tight steel spreads, with the operating margins for Chinese steel mills shrinking...Read More
Turkish billet prices have gone down over the past week because of poor demand and expectations of a downturn in the price for scrap feedstock, market sources said on Thursday June 25.Fastmarkets' weekly price assessment for steel billet, import, cfr main port Turkey, was $380-385 per tonne on Thursday, down from last week's $385-395 per tonne.Billet producers in the Commonwealth of Independent St...Read More
Striking workers have put all industrial action at Tata Steel IJmuiden on hold until Friday June 26 to negotiate with management, Dutch trade union FNV Metaal said this week. All industrial action at Tata Steel IJmuiden has been temporarily stopped until Friday 1 pm local time after the company invited unions to the negotiation table, FNV said on Wednesday. "Due to the pressure of the strikes, the...Read More
German steelmaker Salzgitter has taken a "concrete" step toward its low-carbon production goal by agreeing to a feasibility study with its industrial partners, the company announced on Wednesday June 24.The company agreed with the Federal State of Lower Saxony, the City of Wilhelmshaven and its industrial partners, logistics company Rhenus and energy company Uniper, to conduct a feasibility study...Read More
The billet import price decreased in Egypt because of lower offers and bids in the week to Thursday June 25, sources told Fastmarkets. CIS-origin billet was offered this week at $395-400 per tonne cfr, and buyers believed $375-380 per tonne cfr may be a "workable" price for the material. No deals were heard in the assessment period because of weak rebar consumption. As a result, Fastmarkets' weekl...Read More
Striking workers have put all industrial action at Tata Steel IJmuiden on hold until Friday June 26 to negotiate with management, Dutch trade union FNV Metaal said this week. All industrial action at Tata Steel IJmuiden has been temporarily stopped until Friday 1 pm local time after the company invited unions to the negotiation table, FNV said on Wednesday. "Due to the pressure of the strikes, the...Read More
Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Thursday June 25 that are worth another look.Striking workers have put all industrial action at Tata Steel IJmuiden on hold until Friday June 26 to negotiate with management, Dutch trade union FNV Metaal said this week.Demand for copper in Europe is weak and economies are struggling to restart after coronavirus-related lockdowns, forcing c...Read More
The three-month price of lead on the London Metal Exchange continued its upward trajectory at the close of trading on Thursday June 25, closing more than 1% higher and topping gains across the base-metals complex.But a steady uptick in copper futures over the afternoon was not enough to breach nearby resistance.Lead's outright price on the LME closed at $1,786 per tonne on Thursday afternoon, near...Read More
Turkish steel producers returned to the deep-sea scrap market on Thursday June 25, attracted by lower prices, sources told Fastmarkets.A steel mill in the Osmaniye region booked a 27,500-tonne US cargo, comprising HMS 1&2 (80:20) at $261 per tonne, shredded at $266 per tonne and bonus scrap at $271 per tonne cfr. The cargo's composition was not clear at the time of publication.The previo...Read More
Key information from the pricing session for Fastmarkets' alumina index, fob Australia on Thursday June 25. Key drivers: The most recent deal concluded on a fob Gladstone, Australia, basis at $261 per tonne for 30,000 tonnes with loading in the second half of July. A power outage at Hydro's Paragomias bauxite mine means production output at the Alunorte alumina refinery has been reduced to...Read More
Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Thursday June 25 that are worth another look.Striking workers have put all industrial action at Tata Steel IJmuiden on hold until Friday June 26 to negotiate with management, Dutch trade union FNV Metaal said this week.Demand for copper in Europe is weak and economies are struggling to restart after coronavirus-related lockdowns, forcing c...Read More
Demand for copper in Europe is weak and economies are struggling to restart after coronavirus-related lockdowns, forcing copper producers to ship cathode to China instead. Chinese trading houses and copper product manufacturers told Fastmarkets that they were fielding a significant rise in offers of cathode produced in Spain and Germany, an unusual shift in traditional trade flows confirmed by Eur...Read More
The three-month price of lead on the London Metal Exchange continued its upward trajectory at the close of trading on Thursday June 25, closing more than 1% higher and topping gains across the base-metals complex.But a steady uptick in copper futures over the afternoon was not enough to breach nearby resistance.Lead's outright price on the LME closed at $1,786 per tonne on Thursday afternoon, near...Read More
The three-month lead price on the London Metal Exchange was the standout performer during morning trading on Thursday June 25, supported by a continued trend of stock withdrawals, while a steady incline in LME tin stocks softened the metal's wide backwardation. Lead's outright price on the LME was recently at $1,778.50 per tonne, climbing by just under 1% from Wednesday's closing price of $1,762 p...Read More
Broader markets were generally weaker this morning, Thursday June 25, with those equity markets that were open in the Asian-Pacific region mainly weaker by between 1% and 2%.Pre-market major western equity index futures were down this morning, following Wednesday's weakness. Gold prices hold up in high ground around $1,760 per oz.International Monetary Fund (IMF) cuts world growth forecast again,...Read More