Turkey imported 467,201 tonnes of flat steel in March 2020, up by 1.33% from 461,048 tonnes in the corresponding month of 2019, according to the Turkish Statistical Institute (TUIK).The country's total flat steel imports in January-March 2020 totaled 1,821,147 tonnes, an increase of 24.73% from the 1,460,106 tonnes imported in the corresponding period of 2019, TUIK said.Demand for flat steel in th...Read More
The Turkish deep-sea scrap import market opened the week quietly on Monday May 4 after an expected drop in prices late on Friday May 1, sources told Fastmarkets.On Friday, a steel mill in the Iskenderun region booked a European cargo comprising 17,000 tonnes of HMS 1&2 (80:20) at $236 per tonne cfr, and 7,000 tonnes of bonus at $246 per...Read More
The latest forecasts from Fastmarkets' team of analysts are ready to view.The first quarter continued the trend of 2019 - for China to actively import relatively cheap metallics and semi-finished steel - but can this be sustained? The answer to this question will come down to the price competitiveness of the products, we believe. One additional incentive to continue to import metallics this year -...Read More
Turkish domestic ship scrap prices went down over the past week on falling imported scrap values, sources said on Monday May 4.Deep-sea scrap import prices weakened once again on May 1, with the news of a fresh European cargo deal.Fastmarkets' daily index for steel scrap, HMS 1&2 (80:20 mix), US origin, cfr Turkey, was $242.42 per tonne on May 1, down from $258 per tonne on April...Read More
A short working week for many countries in the global scrap market, coupled with the continuing Covid-19 restrictions, resulted in a dip in demand and falling prices in the week to Friday May 1. Turkey books lower cargoes on reduced output and demand Market in United States remains flat on lack of trading Vietnam market quiet due to public holiday Demand for Taiwan scrap dips India deman...Read More
India has announced that it will extend its countrywide lockdown under the Covid-19 pandemic for a second time, but the creation of high- and low-risk zones in the country has meant that some steel producers were now increasing production levels once more.Indian steelmaking giant JSW has started to ramp-up steel output again after receiving government approval and instituting social-distancing pro...Read More
The seaborne coking coal market was muted on Monday May 4 in the absence of China, the only country that has been buying metallurgical coal spot cargoes since the global spread of Covid-19. Fastmarkets indices Premium hard coking coal, fob DBCT: $107.12 per tonne, unchanged Premium hard coking coal, cfr Jingtang: $117.33 per tonne, unchanged Hard coking coal, fob DBCT: $93.26 per tonne, unchanged...Read More
Seaborne iron ore prices were flat on Monday May 4 from Friday April 1 due to a holiday in China, sources told Fastmarkets.Fastmarkets iron ore indices 62% Fe fines, cfr Qingdao: $84.04 per tonne, unchanged.62% Fe low-alumina fines, cfr Qingdao: $86.70 per tonne, unchanged. 58% Fe fines high-grade premium, cfr Qingdao: $72.13 per tonne, unchanged. 65% Fe Brazil-origin fines, cfr Qingdao: $101.70 p...Read More
Key data from the pricing session in Europe in the week to Friday May 1.Key drivers European antimony prices down slightly on continuing weak spot demand, despite supply-led increases in China. Over the week, only small volumes - no higher than 5 tonnes - for standard grade II material were sold close to $5,850 per tonne, with offers...Read More
Broader markets are looking a bit brighter this morning, Tuesday May 5, with equity indices and base metals prices firmer while participants look forward to better demand once more plans are announced about lifting lockdown restrictions.* The Dow Jones Industrial Average reversed from being down by 1.5% to close positively on Monday.* US factory orders dropped by 10.3%, but this data was for March...Read More
U.S. equity index futures were higher this morning. S&P 500 futures advanced 36 points in pre-opening trade. Index futures were virtually unchanged following release of the March Trade Deficit at 8:30 AM EDT. Consensus was $44.0 billion versus $39 billion in February. Actual was $44.4 billion.The Canadian Dollar was virtually unchanged at US 71.31 cents following release of Canada's Trade Bala...Read More
Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Friday May 1 that are worth another look.Evraz's steel product output at its CIS-based assets surged by 9.3% year on year to 3.12 million tonnes in January-March 2020.The sharp decline in emerging market currencies combined with a collapse in oil prices are providing a twin saving grace for many metals and mining companies during the Covid...Read More
Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Friday May 1 that are worth another look.Evraz's steel product output at its CIS-based assets surged by 9.3% year on year to 3.12 million tonnes in January-March 2020.The sharp decline in emerging market currencies combined with a collapse in oil prices are providing a twin saving grace for many metals and mining companies during the Covid...Read More
Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Friday May 1 that are worth another look.Evraz's steel product output at its CIS-based assets surged by 9.3% year on year to 3.12 million tonnes in January-March 2020.The sharp decline in emerging market currencies combined with a collapse in oil prices are providing a twin saving grace for many metals and mining companies during the Covid...Read More
Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Friday May 1 that are worth another look.Evraz's steel product output at its CIS-based assets surged by 9.3% year on year to 3.12 million tonnes in January-March 2020.The sharp decline in emerging market currencies combined with a collapse in oil prices are providing a twin saving grace for many metals and mining companies during the Covid...Read More
Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Friday May 1 that are worth another look.Evraz's steel product output at its CIS-based assets surged by 9.3% year on year to 3.12 million tonnes in January-March 2020.The sharp decline in emerging market currencies combined with a collapse in oil prices are providing a twin saving grace for many metals and mining companies during the Covid...Read More
Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Friday May 1 that are worth another look.Evraz's steel product output at its CIS-based assets surged by 9.3% year on year to 3.12 million tonnes in January-March 2020.The sharp decline in emerging market currencies combined with a collapse in oil prices are providing a twin saving grace for many metals and mining companies during the Covid...Read More
Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Friday May 1 that are worth another look.Evraz's steel product output at its CIS-based assets surged by 9.3% year on year to 3.12 million tonnes in January-March 2020.The sharp decline in emerging market currencies combined with a collapse in oil prices are providing a twin saving grace for many metals and mining companies during the Covid...Read More
Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Friday May 1 that are worth another look.Evraz's steel product output at its CIS-based assets surged by 9.3% year on year to 3.12 million tonnes in January-March 2020.The sharp decline in emerging market currencies combined with a collapse in oil prices are providing a twin saving grace for many metals and mining companies during the Covid...Read More
Last week’s weaker tone in the metals has flowed through into morning trading on Monday May 4, with the three-month base metals on the London Metal Exchange down by an average of 0.6%, led by a 0.9% fall in copper to $5,061 per tonne. * With Japan and China closed trading volumes are thin.* Market participants likely to focus on European purchasing manager’s index (PMI) data and US facto...Read More