Aurubis, Europe's largest copper producer, sees the domestic copper cathode market balanced, while the company's multi-metal strategy will see it better adjust to the region's changing trade landscape, chairman of the executive board Roland Harings told Fastmarkets in an interview during LME Week. The German-based producer has had a tempestuous year of change, with a leadership restructuring in Ju...Read More
Key data from the pricing sessions in Asia and Europe in the week to Friday November 1. China Key drivers The price of antimony, MMTA standard grade II, ddp China was unchanged for the second consecutive week due to sparse trading activity. Many domestic antimony suppliers held offer prices firm despite thin buying interest, citing the limited availability of ore, while a few were...Read More
South African manganese miner Tshipi recorded a 28% year-on-year drop in net profit in the six months to August 31 due to lower manganese ore prices, owner Jupiter Mines announced on Thursday October 31.Tshipi's net profit for the period - its financial first half of 2020 - was 1.51 billion rand ($101 million), down from 2.09 billion rand in its financial first half of 2019. The miner achieve...Read More
Key data from the pricing sessions in Asia and Europe in the week ended Friday November 1.ChinaKey drivers The Chinese silicon 5-5-3 export price continued its upward momentum for the second consecutive week against a backdrop of tight supply for the dry season from November to May when refiners in Sichuan and Yunnan provinces halt production due to a lack of cheap hydroelectric power. Domestic Ch...Read More
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LME price secured a 2.4% m-o-m...ACCESS RESTRICTEDTo read the rest of this analysis please take a free sample or subscribeFREE SampleReceive a free sample of market analysis and price forecasts.Free SampleSUBSCRIBEReceive unlimited access to all current and archive content going back to 2008 including downloadable pricing data and forecasts.Plus download the latest issue as soon as...Read More
Aluminium The LME three-month aluminium price attracted strong...ACCESS RESTRICTEDTo read the rest of this analysis please take a free sample or subscribeFREE SampleReceive a free sample of market analysis and price forecasts.Free SampleSUBSCRIBEReceive unlimited access to all current and archive content going back to 2008 including downloadable pricing data and forecasts.Plus...Read More
Rebound in Q4, in line with...ACCESS RESTRICTEDTo read the rest of this analysis please take a free sample or subscribeFREE SampleReceive a free sample of market analysis and price forecasts.Free SampleSUBSCRIBEReceive unlimited access to all current and archive content going back to 2008 including downloadable pricing data and forecasts.Plus download the latest issue as soon as it...Read More
5% correction after last Tuesday’s...ACCESS RESTRICTEDTo read the rest of this analysis please take a free sample or subscribeFREE SampleReceive a free sample of market analysis and price forecasts.Free SampleSUBSCRIBEReceive unlimited access to all current and archive content going back to 2008 including downloadable pricing data and forecasts.Plus download the latest issue a...Read More
Nickel’s long-term outlook was once again a major...ACCESS RESTRICTEDTo read the rest of this analysis please take a free sample or subscribeFREE SampleReceive a free sample of market analysis and price forecasts.Free SampleSUBSCRIBEReceive unlimited access to all current and archive content going back to 2008 including downloadable pricing data and forecasts.Plus download the...Read More
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Data remains weak, but provides some...ACCESS RESTRICTEDTo read the rest of this analysis please take a free sample or subscribeFREE SampleReceive a free sample of market analysis and price forecasts.Free SampleSUBSCRIBEReceive unlimited access to all current and archive content going back to 2008 including downloadable pricing data and forecasts.Plus download the latest issue as s...Read More
Dow Jones Industrial Average $INDU is scheduled to open above its all-time high at 27,369.68Walgreen Boots $WBA, a Dow Jones Industrial stock moved above $58.10 extending an intermediate uptrendEmerson Electric $EMR, an S&P 100 stock moved above $72.07 extending an intermediate uptrend.MMM $MMM, a Dow Jones Industrial stock moved above $172.48 completing a base building patternAgribusiness ETF...Read More
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Here are five Fastmarkets MB stories you might have missed on Friday November 1 that are worth another look.Chinese steel exporters are bracing for a tough year end and an equally challenging 2020, even as the trade war between China and the United States mellows after a truce reached in early October.Copper concentrate treatment and refining charges (TC/RCs) rebounded slightly amid a la...Read More
Here are five Fastmarkets MB stories you might have missed on Friday November 1 that are worth another look.Chinese steel exporters are bracing for a tough year end and an equally challenging 2020, even as the trade war between China and the United States mellows after a truce reached in early October.Copper concentrate treatment and refining charges (TC/RCs) rebounded slightly amid a la...Read More
Here are five Fastmarkets MB stories you might have missed on Friday November 1 that are worth another look.Chinese steel exporters are bracing for a tough year end and an equally challenging 2020, even as the trade war between China and the United States mellows after a truce reached in early October.Copper concentrate treatment and refining charges (TC/RCs) rebounded slightly amid a la...Read More
Prices for steel billet stabilized in most markets due to resistance to higher offers from the Commonwealth of Independent States and the absence of demand from re-rollers in China.This comes after a period of mild recovery in billet markets due to stronger prices for ferrous scrap.Fastmarkets' daily index for steel scrap, HMS 1&2 (80:20 mix), Northern Europe origin, cfr Turkey was calculated at $...Read More
Prices for steel billet stabilized in most markets due to resistance to higher offers from the Commonwealth of Independent States and the absence of demand from re-rollers in China.This comes after a period of mild recovery in billet markets due to stronger prices for ferrous scrap.Fastmarkets' daily index for steel scrap, HMS 1&2 (80:20 mix), Northern Europe origin, cfr Turkey was calculated at $...Read More