The Mexican government has announced a plan to gradually eliminate an existing safeguard duty of 15% on several steel products.The duty on steel imports classified under 186 tariff codes will remain at 15% until September 2021, when it will be reduced to 10%, according to the country's...Read More
Here are five Fastmarkets MB stories you might have missed on Wednesday September 25 that are worth another look.Global long steel consumption was expected to reach 851 million tonnes in 2019, up by 2.4% year on year although mounting political uncertainties such as trade wars and the UK's intended exit from the EU may soften this growth, according to steelmaker Celsa.Despite concerns of low price...Read More
Global long steel consumption was expected to reach 851 million tonnes in 2019, up by 2.4% year-on-year although mounting political uncertainties such as trade wars and the UK's intended exit from the EU may soften this growth, according to steelmaker Celsa."A strong performance in construction activity in China, India and the rest of Asia will give support to long products consumption, specifical...Read More
The price of steel rebar in the Northern European domestic market moved down slightly this week through a combination of low ferrous scrap costs, weak demand and plentiful supply, sources told Fastmarkets on Wednesday September 25.Fastmarkets' weekly price assessment for steel reinforcing bar (rebar), domestic, delivered Northern Europe, was ?,?470-490 ($517-539) per tonne on Wednesday, widening d...Read More
Turkish steel producers have continued to book deep-sea scrap cargoes for November shipments, confirming another downturn in the prices, sources said on Wednesday September 25.A steel mill in the Iskenderun region booked a US cargo, comprising 15,000 tonnes of HMS 1&2 (80:20) at $228 per tonne, 15,000 tonnes of shredded at $233 per tonne and 2,000 tonnes of plate and structural scrap (P&S) at $238...Read More
The physical iron ore markets were largely inactive on Wednesday September 25 because of a key industry conference in China and the current restrictions on that country's steelmakers.Fastmarkets iron ore indices62% Fe fines, cfr Qingdao: $90.34 per tonne, down by $0.49 per tonne62% Fe Pilbara Blend fines, cfr Qingdao: $90.73 per tonne, down by $0.49 per tonne.62% Fe low-alumina fines, cfr Qingdao:...Read More
Iranian export prices for steel billet and slab have been mostly stable in the week to Wednesday September 25, with some deals heard for billet, sources told Fastmarkets on Wednesday.Iranian producers were offering billet at $350-360 per tonne fob, and deals totalling 200,000 tonnes were heard to China at $385-395 per tonne cfr. This price would be equivalent to $345-355 per tonne fob.A further...Read More
Eastern China's rebar prices retreated on Wednesday September 25, which went on to stimulate trading activity. Domestic Eastern China (Shanghai): 3,680-3,700 yuan ($517-520) per tonne, down 20-30 yuan per tonneNorthern China (Beijing): 3,590-3,630 yuan per tonne, unchangedSellers in eastern China lowered their prices after two days of increases, which led some end users in the region to raise thei...Read More
Key data from Fastmarkets' pricing session in Europe on Wednesday September 25.Key driversThe ferro-titanium market dropped in price in the past week, losing $10 on the top end of the range amid slow trading. Consumers have been slow to return to the market since the seasonal summer lull, both for prompt and quarterly deliveries of ferro-titanium. Around 70 tonnes of ferro-titanium was reported so...Read More
Ahead of the annual North American Ferro-alloys conference in Chicago on September 25-27, Fastmarkets looks at some of the key factors likely to dominate vanadium contract negotiations over the coming weeks. See also: NA FERRO-ALLOYS CONF: Likely key talking points at industry gathering in ChicagoRead More
While the ferro-alloys industry prepares to gather in Chicago for the annual North American Ferro-alloys conference on September 25-27, Fastmarkets outlines some of the key topics likely to dominate discussions this year. Where is the floor for ferro-vanadium prices? Ferro-vanadium prices in Chinese and European markets both hit all-time highs last year, partly because of an anticipated increase i...Read More
Prices for hollow steel sections in the European domestic market moved down this week with market sentiment turning negative, sources told Fastmarkets on Wednesday September 25.Fastmarkets' weekly price assessment for steel sections (medium), domestic, delivered Northern Europe, was ?,?585-600 ($644-660) per tonne on Wednesday, narrowing downward from ?,?585-610 per tonne one week before.There was...Read More
The Mexican government has announced a plan to gradually eliminate an existing safeguard duty of 15% on several steel products.The duty on steel imports classified under 186 tariff codes will remain at 15% until September 2021, when it will be reduced to 10%, according to the country's...Read More
Steelmaking restrictions planned for China's northern region - where the concentration of mills are the highest in the country - during the autumn-winter period appear to be looser this year compared with the corresponding period of last year.While no official guidelines have emerged, a draft of measures to control air pollution in 28 cities in the region during the October-March period has been c...Read More
The price of steel rebar in the Northern European domestic market moved down slightly this week through a combination of low ferrous scrap costs, weak demand and plentiful supply, sources told Fastmarkets on Wednesday September 25.Fastmarkets' weekly price assessment for steel reinforcing bar (rebar), domestic, delivered Northern Europe, was ?,?470-490 ($517-539) per tonne on Wednesday, widening d...Read More
The price of wire rod delivered in the Northern and Southern European domestic markets decreased this week on the back of poor demand and low ferrous scrap costs, sources told Fastmarkets on Wednesday September 25. Fastmarkets' weekly price assessment for steel wire rod (mesh-quality), domestic, delivered Northern Europe was ?,?440-450 ($484-495) per tonne on Wednesday, down by ?,?20 per tonne wee...Read More
Prices for hollow steel sections in the European domestic market moved down this week with market sentiment turning negative, sources told Fastmarkets on Wednesday September 25.Fastmarkets' weekly price assessment for steel sections (medium), domestic, delivered Northern Europe, was ?,?585-600 ($644-660) per tonne on Wednesday, narrowing downward from ?,?585-610 per tonne one week before.There was...Read More
The price of steel rebar in the Southern European domestic market moved slightly down this week under the influence of ever-lower scrap costs, high supply levels and low export opportunities, sources told Fastmarkets on Wednesday September 25.Fastmarkets' weekly price assessment for steel reinforcing bar (rebar), domestic, delivered Southern Europe was ?,?455-465 ($501-512) per tonne on Wednesday,...Read More
Here are five Fastmarkets MB stories you might have missed on Wednesday September 25 that are worth another look.Global long steel consumption was expected to reach 851 million tonnes in 2019, up by 2.4% year on year although mounting political uncertainties such as trade wars and the UK's intended exit from the EU may soften this growth, according to steelmaker Celsa.Despite concerns of low price...Read More
While the ferro-alloys industry prepares to gather in Chicago for the annual North American Ferro-alloys conference on September 25-27, Fastmarkets outlines some of the key topics likely to dominate discussions this year. Where is the floor for ferro-vanadium prices? Ferro-vanadium prices in Chinese and European markets both hit all-time highs last year, partly because of an anticipated increase i...Read More