An overview of the minor metals markets and their latest price moves.Read More
The following Fastmarkets minor metals prices changed on Friday September 20:Minor metalsAntimony max 100ppm Bi, in-whs Rotterdam $/tonne: $5,850-6,150 per tonne from $5,800-6,100Antimony MMTA standard grade II, in-whs Rotterdam, $/tonne: $5,800-6,100 per tonne from $5,800-6,085Bismuth 99.99% Bi min, in-whs Rotterdam, $/lb: $2.55-2.90 per lb from $2.60-2.90Cobalt alloy grade, in-whs...Read More
An overview of the Chinese minor metals markets and the reasons for their latest price moves.Read More
Stainless steel prices in Europe were stable this week amid expectations of dramatically increased alloy surcharges for October, sources told Fastmarkets on Friday September 20.October alloy surcharges will be based on nickel prices between August 21 and September 20. During this time, the average price for nickel, 3-months, London Metal Exchange Daily Official, was $17,178 per tonne, up by $2,183...Read More
Austenitic alloy steel scrap prices in Europe and the UK have decreased sharply for the second week running on weak demand and material oversupply, traders told Fastmarkets on Friday September 20.Fastmarkets' weekly price assessment for stainless steel scrap 18/8 solids, domestic, delivered merchants UK was ?820-870 ($1,024-1,067) per tonne on Friday, down by ?100-110 per tonne week on week. Fas...Read More
The following Fastmarkets non-ferrous European free market scrap prices changed on Friday September 20:Aluminium scrapFloated frag, delivered consumer Europe, ?,?/tonne: ?,?850-880 per tonne from ?,?900-930Cast, delivered consumer Europe,...Read More
An oversupply of scrap in the spot market continued to force prices down in the week ended Friday September 20, with numerous cargoes from Europe, Hong Kong, Japan and the United States' West Coast (USWC) offered to buyers in Southeast Asia.The premium of $10 per tonne which USWC-origin HMS 1&2 (80:20) typically commands over Japanese H2-grade scrap has disappeared in the face of stiff price compe...Read More
Base metals ended flat to lower on the London Metal Exchange on Thursday September 19- tin closed below $17,000 per tonne and copper below $5,800 per tonne.The three-month tin price ended at $16,457 per tonne this afternoon, its weakest close since August 30 and down from an intraday high of $16,895 per tonne - a drop of around 2% from Wednesday.Volumes were comparatively high - 593 lots changed h...Read More
The China Smelters Purchase Team (CSPT), which comprises the largest copper smelters in the East Asian country, is set to accept two new members - Zhejiang Jiantong Fuye Heding and Huludao Zinc's copper subsidiary - sources directly involved have told Fastmarkets.Sources from both companies have confirmed to Fastmarkets that applications were made, and they are optimistic about receiving approval....Read More
Weak demand and good availability of cargoes continue to put pressure on global alumina prices toward the end of the third quarter of 2019, with prices on a downward spiral over the past four months.Fastmarkets' benchmark alumina index, fob Australia fell to $292.50 per tonne on Tuesday September 17, its lowest since May 25, 2017, and remained little changed at $292.51 per tonne the foll...Read More
Here are five Fastmarkets MB stories you might have missed on Thursday September 19 that are worth another look.Ramp-ups in Chinese nickel pig iron (NPI) production will not inhibit the use of traditional ferro-nickel in European stainless steel production, multinational miner Anglo American's head of business intelligence told Fastmarkets at the International Stainless and Special Steel Summit in...Read More
The China Smelters Purchase Team (CSPT), which comprises the largest copper smelters in the East Asian country, is set to accept two new members - Zhejiang Jiantong Fuye Heding and Huludao Zinc's copper subsidiary - sources directly involved have told Fastmarkets.Sources from both companies have confirmed to Fastmarkets that applications were made, and they are optimistic about receiving approval....Read More
Weak demand and good availability of cargoes continue to put pressure on global alumina prices toward the end of the third quarter of 2019, with prices on a downward spiral over the past four months.Fastmarkets' benchmark alumina index, fob Australia fell to $292.50 per tonne on Tuesday September 17, its lowest since May 25, 2017, and remained little changed at $292.51 per tonne the foll...Read More
Ahead of Fastmarkets' Battery Materials Europe conference in Amsterdam, we hosted a free web seminar to discuss recent market moves in the battery and EV sector, and what to expect over the coming months. If you missed it, follow the link below to listen to the free recording. What is driving the battery raw materials markets? During the webinar, we discussed: Cobalt: metal, salts and interme...Read More
Expectations of stockpiling activity ahead of the Chinese National Day holiday (October 1-7) have boosted sentiment among suppliers, leading to higher spot quotations for battery raw materials, including cobalt sulfate and tetroxide. Fastmarkets' assessment for cobalt tetroxide 72.6% Co min, delivered China rose to 200,000-210,000 yuan ($28,140-29,547) per tonne on Wednesday September 18, up...Read More
The deep-sea scrap import market in Turkey was quiet again after earlier bookings of UK-origin cargoes sent prices down sharply, sources said on Thursday September 19.On Wednesday, two steel mills in the Iskenderun region booked UK cargoes at $228 per tonne cfr for HMS 1&2 (80:20).After these sales, the daily scrap indices went down by almost $10 per tonne on September 18.Steel producers and scrap...Read More
Ahead of Fastmarkets' Battery Materials Europe conference in Amsterdam, we hosted a free web seminar to discuss recent market moves in the battery and EV sector, and what to expect over the coming months. If you missed it, follow the link below to listen to the free recording. What is driving the battery raw materials markets? During the webinar, we discussed: Cobalt: metal, salts and interme...Read More
Expectations of stockpiling activity ahead of the Chinese National Day holiday (October 1-7) have boosted sentiment among suppliers, leading to higher spot quotations for battery raw materials, including cobalt sulfate and tetroxide. Fastmarkets' assessment for cobalt tetroxide 72.6% Co min, delivered China rose to 200,000-210,000 yuan ($28,140-29,547) per tonne on Wednesday September 18, up...Read More
Domestic price sentiment for hot-dipped galvanized coil (HDG) in Europe has continued to be negative in the week ended Thursday September 19 due to slow market activity, sources have told Fastmarkets.Fastmarkets' weekly price assessment for steel HDG, domestic, exw Northern Europe, was unchanged over the week at ?,?550-570 ($608-630) per tonne ex-works on September 19, reflecting the latest deals...Read More
China's domestic hot-rolled coil prices dropped on Thursday September 19 amid expectations of higher output in the northern region in the next six months. DomesticEastern China (Shanghai): 3,640-3,650 yuan ($513-514) per tonne, down 50 yuan per tonneNorthern China (Tangshan): 3,600-3,610 yuan per tonne, narrowing downward by 10 yuan per tonneA draft of measures to cut emissions in northern China d...Read More