The price of steel hollow sections in Europe softened in the week to Wednesday September 22, with feedstock costs continuing to fall ahead of the renewal of European import quotas, sources told Fastmarkets.Fastmarkets' price assessment for steel sections (medium) domestic, delivered Northern Europe, was ?,?1,350-1,400 ($1,583-1,642) per tonne on Wednesday September 22, down from ?,?1,400-1,430 per...Read More
A group including Anglo American, BHP, Rio Tinto and Trafigura has called on governments to work together with the private sector to deliver the policies and investments needed to decarbonize the shipping industry.The call to action was signed by more than 150 industry leaders and organizations representing the entire maritime value chain, including shipping, cargo, energy, finance, ports and infr...Read More
Low-carbon wire rod prices in the United States rose by $30 per short ton ($2.50 per cwt) in September, to fresh record highs for both domestic and import product.Fastmarkets' monthly assessment for steel wire rod (low carbon) industrial quality, fob mill US was $57.50-60.50 per hundredweight ($1,150-1,210 per ton) on Tuesday September 21, up by 2.61% from $56-59 per cwt on August 1...Read More
Export prices for steel billet from Iran continued to strengthen in the week to Wednesday September 22, supported by demand in the Asian market.One of the country's major exporters of semi-finished steel products, Khouzestan Steel, sold a cargo of billet on Wednesday, scheduled for shipment in November, at $635 per tonne fob southern ports of Iran.Several market sources reported another billet sal...Read More
CIS billet exporters saw some signs of support from China as the country's long-steel market opened stronger after the Mid-Autumn Festival ended on September 21.China's domestic rebar prices moved up sharply on Wednesday September 22 on market participants' expectations of supply cuts in the remaining months of 2021.Fastmarkets' daily price assessment for steel reinforcing bar (rebar) domesti...Read More
Export prices for steel billet from Iran continued to strengthen in the week to Wednesday September 22, supported by demand in the Asian market.One of the country's major exporters of semi-finished steel products, Khouzestan Steel, sold a cargo of billet on Wednesday, scheduled for shipment in November, at $635 per tonne fob southern ports of Iran.Several market sources reported another billet sal...Read More
Domestic prices for cold-rolled coil in Europe moved down in the week to Wednesday September 22, due to reduced demand from the car industry, sources have told Fastmarkets.Car manufacturers in the EU were likely to consume fewer flat steel products than previously expected because of the global shortage of semiconductor chips for vehicles' onboard electronics.As a result, some volumes that origina...Read More
Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Wednesday September 22 that are worth another look.A group including Anglo American, BHP, Rio Tinto and Trafigura has called on governments to work together with the private sector to deliver the policies and investments needed...Read More
The price of steel hollow sections in Europe softened in the week to Wednesday September 22, with feedstock costs continuing to fall ahead of the renewal of European import quotas, sources told Fastmarkets.Fastmarkets' price assessment for steel sections (medium) domestic, delivered Northern Europe, was ?,?1,350-1,400 ($1,583-1,642) per tonne on Wednesday September 22, down from ?,?1,400-1,430 per...Read More
Domestic prices for hot-rolled coil continued to decline across Europe on Wednesday September 22, mainly due to weak demand from the automotive sector and spot buyers holding sufficient stocks, sources told Fastmarkets.The reduced consumption by car manufacturers was a result of the global shortage of semiconductor chips for onboard electronics, with some volumes of flat steel being redirected to...Read More
A summary of London Metal Exchange warrant premiums from across the globe for the week to Wednesday September 22.Please click...Read More
Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Wednesday September 22 that are worth another look.A group including Anglo American, BHP, Rio Tinto and Trafigura has called on governments to work together with the private sector to deliver the policies and investments needed...Read More
The collapse of the iron ore market and market turbulence over Chinese property developer Evergrande Group are adding to the economic woes caused by the Delta variant of Covid-19 for much of this year.It is hard to find bright sparks in the months ahead for the ferrous supply chain, which has been buffeted repeatedly in a short span of few months, starting with Chinese Premier Li Keqiang's comment...Read More
Key data from Fastmarkets' pricing session in Europe on Wednesday September 22.Key driversFerro-titanium and titanium scrap markets held steady for the third consecutive week in the seven days to Wednesday September 22, with suppliers expecting new tenders from steelmakers around the end of the month and into October. A few deals were reported at around $7 per kg, although they contained more alum...Read More
Copper's three-month price was steadily above $9,000 per tonne, and tin was up by 3.4% with most prices on the London Metal Exchange rebounding above their psychological levels amid dip-buying and a softer dollar on the afternoon of Wednesday September 22. Copper's closing price on Wednesday was at $9,286 per tonne, a 3.5% increase on Tuesday's price. The red metal had touched $8,810 per tonne on...Read More
Brazilian iron ore and base metals producer Vale will have a new chief financial officer from November 1, because current CFO Luciano Siani Pires has been nominated to become the company's vice president of strategy and business transformation, it said on Tuesday September 21.Siani has held the role of CFO for nine years. His replacement will be Gustavo Pimenta, currently CFO at United States-base...Read More
Brazilian iron ore and base metals producer Vale will have a new chief financial officer from November 1, because current CFO Luciano Siani Pires has been nominated to become the company's vice president of strategy and business transformation, it said on Tuesday September 21.Siani has held the role of CFO for nine years. His replacement will be Gustavo Pimenta, currently CFO at United States-base...Read More
Turkish steel mills again stayed away from the deep-sea scrap market on Wednesday September 22, with their requirements seemingly met by last week's purchases, market participants told Fastmarkets.Turkish steel mills remained absent from the deep-sea scrap market on Wednesday September 22, with their requirements seemingly met by last week's purchases, market participants told Fastmarkets.Mills ha...Read More
The price of steel H-beams in Europe moved down in the week to Wednesday September 22 after mills conceded a softening in prices following weeks of stability, sources told Fastmarkets.Fastmarkets' weekly price assessment for steel beams, domestic, delivered Northern Europe was ?,?1,030-1,050 ($1,208-1,232)per tonne on Wednesday September 22, down from ?,?1,050-1,080 per tonne from one week previou...Read More
The Cobalt sulfate 20.5% Co basis, exw China, yuan/tonne trade log including business, bids and offers reported to Fastmarkets.Fastmarkets publishes trades logs for its key price assessments and indices to bring more transparencyinto the markets it covers and the pricing process it applies....Read More