The Cobalt hydroxide payable indicator, min 30% Co, cif China, % payable of Fastmarkets' standard-grade cobalt price (low-end) 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.Fastmarkets assessed Cobalt hydroxide p...Read More
Indian steel mills kept their prices for domestic cold-rolled coil and galvanized coil steady in the week to Friday September 24, even with traders selling such downstream flat steel products at significant discounts in the local markets, Fastmarkets has learnt.The price of steel hot-dipped galvanized coil, domestic, ex-whse India, was assessed at 80,500-81,500 rupees ($1,091-1,104) per tonne on F...Read More
Limited availability of light-iron scrap in the UK has cemented the market in its current range in the week to Friday September 24, with major processors holding their offer prices to ensure a steady stream of supply into their yards, trade sources said.Fastmarkets' weekly price assessment for steel scrap 5C loose old light domestic, delivered inter-merchant UK, was ?170-190 ($233-260) per tonneo...Read More
Spot prices for hot-rolled coil in China dropped on Friday September 24 after futures prices fell for a second day on growing demand concerns, sources told Fastmarkets.DomesticEastern China (Shanghai): 5,680-5,720 yuan ($879-885) per tonne, down by 40-60 yuan per tonneNorthern China (Tangshan) weekly assessment: 5,670-5,740 yuan per tonne, widening downward by 30 yuan per tonneThe most-t...Read More
Key data from Fastmarkets' pricing sessions in Europe, China and the United States on Friday September 24.China The ferro-silicon price in China became very bullish following the news that Fugu, a ferro-silicon production hub in Shaanxi province, issued instructions for broad cuts in the production of ferroalloys, magnesium and semi-coke starting from September 19, to meet the dual control targets...Read More
Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Thursday September 23 that are worth another look.General Motors will double production in two of its Brazilian plants by introducing a second work shift, despite an ongoing global semiconductor chip shortage, the United States-based company's local branch said on Wednesday...Read More
Seaborne iron ore prices edged down on Thursday September 23, with concerns over demand growing due to China's steel production curbs, sources said.Fastmarkets iron ore indices62% Fe fines, cfr Qingdao: $108.67 per tonne, down $0.03 per tonne62% Fe low-alumina fines, cfr Qingdao: $109.38 per tonne, down $1.27 per tonne58% Fe fines high-grade premium, cfr Qingdao: $79.54 per tonne, up $3.29 per ton...Read More
Australian mining and exploration company Sandfire Resources will buy Spain's Minas de Aguas Te??idas (Matsa) for $1.87 billion from Trafigura and the Mubadala Investment Co, the company said on Thursday September 23.The deal is expected to be completed in the first quarter of 2022. As part of the transaction, Trafigura will retain the life-of-mine 100% offtake agreement for copper concentrates fr...Read More
The price of steel billet exports from the CIS corrected downward by a few dollars per tonne on Thursday September 23 when fresh booking to Latin America came to light.Around 20,000 tonnes of Ukraine-origin billet were reported sold to Latin America in the first half of the week at $600 per tonne fob Black Sea for basic-grade material.The deal sent Fastmarkets' calculation of its daily steel bille...Read More
Domestic prices for hot-rolled coil in Europe were stable to slightly lower on Thursday, while trading activity remained subdued because of bearish buyer expectations amid falling automotive demand, sources told Fastmarkets on Thursday September 23. Buyers across Europe continued to maintain a wait-and-see stance and held back from trading, sources said. The recent slowdown in the automotive...Read More
Domestic prices for hot-rolled coil in Europe were stable to slightly lower on Thursday, while trading activity remained subdued because of bearish buyer expectations amid falling automotive demand, sources told Fastmarkets on Thursday September 23. Buyers across Europe continued to maintain a wait-and-see stance and held back from trading, sources said. The recent slowdown in the automotive...Read More
Crude steel output in Germany increased by 3.40% year on year in August, the German steel federation, WV Stahl, said on Thursday September 23.German crude steel production totaled more than 2.93 million tonnes in August 2021, up from 2.83 million tonnes in August last year."The upward trend in crude steel production in Germany continued in August, but the pace [of growth has slowed]," WV Stah...Read More
Peruvian miner Buenaventura's Uchucchacua zinc, lead and silver mine in the center of the country has been put under blockade by members of the local community, halting all mining and logistics activity at the site.Access to the mine has been blocked by members of the Oy??n province community since September 13, with only essential operations still being carried out, Buenaventura said on Wednesday...Read More
Base metals prices on the London Metal Exchange were largely up on Thursday September 23; the market continued to cautiously anticipate the outcome for Chinese real estate giant Evergrande while the debt deadline edges closer. "Equity markets have made a steady start so far on Thursday," James Moore, analyst at Fastmarkets said, "even after the United States Federal Reserve signaled that it will s...Read More
Peruvian miner Buenaventura's Uchucchacua zinc, lead and silver mine in the center of the country has been put under blockade by members of the local community, halting all mining and logistics activity at the site.Access to the mine has been blocked by members of the Oy??n province community since September 13, with only essential operations still being carried out, Buenaventura said on Wednesday...Read More
Base metals prices were mixed on both the LME and SHFE on Thursday September 23, with the broader markets welcoming the news that Chinese property giant Evergrande has avoided imploding, for now, and not spooked by the US Federal Reserve's more hawkish outlook.Chairman Jerome Powell says the United States Federal Reserve could "easily move ahead" with its decision about when to taperEvergrande sha...Read More
Base metals prices on the London Metal Exchange were largely up on Thursday September 23; the market continued to cautiously anticipate the outcome for Chinese real estate giant Evergrande while the debt deadline edges closer. "Equity markets have made a steady start so far on Thursday," James Moore, analyst at Fastmarkets said, "even after the United States Federal Reserve signaled that it will s...Read More
China's domestic stainless steel prices surged rose sharply over the week to Wednesday September 23 amid tight supply and steady demand.DomesticStainless steel cold-rolled coil 2mm grade 304 domestic (Wuxi): 21,800-22,500 ($3,370-3,478) per tonne, up by 2,800 yuan per tonne from a week earlier Prices have risen to their highest since September 2011.Jiangsu province, a major stainless steel product...Read More
Coking coal prices in the cfr market retreated slightly on Thursday September 23; steel production cuts and winter production curbs led market participants to doubt the sustainability of strong seaborne cfr prices.Fastmarkets indicesPremium hard coking coal, cfr Jingtang: $600.82 per tonne, down $1.51 per tonneHard coking coal, cfr Jingtang: $550 per tonne, down $5.05 per tonnePremium hard coking...Read More
Major zinc and lead smelters across China received orders from provincial governments on Wednesday September 22 to lower their power consumption, sources told Fastmarkets. One major zinc smelter source in Guangxi was informed by the government to cut their electricity by 20%.'We are not told when power consumption could resume [to] normal at all. Some peers were even instructed to halve electricit...Read More