China's domestic rebar prices held steady on Tuesday September 17 amid falling futures and an inactive market. Domestic Eastern China (Shanghai): 3,720-3,750 yuan ($526-530) per tonne, unchangedNorthern China (Beijing): 3,640-3,670 yuan per tonne, unchangedSellers kept their prices flat to wait for more changes in the futures market, sources said.Market participants did not see a clear trend in th...Read More
Ferrous scrap prices in Mexico were stable in Monterrey but started falling in Baj?-o where downward momentum in the United States scrap market has begun to have an impact.In Mexico's central Baj?-o region, Fastmarkets' weekly assessment of steel scrap No1 busheling, consumer buying price, delivered mill Baj?-o, fell to $4,750 pesos per tonne on Tuesday September 17, from 4,900 pesos per tonn...Read More
Turkish steel mills continued to stay away from the deep-sea scrap market on the second working day of the week amid limited demand for finished long steel, sources told Fastmarkets on Tuesday September 17.The latest transaction was a cargo from the United States at the end of last week, which was sold at $240 per tonne cfr for HMS 1&2 (80:20), $245 per tonne for shredded and $250 per to...Read More
Seaborne iron ore concentrate prices continued to see narrower discounts last week, while pellet market activity remained lackluster.ConcentrateFastmarkets' weekly index for iron ore 66% Fe concentrate, cfr Qingdao, stood at $99.54 per tonne last Friday September 13, up by $4.48 per tonne week on week.And Fastmarkets' daily index for iron ore 65% Fe Brazil-origin fines, cfr Qingdao,...Read More
Import prices for steel billet in the United Arab Emirates fell this week because of weak demand, and rebar prices were also expected to decline, sources said on Tuesday September 17. Market participants expect new domestic rebar prices to be announced in the near future, Fastmarkets understands. Billet imports Billet was on offer from Oman at about $405-410 per tonne cpt, but no si...Read More
Import prices for steel slab in Southeast Asia and East Asia continued to decline over the past week because of weakness in the downstream flat steel markets caused by sluggish demand and lower prices, market sources said.Fastmarkets' price assessment for steel slab imports, cfr Southeast Asia and East Asia, fell to $405-410 per tonne on Monday September 16, its lowest level in more than two...Read More
China's domestic rebar prices held steady on Tuesday September 17 amid falling futures and an inactive market. Domestic Eastern China (Shanghai): 3,720-3,750 yuan ($526-530) per tonne, unchangedNorthern China (Beijing): 3,640-3,670 yuan per tonne, unchangedSellers kept their prices flat to wait for more changes in the futures market, sources said.Market participants did not see a clear trend in th...Read More
The export price for Chinese ferro-silicon, which earlier this month hit a 27-month low amid persistent weak demand and tough international competition, stabilized in the week to Friday September 13 but spot buying interest was negligible. Chinese market stabilizes losses but this was viewed as a pause amid consumer absence. European price range narrowed lower while suppliers await fourth-q...Read More
Low-grade manganese ore cif prices fell over the past week, with some buyers holding back from purchasing in the hope of lower prices. 37% cif China prices fall in response to low demand High-grade ore price stable Alloys in India fall again, sparking output cuts Weak market dampens European alloy prices Alloy prices stable in the United StatesThe low-grade seaborne manganese ore price in China co...Read More
The European ferro-vanadium market continued its downtrend last week amid thin spot buying and prevailing bearish sentiment. European ferro-vanadium price continues downtrend on sluggish trading Chinese ferro-vanadium price stable in quiet spot market Wide China-Europe price gap remainsChina's V2O5 export price continues to sink, tracks the trend in the domestic marketThe ferro-vanadium export pr...Read More
The pellet segment of the seaborne iron ore market is starting to show signs of moving from annual contracts to shorter-term ones.The recent drop in iron ore prices amid improvements in Brazilian and Australian supply and a weak global steel market have led to buyers renegotiating the premium they had agreed with Brazil's Vale under annual contracts for pellet shipments to be made in the last thre...Read More
The proposal by Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing Ltd (HKEX) to buy the London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) has raised a number of questions among metals market participants, most of whom are skeptical that the deal will go through during a time of political upheaval.HKEX's ?29.6-billion ($36.5-billion) proposal to acquire the LSEG was announced on Wednesday September 11, and comes seven years a...Read More
Eastern China's Shagang has raised the list prices for its rebar and wire rod booked in mid-September.The mill is selling its HRB400 16-25mm rebar at 3,820 yuan ($537) per tonne over the September 11-20 period, up 100 yuan per tonne from its...Read More
A summary of base metals premiums from across the globe for the week to Tuesday September 17.Read More
Ferrous scrap prices in Mexico were stable in Monterrey but started falling in Baj?-o where downward momentum in the United States scrap market has begun to have an impact.In Mexico's central Baj?-o region, Fastmarkets' weekly assessment of steel scrap No1 busheling, consumer buying price, delivered mill Baj?-o, fell to $4,750 pesos per tonne on Tuesday September 17, from 4,900 pesos per tonn...Read More
Fastmarkets incorrectly published weekly assessments for its Southeast Asian zinc premium over the past two months when the price should have been published every two weeks.Following a market consultation, Fastmarkets reduced the frequency of publication of a number of base metals price assessments in July in response to low transaction liquidity and a lack of price volatility.As a resul...Read More
The three-month copper price on the London Metal Exchange fell by 0.5% at the close of trading on Tuesday September 17 but held above nearby support levels, while aluminium futures were the only positive mover in a predominantly weaker base metals complex. Copper traded volumes were relatively low over the day at 14,000 lots by the close. Although the red metal's closing price was lower than Monda...Read More
Here are five Fastmarkets MB stories you might have missed on Tuesday September 17 that are worth another look.Fastmarkets looks at the key takeaways from the seventh Fastmarkets Asian Nickel conference in Jakarta, Indonesia, on September 11-12, from who will fill the Asian supply gap from 2020 to emerging demand for nickel from the electric vehicle battery sector.Import prices for steel slab in S...Read More
Following a flip in global steel and ferrous trade flow trends last year caused by economic jitters in Turkey, trade defenses by the United States and production cuts in China, this year it is steel prices that are turning upside down. Hot-rolled coil (HRC) prices are now below rebar prices in a phenomenon rarely seen outside of the Chinese domestic markets. HRC import prices in Vietnam have...Read More
The whole battery supply chain will benefit from lithium benchmark pricing, Fastmarkets head of battery raw materials research William Adams says as he explores what is driving auto manufacturers to support this pricing mechanism. The auto industry is going through a period of unprecedented change due to companies introducing electric vehicles (EV) into their portfolios alongside internal combusti...Read More