The dream of building a new world-class copper-gold mine in Pakistan in an area bordering Afghanistan and Iran has been dashed, for now at least. The saga of Tethyan Copper Co's (TCC) efforts to develop the Reko Diq mine found resolution last week with an International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) ruling in favor of TCC following a dispute that has rumbled on for years.TCC,...Read More
Ore and alloy prices were stable in most global spot markets in the week ended Friday July 12, with excess supply continuing to put pressure on producers. UG2 ore price, cif China, ticks up; Turkish lumpy ore stable Charge chrome market in China unchanged High-carbon ferro-chrome range ddp Europe widens Ferro-chrome in Japan ticks upward.Falls in the market for chrome ore stalled last week amid su...Read More
The prices of vanadium in both Europe and the United States softened in the week ended Friday July 12 on continuously weakening demand, while prices in China stabilized amid thin spot trading activity. Chinese ferro-vanadium market stalls amid low spot activity European ferro-vanadium prices drop to less than $30 per kg, weak demand continues V2O5 prices in China move up amid rising buying interes...Read More
The three-month tin price on the London Metal Exchange fell by 2% at the close of trading on Monday July 15, dipping below the nearby $18,000 per tonne support level despite a predominantly positive trading session for the rest of the complex. Trading volumes were high for tin over the afternoon, with more than 450 lots of tin exchanged by the close. The metal's three-month price reached an intrad...Read More
Here are five Fastmarkets MB stories you might have missed on Monday July 15 that are worth another look.In copper, the World Bank's International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes has awarded $5.84 billion in damages to Tethyan Copper Co Pty Ltd, Antofagasta said on Monday July 15. Separately, Fastmarkets summarizes five key points to take away from the one-day Yantai Copper...Read More
The dream of building a new world-class copper-gold mine in Pakistan in an area bordering Afghanistan and Iran has been dashed, for now at least. The saga of Tethyan Copper Co's (TCC) efforts to develop the Reko Diq mine found resolution last week with an International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) ruling in favor of TCC following a dispute that has rumbled on for years.TCC,...Read More
Stainless steel prices in Asia are set to remain supported in the near term amid improved domestic demand in China and a surge in nickel prices following news of Indonesia's plan to ban the export of ores, including that of nickel, by 2022."My customers have stepped up their purchases of stainless steel, having limited their procurement rates earlier this year," a Wuxi-based trader who sells to th...Read More
The three-month tin price on the London Metal Exchange fell by 2% at the close of trading on Monday July 15, dipping below the nearby $18,000 per tonne support level despite a predominantly positive trading session for the rest of the complex. Trading volumes were high for tin over the afternoon, with more than 450 lots of tin exchanged by the close. The metal's three-month price reached an intrad...Read More
China's hot-rolled coil prices bounced back on Monday July 15 after the futures market strengthened after the release of economic data for the first half, while expectations of a drop in supply provided additional support.DomesticEastern China (Shanghai): 3,850-3,870 yuan ($559-562) per tonne, widening upward by 10 yuan per tonneNorthern China (Tianjin): 3,850-3,860 yuan per tonne, up 20 yuan per...Read More
Seaborne coking coal prices softened further on Monday July 15 despite buying activity generated by keen interest from China.A cargo of premium mid-vol hard coking coal was traded at around $186 per tonne cfr China, sources said during the day.This is $6 per tonne higher than the fob Australia price for a cargo of the same brand that changed hands last week. It is also about $4 per tonne lower tha...Read More
The domestic Chinese ferro-silicon price fell by 2.3% week on week on Friday July 12 despite tighter supply, while the European market continued to fall on slow downstream demand. Chinese domestic market dropped 2.3% while the export price was unchanged. Europe market fell by 1.3% on thin demand and reduced offers in the market. US prices were unchanged with a few deals concluded with...Read More
High-grade manganese ore prices jumped in China for the first time since April because of consumers favoring higher-quality material. High-grade material jumps by 4.8%Low-grade ore rises steadilySilico-manganese prices slide in China but hold in IndiaSilico-manganese prices rise in Europe, USFerro-manganese prices hold in Europe, US High-grade manganese ore prices jumped on Friday July 12 due to i...Read More
Here are five Fastmarkets MB stories you might have missed on Monday July 15 that are worth another look.In copper, the World Bank's International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes has awarded $5.84 billion in damages to Tethyan Copper Co Pty Ltd, Antofagasta said on Monday July 15. Separately, Fastmarkets summarizes five key points to take away from the one-day Yantai Copper...Read More
Fastmarkets summarizes five key points to take away from the one-day Yantai Copper Industry Forum held on Friday July 12 in China's north-eastern Shandong province.Copper production disruptions will slow the fall in TCsProduction disruptions at several Chinese copper smelters will slow the decline in treatment and refining charges (TCs/RCs) for copper concentrates, delegates told Fastmarkets at th...Read More
Production disruptions at several Chinese copper smelters will slow the decline in treatment and refining charges (TCs/RCs) for copper concentrates, delegates told Fastmarkets at the Yantai Copper Industry Forum in north-eastern China on Friday July 12.A Shandong-based copper smelter, which has been plagued by financial constraints for a long time, recently could not afford to purchase copper conc...Read More
Key data from the Monday July 15 pricing session in London.Fastmarkets' benchmark alumina index, fob Australia, fell to $298.10 per tonne on Monday July 15 from $305.36 on July 12. The index is now at its lowest level since June 1, 2017 and down 24% since the start of the year.Key drivers The latest deal for Western Australian alumina concluded at...Read More
The World Bank's International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes has awarded $5.84 billion in damages to Tethyan Copper Co Pty Ltd (TCC), Antofagasta said on Monday July 15. The award was granted to the equally-held joint venture between Antofagasta and Barrick Gold Corp for arbitration claims filed against Pakistan following the denial of a mining lease for the Reko Diq project in Paki...Read More
Stainless steel prices in Asia are set to remain supported in the near term amid improved domestic demand in China and a surge in nickel prices following news of Indonesia's plan to ban the export of ores, including that of nickel, by 2022."My customers have stepped up their purchases of stainless steel, having limited their procurement rates earlier this year," a Wuxi-based trader who sells to th...Read More
Temporary production disruptions and a declaration of force majeure at ArcelorMittal Italia have had little effect on the European flat steel market, market sources told Fastmarkets on Monday July 15.The steelmaker had temporarily hot-idled its blast furnaces (BFs) Nos2 and 4 at the end of last week. The equipment was idled due to a strike on July 11 that Italian trade unions announced after a fat...Read More
Buying activity in the CIS export long steel market was rather modest in the week to Monday July 15.Customers either preferred to refrain from bookings amid sluggish demand in their home markets, or were cautiously waiting for more clarity to emerge in the import scrap market in Turkey.Nevertheless, wire rod prices climbed over the week with a small CIS cargo reported sold at around $500 per tonne...Read More