Lithium producer share price weakness is a reflection of the supply response that started in 2018, head of base metals and battery materials research William Adams said.Lithium producers' share prices have generally been under pressure since late 2017. In the chart below, producers' share prices are up 15% on average from their 52-week low price. We see this as a reflection of the supply response...Read More
Flat steel import prices in the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia have increased over the past week, although buying activity remained limited, Fastmarkets heard on Tuesday February 26.Deals were scarce because market participants were waiting to see whether the price increases would be permanent, sources told Fastmarkets.The buyers were doubtful because raw material prices have started to dro...Read More
China's hot-rolled coil prices strengthened further on Tuesday February 26 despite moderate trading activity, with gains in the futures market in the afternoon providing a boost to the spot market.DomesticEastern China (Shanghai): 3,800-3,830 yuan ($567-572) per tonne, up 10-20 yuan per tonneNorthern China (Tianjin): 3,740-3,770 yuan per tonne, widening upward by 20 yuan per tonneSellers in Shangh...Read More
Export prices for Chinese cold-rolled coil (CRC) and hot-dipped galvanized coil (HDG) increased again over the past week, with some mills continuing to raise their offers amid bullish sentiment and a stronger domestic market.Cold-rolled coilFastmarkets MB's weekly export price assessment for Chinese SPCC 1.0mm CRC was $545-555 per tonne fob on Tuesday February 26, up $5 per tonne from $540-550 per...Read More
Prices for steel rebar and billet imported into the United Arab Emirates have increased slightly this week because of higher offers and deal prices, sources told Fastmarkets on Tuesday February 26.The reason for the rise in the billet import price was that producers in Oman and Bahrain raised their prices for the commodity.But demand for rebar was moderate in the country, and with local supply bei...Read More
China's domestic rebar prices retreated on Tuesday February 26 after supply pressures led sellers to destock.Domestic Eastern China (Shanghai): 3,740-3,780 yuan ($558-564) per tonne, down 10-20 yuan per tonneNorthern China (Beijing): 3,730-3,770 yuan per tonne, widened downward by 10 yuan per tonneSelling interest among stockists picked up due to an increase in inventory levels, which led to them...Read More
The Mexican government has decided to renew a 15% safeguarding duty on imports of steel from countries with which it does not have free trade agreements.The safeguard is expected to be signed this week, and it will be valid for another six months, according to the country's economy secretariat.It will apply also on imports of products...Read More
In contrast to the clear skies outside, a cloud hung over discussions among Indian scrap traders attending the opening session of the annual conference of the Material Recycling Association of India (MRAI) earlier this month in Kochi, southern India.Secretary-general Amar Singh praised the superior air quality in the host city, compared with the metropolises of New Delhi and Mumbai. But delegates...Read More
Turkish steel producers continued holding back from the deep-sea scrap markets on Tuesday February 26 because of the weak demand for their finished steel products in the country's domestic and export markets.The steel producers in the country went quiet at the end of last week after booking a Baltic Sea cargo, which sent prices down by $20 per tonne week on week."Turkish producers are not in very...Read More
From Tuesday February 26, Fastmarkets will update the normalization coefficients of the Turkey and Rotterdam ferrous scrap indices once per month instead of once per quarter. The indices to which this proposed change relates are the HMS 1&2 (80:20), Northern Europe-origin material, cfr Turkey index; the HMS 1&2 (80:20), USA-origin material, cfr Turkey index; and the HMS 1&2 (80:20), Nort...Read More
Prices for steel rebar and billet imported into the United Arab Emirates have increased slightly this week because of higher offers and deal prices, sources told Fastmarkets on Tuesday February 26.The reason for the rise in the billet import price was that producers in Oman and Bahrain raised their prices for the commodity.But demand for rebar was moderate in the country, and with local supply bei...Read More
China's domestic rebar prices retreated on Tuesday February 26 after supply pressures led sellers to destock.Domestic Eastern China (Shanghai): 3,740-3,780 yuan ($558-564) per tonne, down 10-20 yuan per tonneNorthern China (Beijing): 3,730-3,770 yuan per tonne, widened downward by 10 yuan per tonneSelling interest among stockists picked up due to an increase in inventory levels, which led to them...Read More
The Mexican government has decided to renew a 15% safeguarding duty on imports of steel from countries with which it does not have free trade agreements.The safeguard is expected to be signed this week, and it will be valid for another six months, according to the country's economy secretariat.It will apply also on imports of products...Read More
Import prices for steel slab in Southeast Asia and East Asia moved up again over the past week amid higher offers and limited availability, although no transactions were heard due to the large bid-offer spread.Fastmarkets' weekly import price assessment for slab imports to Southeast Asia and East Asia was $460-480 per tonne cfr on Monday February 25, widening upward by $10 per tonne from $460-470...Read More
In contrast to the clear skies outside, a cloud hung over discussions among Indian scrap traders attending the opening session of the annual conference of the Material Recycling Association of India (MRAI) earlier this month in Kochi, southern India.Secretary-general Amar Singh praised the superior air quality in the host city, compared with the metropolises of New Delhi and Mumbai. But delegates...Read More
The Mexican government has decided to renew a 15% safeguarding duty on imports of steel from countries with which it does not have free trade agreements.The safeguard is expected to be signed this week, and it will be valid for another six months, according to the country's economy secretariat.It will apply also on imports of products...Read More
Global aluminium premiums were little changed this week, with good support from steady market conditions, but premiums in South Korea moved higher due to low levels of inventory. European traders happy to hold metalSouth Korean premiums move up on tight inventoryImport uptrend and domestic discounts in BrazilUS premiums steady. Contango still supporting European premiumsLondon Metal Exchange price...Read More
A summary of base metals premiums from across the globe for the week to Tuesday February 26.Please click...Read More
Base metals prices on the London Metal Exchange were mostly higher at the close of trading on Tuesday February 26, with positive trade rhetoric in US-China trade talks lending support to commodity investment, while US Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell signaled slower but strong US economic growth. Copper's three-month price continues to hold ground near the $6,500-per-tonne level against a backd...Read More
In contrast to the clear skies outside, a cloud hung over discussions among Indian scrap traders attending the opening session of the annual conference of the Material Recycling Association of India (MRAI) earlier this month in Kochi, southern India.Secretary-general Amar Singh praised the superior air quality in the host city, compared with the metropolises of New Delhi and Mumbai. But delegates...Read More