Three-month base metals prices on the London Metal Exchange were either little changed or stronger on the morning of Friday November 16.Zinc and aluminium prices were up by the most with gains of 0.6% and 0.4%% respectively, while the rest were little changed with copper down by 0.1% at $6,195 per tonne. Volume has been above average with 6,330 lots traded as at 07.10am London time.This morning's...Read More
An overview of the battery raw materials markets and their price moves from the past week.Read More
The weekly Chinese domestic spot battery-grade lithium carbonate price was unchanged on Thursday November 15 with most major buyers concluding their final deals before the end of the year. Battery-grade lithium carbonate prices were stable in China and in the seaborne markets, with most producers working with limited stocks before the year-end. Technical and industrial-grade lithium carbonate...Read More
Domestic prices for coated steel coil products in Turkey have moved down over the past week due to slow trading conditions, sources told Fastmarkets on Friday November 16."Demand is slow and sentiment is bearish, so the mills have had to decrease their prices," a trader...Read More
Domestic prices for steel coil products in Turkey were expected to move down due to limited demand, sources told Fastmarkets on Friday November 16."Demand is barely there, and there were hardly any deals done this week," a source said."There might be more activity seen next week, but most likely the mills will not be able to maintain the current level of prices," he added.Fastmarkets' weekly price...Read More
China's hot-rolled coil prices were largely stable on Friday November 16, with buyers doing their usual rounds of restocking ahead of the weekend.DomesticEastern China (Shanghai): 3,800-3,830 yuan ($547-552) per tonne, widening upward by 20 yuan per tonneNorthern China (Tianjin): 3,830-3,850 yuan per tonne, widening downward by 10 yuan per tonnePrices in eastern China widened upward, with most tra...Read More
Metal Bulletin reviews the major stories that have affected the steel market during the week ended Friday November 16.Raw MaterialsThe Singapore Exchange will launch high-grade iron ore derivatives settled against the daily MB 65% Fe Iron Ore Index published by Fastmarkets MB in the first week of December.Asia ferrous scrap prices are still falling due to weak demand from steel mills and ample sup...Read More
The latest metal markets news and price moves to start the North American day on Friday November 16. Base metals on the London Metal Exchange had a mixed start during morning trading on Friday November 16, with investor sentiment improving amid easing US-China trade tensions and a slight downturn in the US dollar index.Both lead and nickel futures were the biggest climbers over the morning, apprec...Read More
The import price for steel billet in Southeast Asia fell on Friday November 16 after suppliers offered cheaper cargoes, while negative sentiment intensified on China's possible return to the export market.Fastmarkets' daily price assessment for billet imported into Southeast Asia was $495-502 per tonne cfr Manila on Friday, widening downward by $5 per tonne from $500-502 per tonne cfr the previous...Read More
Pig iron exporters in the south of Brazil have sold out of material for shipment this year and have increased their offer prices for material for January deliveries."Sales last week have taken up material availability from suppliers in the south. That is why they have tried to increase their offers," one trader told Fastmarkets.Last week, several deals were done at $346-348 per tonne fob. This wee...Read More
Buyers avoided making new deals in the United States pig iron market during the week ended Friday November 16 because they had restocked earlier in the month, Fastmarkets was told.Fastmarkets' price assessment for US imports of pig iron remained unchanged at $370-385 per tonne cfr on November 16.Numerous deals for pig iron for December deliveries to the US were done with the Commonwealth of Indepe...Read More
Global ferrous scrap prices surrendered to the downward pressure created by weak mill demand and tepid finished steel sales during the working week from Monday November 12 to Friday November 16, with the exception of those in India.Turkish import scrap prices fell, with only four cargo bookings made during the week. Import prices in Taiwan and Vietnam also continued to trend downward. India's impo...Read More
Brazilian slab export prices were almost unchanged during the week ended Friday November 16 because of low activity, but producers and traders expected a recovery in the next few months because of planned stoppages and growth in demand.Fastmarkets' assessment of the Brazilian slab export price was $505-515 per tonne fob in Brazil on November 16, widening downward from $510-515 per tonne fob the we...Read More
Domestic Indian prices for steel billet fell this week by at least 400 rupees ($6) per tonne, with demand for semi-finished products remaining weak on account of subdued sales of finished products such as rebar.Indian domestic secondary billets, mainly produced by the induction process, ended the week priced at 33,000-33,200 rupees ($459-462) per tonne ex-mill on Friday November 16. This was down...Read More
The import price for steel billet in Southeast Asia fell on Friday November 16 after suppliers offered cheaper cargoes, while negative sentiment intensified on China's possible return to the export market.Fastmarkets' daily price assessment for billet imported into Southeast Asia was $495-502 per tonne cfr Manila on Friday, widening downward by $5 per tonne from $500-502 per tonne cfr the previous...Read More
The European stainless steel market was stable this week, but with prices remaining depressed because of competition among sellers, Fastmarkets heard on Friday November 16.Imported material continued to arrive from Asia and combined with domestic materials to give consumers a glut of purchasing options.But although it remains a buyers' market, prices have not moved any lower...Read More
Fastmarkets MB presents the key things we learned when the ferro-alloys community gathered for a busy week of meetings and contract negotiations in Lisbon at the 34th International Ferro-alloys Conference on November 11-13. The global vanadium deficit will continue: Ferro-vanadium and vanadium pentoxide prices sit at or near historic highs due to significant global supply concerns, and market part...Read More
Metal Bulletin reviews the major stories that have affected the steel market during the week ended Friday November 16.Raw MaterialsThe Singapore Exchange will launch high-grade iron ore derivatives settled against the daily MB 65% Fe Iron Ore Index published by Fastmarkets MB in the first week of December.Asia ferrous scrap prices are still falling due to weak demand from steel mills and ample sup...Read More
Pig iron exporters in the south of Brazil have sold out of material for shipment this year and have increased their offer prices for material for January deliveries."Sales last week have taken up material availability from suppliers in the south. That is why they have tried to increase their offers," one trader told Fastmarkets.Last week, several deals were done at $346-348 per tonne fob. This wee...Read More
Buyers avoided making new deals in the United States pig iron market during the week ended Friday November 16 because they had restocked earlier in the month, Fastmarkets was told.Fastmarkets' price assessment for US imports of pig iron remained unchanged at $370-385 per tonne cfr on November 16.Numerous deals for pig iron for December deliveries to the US were done with the Commonwealth of Indepe...Read More