A Turkish steel mill was rumored to have booked a scrap steel cargo in the deep-sea market on Friday August 24 but the reported details of the transaction were unclear, and this kept prices unchanged on the day....Read More
Three-month base metals prices on the London Metal Exchange were for the most part in positive territory on the morning of Friday August 24, with tin prices bucking the trend with a 0.3% decline, while the rest were up by between 0.2% for aluminium and 1.1% for lead. The three-month copper contract was up by 0.8% at $6,014 per tonne.Volume has been high with 9,953 lots traded as at 07.31am London...Read More
An overview of the battery raw materials markets and their price moves from the past week.Read More
China's domestic spot battery-grade lithium carbonate prices fell again this week on lower concluded business after buyers secured lower prices, while lithium hydroxide prices held steady on quiet buying activity though lower prices were heard in the spot market.Lithium carbonate prices keep moving down on low trading activity and buyers pushing for lower prices. Lithium hydroxide prices held...Read More
Indian mills are likely to increase their prices for hot-rolled coil (HRC) for September sales following a weakening of the rupee against the US dollar, Metal Bulletin heard on Friday August 24....Read More
Daily PDFs will be downloadable until Monday August 27. After that, because of a UK national holiday, the next daily PDF will be downloadable on Wednesday August 29.Read More
China's domestic and export hot-rolled coil prices were largely steady on Friday August 24 amid sparse trading....Read More
US import beam prices rose to $900-920 per ton, which attracted few US buyers, while domestic beam prices were flat month over month at $43.5 per cwt ($870 per ton). ...Read More
Metal Bulletin reviews the major stories that have affected the steel market over the week ending Friday August 24....Read More
Polish steelmakers increased their domestic rebar offer prices late this week, sources told Metal Bulletin....Read More
Prices for grade-316 stainless steel scrap in Europe and the UK have increased because of reduced availability, market sources told Metal Bulletin on Friday August 24....Read More
A week-long religious holiday in Turkey has kept that country out of the global scrap market for most of the past week, aside from a single deal heard on Friday August 24....Read More
A Turkish steel mill was rumored to have booked a scrap steel cargo in the deep-sea market on Friday August 24 but the reported details of the transaction were unclear, and this kept prices unchanged on the day....Read More
European stainless steel base prices have been assessed stable on Friday August 24, while alloy surcharges are set to decrease for September following announcements by some producers this week. ...Read More
Import prices for stainless steel in East Asia were little changed over the past week amid lackluster regional demand....Read More
Indian mills are likely to increase their prices for hot-rolled coil (HRC) for September sales following a weakening of the rupee against the US dollar, Metal Bulletin heard on Friday August 24....Read More
Prices for grade-316 stainless steel scrap in Europe and the UK have increased because of reduced availability, market sources told Metal Bulletin on Friday August 24....Read More
A week-long religious holiday in Turkey has kept that country out of the global scrap market for most of the past week, aside from a single deal heard on Friday August 24....Read More
Zinc prices on the London Metal Exchange appreciated more than 2.5% by the close of trading on Friday August 24, leading broad complex gains, while a weaker dollar and broad risk aversion in the market continue to unsettle commodity investment....Read More
The latest metal markets news and price moves to start the North American day on Friday August 24. ...Read More