Chinese ferro-silicon prices started to climb last week on early signs of consumer buying interest, although increased production may temper stronger rallies, while the US market was supported ahead of expected renewed consumer demand. ...Read More
Imported cargoes are increasingly unattractive to Chinese chrome buyers while the yuan weakens and supply remains high....Read More
Australian zinc miner New Century Resources has started zinc concentrate production at its newly refurbished Century zinc mine. ...Read More
Imported cargoes are increasingly unattractive to Chinese chrome buyers while the yuan weakens and supply remains high....Read More
The Sukpo zinc smelter in South Korea, which has links to major producer Korea Zinc, has been closed and will remain so until September for environmental reasons, a company source told Metal Bulletin....Read More
Chinese cobalt sulfate trade log including business, bids and offers reported to Metal Bulletin....Read More
Turkish steel producers extended their absence from the deep-sea scrap markets while the political crisis between their country and the United States continued on Tuesday August 14....Read More
Comex copper prices once again traded in negative territory on August 14 morning in the US, with fears over the trade war and ongoing issues in Turkey weighing on the red metal....Read More
Nevsun Resources has rejected another hostile bid from the Lundin Mining Corporation, it announced on August 9....Read More
Three-month base metals prices on the London Metal Exchange consolidated higher from recent lows on the morning of Tuesday August 14 as relative calmness swept through the market to support a return of risk-on sentiment after the Turkish Lira stabilized at 6.8700 against the dollar earlier today.But disappointing Chinese data out this morning has limited any gains across the base metals complex am...Read More
Chinese cobalt sulfate trade log including business, bids and offers reported to Metal Bulletin....Read More
Steel mills in Russia's central region around Moscow intend to impose another increase in prices for hot-rolled (HR) and cold-rolled (CR) steel sheet due to the weakness of the national currency, Metal Bulletin heard on Tuesday August 14....Read More
North China's hot-rolled coil prices continued to rise on Tuesday August 14 while those in the eastern region lost their upward momentum on thin trading....Read More
Tata Steel expects "underlying steel demand to be strong, particularly in India" in the second half of 2018, the company's chief executive officer and managing director, TV Narendran, said on Monday August 13....Read More
Prices for imported and domestic rebar and imported billet in the United Arab Emirates remained stable on Tuesday August 14, with demand limited for seasonal reasons, sources told Metal Bulletin. ...Read More
China's domestic rebar prices continued to rise on Tuesday August 14 amid tight supply resulting from measures meant to lower pollution that are impeding steelmaking activity in various parts of the country. ...Read More
The latest bids, offers and deals in the global markets for rebar, wire rod, steel beams and other long steel products. ...Read More
Turkish steel producers extended their absence from the deep-sea scrap markets while the political crisis between their country and the United States continued on Tuesday August 14....Read More
Physical iron ore prices slipped on Tuesday August 14 after retreats in the paper markets....Read More
China's ferrous futures were subdued during morning trading on Tuesday August 14 after strong gains a day earlier, following the release of the latest data from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS)....Read More