The three month price of zinc outperformed the rest of the London Metal Exchange complex with a 1.8% rise on Thursday August 5 and most other prices advanced despite limited traded volumes. The metal rose to $3,028.50 per tonne on Thursday, its highest close since Monday, when it reached $3,050.50 per tonne. Top Canadian miner Teck Resources announced late on Wednesday that its Trail Ope...Read More
Bangladeshi steelmakers have showed only limited interest in buying imports of steel scrap over the last week amid a continuing strict lockdown in the country, sources said on Thursday August 5.The country's strict Covid-19 lockdown was extended until Tuesday August 10, government officials announced on August 3. A feature of this latest lockdown is that most heavy industry such as steel productio...Read More
The Cobalt alloy grade, in-whs Rotterdam, $/lbtrade log including business, bids and offers reported to Fastmarkets.Fastmarkets publishes trades logs for its key price assessments and indices to bring more transparencyinto the markets it covers and the pricing process it applies.Fastmarkets assessed Cobalt alloy grade, in-whs...Read More
The domestic markets for hot-rolled coil across Europe were seasonally quiet on Thursday August 5, with prices holding stable, Fastmarkets heard.European buyers have replenished their HRC stocks and were largely holding back from trading while evaluating the market situation. Regular trading activity was expected to revive toward September, following the traditional market activity cycle in Europe...Read More
Brazil has joined other major commodity producers in South America, such as Chile and Peru, in a debate about whether to increase mining royalties because of soaring prices - and it can be no surprise that the industry is fiercely against such a move.Amid discussions of personal and corporate tax reform in Brazil's lower house of Congress, there was a possibility of higher taxes being imposed on t...Read More
A summary of the operational results for Russian steelmaker Metalloinvest for the first six months of 2021.In brief Metalloinvest cut its sales of hot briquetted iron (HBI) to 2.12 million tonnes, down year on year by 10.9% from 2.36 million tonnes. During the first six months of 2021, Metalloinvest produced 3.89 million tonnes of HBI/direct reduction iron (DRI), down by 5.4% year on...Read More
Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Thursday August 5 that are worth another look.Brazil has joined other major commodity producers in South America, such as Chile and Peru, in a debate about whether to increase mining royalties because of soaring prices - and it can be...Read More
There was a strong rise in the European market for low-carbon ferro-chrome in the week ended Tuesday August 3, in response to tight supply and the imposition of export taxes in Russia and China.Fastmarkets' price assessment for ferro-chrome, 0.10% C, average 65-70% Cr, delivered Europe, was $2.17-2.51 per lb Cr on August 3, a rise of 2.4% from $2.10-2.47 per lb Cr one week earlier."Offers prices a...Read More
Domestic prices for hot-dipped galvanized coil were fairly stable in Northern Europe in the week to Wednesday August 5 despite falling import offers, sources have told Fastmarkets.In Southern Europe, however, prices declined due to seasonally weaker demand, cheaper import offers and increased availability, according to market participants.Northern EuropeFastmarkets' weekly price assessment for ste...Read More
Prices for export billet originating from the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) softened in the week to August 5 due to multiple low bids from Turkish and Chinese customers.Earlier in the week, information about a 20,000 tonne shipment of 3sp Ukraine-origin billet sold to Libya at $690 per tonne cfr was heard. The price nets back to $645 per tonne fob Black Sea, the source said.According to...Read More
The three month price of zinc outperformed the rest of the London Metal Exchange complex with a 1.8% rise on Thursday August 5 and most other prices advanced despite limited traded volumes. The metal rose to $3,028.50 per tonne on Thursday, its highest close since Monday, when it reached $3,050.50 per tonne. Top Canadian miner Teck Resources announced late on Wednesday that its Trail Ope...Read More
Stahl-Holding-Saar (SHS) and its subsidiary, Saarstahl, have acquired the steel plants at Ascoval and Hayange in France from Liberty Steel, Saarstahl said on Thursday August 5.The acquisition has been formally validated by the French authorities, but the value of the deal was not disclosed."We are proud that our industrial concept for the takeover of Ascoval and Hayange has been validated and can...Read More
A summary of Canadian copper producer Taseko's second quarter financial and operating results, released on Wednesday August 4. Canadian mining company Taseko reported a 4.7% increase in total revenue during the second quarter of 2021 in comparison with the same period in 2020.The company's adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) in the third quarter were do...Read More
Domestic prices for hot-dipped galvanized coil were fairly stable in Northern Europe in the week to Wednesday August 5 despite falling import offers, sources have told Fastmarkets.In Southern Europe, however, prices declined due to seasonally weaker demand, cheaper import offers and increased availability, according to market participants.Northern EuropeFastmarkets' weekly price assessment for ste...Read More
China's domestic hot-rolled coil prices were largely unchanged on Thursday August 5, with market participants weighing poor demand against shrinking production following the release of a raft of industry data.DomesticEastern China (Shanghai): 5,770-5,820 yuan ($893-901) per tonne, narrowing upward by 10 yuan per tonneThe China Iron & Steel Association (Cisa) said on Thursday that its member mills'...Read More
Brazilian aluminium association Abal has appointed a woman as executive president for the first time, with Janaina Donas taking over the role previously held by Milton Rego after a seven-month recruitment process, the group said on Thursday August 5.Donas most recently acted as an external relations and new business director for Latin America in Peru and the United States for US-based gold-copper-...Read More
Stahl-Holding-Saar (SHS) and its subsidiary, Saarstahl, have acquired the steel plants at Ascoval and Hayange in France from Liberty Steel, Saarstahl said on Thursday August 5.The acquisition has been formally validated by the French authorities, but the value of the deal was not disclosed."We are proud that our industrial concept for the takeover of Ascoval and Hayange has been validated and can...Read More
Egyptian rebar producers maintained their offers in the week to August 5 despite limited demand and lower scrap prices, sources told Fastmarkets.Rebar offers have held steady at E ?14,300-14,600 ($909-928) per tonne ex-works, including 14% value-added tax (VAT), since May 17.Fastmarkets' price assessment for steel reinforcing bar (rebar), domestic, exw Egypt was E ?14,300-14,600 per tonne on...Read More
The prices of billet in the Turkish market have fallen in the past week because of the downturn in scrap values and soft demand, sources said on Thursday August 5.Turkish steel producers resumed their deep-sea scrap bookings on Tuesday August 3 after a short break, taking advantage of lower prices.Fastmarkets' index for steel scrap, HMS 1&2 (80:20 mix), North Europe origin, cfr Turkey was calculat...Read More
Stahl-Holding-Saar (SHS) and its subsidiary, Saarstahl, have acquired the steel plants at Ascoval and Hayange in France from Liberty Steel, Saarstahl said on Thursday August 5.The acquisition has been formally validated by the French authorities, but the value of the deal was not disclosed."We are proud that our industrial concept for the takeover of Ascoval and Hayange has been validated and can...Read More