Nickel producers are putting an increased focus on sustainability credentials in a bid to lock in consumer demand from the automotive industry, sources told Fastmarkets.Increased scrutiny from end consumers and government policy on lower carbon emissions throughout the supply chains have nickel producers looking to highlight sustainability to secure long-term deals. Most recently, internation...Read More
Noront Resources has recommended that its shareholders accept a Canadian $325 million ($258.72 million) offer from BHP, which is 75% higher than another take-over offer made in May for the future nickel sulfate producer.Market observers said the bidding war underscored interest in electric vehicle battery components.Noront owns the early-stage Eagle's Nest deposit, which it says is the largest hig...Read More
All base metals prices on the London Metal Exchange fell on Tuesday July 27 at the close of trading, after an exuberant afternoon on Monday, with nickel's price most badly affected and down by 1.8%.Nickel's price fell to $19,357 per tonne at 5pm on Tuesday, after closing at $19,717 per tonne on Monday. This was its highest 5pm price since February, and close to its year-to-date high of $20,110 per...Read More
Domestic steel rebar prices in Russia's Central Federal District around Moscow fell in the week to Monday July 26, mainly due to slow activity in the market and expectations of further price declines, sources told Fastmarkets.Market participants expected the downtrend to continue while the market reacts to the imposition of an export duty on steel products from Russia. This will be in effect from...Read More
The biggest steel producer of the United Arab Emirates, Emirates Steel, decreased its rebar price to 2,957 dirhams ($805) per tonne ex-works for orders to be produced in August, effective Tuesday, July 27.The company's previous rebar price, in effect from Sunday June 27, was 3,012 dirhams per tonne ex-works. UAE demand for steel rebar and billet was low during the week to July 27 because buyers w...Read More
Seaborne coking coal prices stayed large stable in both the cfr and fob markets on Tuesday July 27, with market participants in the later market waited for a sale tender result from a Europe steel mill, market sources said.Fastmarkets indicesPremium hard coking coal, fob DBCT: $214.30 per tonne, down $0.33 per tonnePremium hard coking coal, cfr Jingtang: $315.76 per tonne, up $0.69 per tonne ...Read More
Iron ore prices fell on Tuesday July 27 because of weaker sentiment and rising port inventory, sources said.Fastmarkets iron ore indices62% Fe fines, cfr Qingdao: $202.57 per tonne, down by $0.17 per tonne62% Fe low-alumina fines, cfr Qingdao: $202.97 per tonne, down by $0.96 per tonne58% Fe fines high-grade premium, cfr Qingdao: $166.29 per tonne, down by $1.36 per tonne65% Fe Brazil-origin fines...Read More
All base metals prices on the London Metal Exchange fell on Tuesday July 27 at the close of trading, after an exuberant afternoon on Monday, with nickel's price most badly affected and down by 1.8%.Nickel's price fell to $19,357 per tonne at 5pm on Tuesday, after closing at $19,717 per tonne on Monday. This was its highest 5pm price since February, and close to its year-to-date high of $20,110 per...Read More
Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Tuesday July 27 that are worth another look.More than three-quarters of the effort to reduce carbon emissions to net-zero by 2050 will have to be made by the power sector and through faster adoption of wind...Read More
Domestic steel prices for hot-rolled sheet in Russia's Central Federal District around Moscow went down in the week to Monday July 26, while prices for cold-rolled sheet and steel plate were unchanged, sources told Fastmarkets.Prices were under pressure from low levels of purchasing activity because buyers were expecting further price reductions, the sources added.Customers thought that mills woul...Read More
Rio Tinto has committed $2.4 billion to the Jadar lithium-borates project in Serbia, which expects first saleable production in 2026, the company said.Jadar, currently one of the world's largest greenfield lithium projects, remains subject to receiving all relevant approvals, permits and licenses, plus ongoing engagement with local communities, the Serbian government and civil society.According to...Read More
Ferrous scrap prices increased in the main Mexican markets in the week to Tuesday July 27, with some market participants expecting them to stabilize at the current levels.Prices for prime scrap showed small gains, with the generation of such grades still limited by low output in the automotive sector, and demand remaining strong.Some sources reported that one scrap buyer was increasing its price f...Read More
Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Tuesday July 27 that are worth another look.More than three-quarters of the effort to reduce carbon emissions to net-zero by 2050 will have to be made by the power sector and through faster adoption of wind...Read More
Iron ore prices fell on Tuesday July 27 because of weaker sentiment and rising port inventory, sources said.Fastmarkets iron ore indices62% Fe fines, cfr Qingdao: $202.57 per tonne, down by $0.17 per tonne62% Fe low-alumina fines, cfr Qingdao: $202.97 per tonne, down by $0.96 per tonne58% Fe fines high-grade premium, cfr Qingdao: $166.29 per tonne, down by $1.36 per tonne65% Fe Brazil-origin fines...Read More
Turkish steel producers remained quiet in deep-sea scrap import markets due to the summer slowdown, sources told Fastmarkets on Tuesday July 27.Domestic steel trade has been on hold since July 15 due to public holidays.Turkey observed the Democracy and National Solidarity Day on July 15 and Eid al-Adha the following week from July...Read More
The US Midwest aluminium premium shot to a new all-time high on Tuesday July 27, after a strike at a Canadian aluminium smelter bolstered already bullish sentiment.Fastmarkets assessed the aluminium P1020A premium, ddp Midwest US at 31-32 cents per lb on July 27, up 3.28% from the previous all-time high of 30-31 cents per lb, where it had held for since July 9.Spot transactions were reported withi...Read More
Hot-rolled coil prices in the United States perked up above $91 per hundredweight ($1,800 per short ton) for the first time in three business days, with mills successfully collecting higher selling prices after boosting offers earlier in July. Fastmarkets' daily steel hot-rolled coil index, fob mill US was calculated at $91.25 per hundredweight ($1,825 per short ton) on Tuesday July 27, an increas...Read More
Teck Resources has updated its zinc concentrates production guidance for 2021, following "a strong second quarter operating performance" in its zinc business unit, the Canadian miner said in its second quarter results. At CAD 1.956 billion ($1.555 billion), net profits were up by 79% in the first half of the year.At a glance copper: Overall copper production was up by 10.8% in the first half...Read More
More than three-quarters of the effort to reduce carbon emissions to net-zero by 2050 will have to be made by the power sector and through faster adoption of wind and solar options, according to the New Energy Outlook 2021 report published last week by research consultancy BloombergNEF.Global energy-related emissions must drop to 30% below 2019 levels by 2030, and to 75% below by 2040, to be on tr...Read More
Nickel producers are putting an increased focus on sustainability credentials in a bid to lock in consumer demand from the automotive industry, sources told Fastmarkets.Increased scrutiny from end consumers and government policy on lower carbon emissions throughout the supply chains have nickel producers looking to highlight sustainability to secure long-term deals. Most recently, internation...Read More