Base metals prices on the London Metal Exchange were broadly up at the close of trading on Friday July 2 following better-than-expected data released by the US Bureau of Labor Statistics.Base metals prices on the London Metal Exchange were broadly up at the close of trading on Friday July 2 following better-than-expected data released by the US Bureau of Labor Statistics.Total nonfarm payroll empl...Read More
Iron ore prices dropped on Friday July 2 on depressed market sentiment and a possible crude steel output cut in several areas which could weaken demand for iron ore, sources said. Fastmarkets iron ore indices 62% Fe fines, cfr Qingdao: $217.98 per tonne, down $1.34 per tonne62% Fe low-alumina fines, cfr Qingdao: $219.57 per tonne, down $2.18 per tonne58% Fe fines high-grade premium, cfr Qingdao: $...Read More
Aluminium and copper prices on the London Metal Exchange remained firm during morning trading on Friday July 2 amid low-volume trading. The three-month aluminium price was most recently at $2,527 per tonne, up by $15 per tonne from $2,512 per tonne at the close of trading on Thursday. The contract has trading in a tight range of $2,506-2,527 per tonne on Friday morning. LME aluminium stock levels...Read More
Turkey secured up a fourth deep-sea steel scrap purchase at a discount, compared with its previous three previous cargo buys, in the week to Friday July 2, while activity in other global markets was comparatively subdued.Turkey secured four deep-sea cargoes, from Europe and the United StatesUS exporters kept export prices above $500 per tonne; international mills were forced to compete with the vi...Read More
The price of 18/8 (grade-304) stainless steel scrap in UK and Europe was unchanged this week because of relatively stable nickel costs, Fastmarkets heard on Friday July 2.Fastmarkets' weekly assessment for stainless steel scrap 18/8 solids domestic, delivered merchants UK was ?1,200-1,250 ($1,655-1,724) on July 2, unchanged week on week.The three month London Metal Exchange price of...Read More
Chile produced 487,200 tonnes of copper in May, down by 1.04% from 492,300 tonnes in the corresponding month of 2020, national copper commission Cochilco said on Friday July 2.Output at Codelco, the largest copper producer in the world, totaled 152,500 tonnes in May, a 5.76% year-on-year increase from 144,200 tonnes, Cochilco added.Escondida, the world's largest copper mine, produced 84,800 tonnes...Read More
Expensive logistics, uncertainty about the recently announced Russian export tax and generally strong fundamentals pushed global aluminium billet premiums to fresh all-time highs in the week ended Friday July 2.Europe premiums hit all-time highs, with expectations of further increasesThailand billet premium rises on tight regional supplyExpensive US freight drives premiums upwardPremiums in Brazil...Read More
Base metals prices on the London Metal Exchange were broadly up at the close of trading on Friday July 2 following better-than-expected data released by the US Bureau of Labor Statistics.Base metals prices on the London Metal Exchange were broadly up at the close of trading on Friday July 2 following better-than-expected data released by the US Bureau of Labor Statistics.Total nonfarm payroll empl...Read More
An overview of the new energy materials markets and their price moves from the past week.Susan Zou, Yingchi Yang, and...Read More
Key data from Fastmarkets' pricing sessions in China, the United States and Europe on Friday July 2.China The China ferro-silicon price edged up due to the tighter availability following the news that producers in Shanxi and Ningxia might face another round of production cuts so the provinces can meet their dual energy consumption targets, with supplier offers broadly unchanged.In addition, the ne...Read More
Turkish deep-sea scrap import prices fell at the end of the week after a fresh cargo from the Baltic Sea came to light, market participants told Fastmarkets on Friday July 2.A steel mill in the Izmir region booked the Baltic Sea cargo, comprising 25,000 tonnes of HMS 1&2 (80:20) at $495 per tonne and 5,000 tonnes of bonus at $510 per tonne cfr, late on Thursday July 1.This was fourth the deep-sea...Read More
Base metals prices on both the London Metal Exchange and the Shanghai Futures Exchange were mixed this morning, Friday July 2, and were looking quite divergent. Base metalsLME three-month copper ($9,314 per tonne) and aluminium ($2,516 per tonne) were up by 0.5% and 0.3% respectively, while the rest were down by an average of 0.3%, led by a 0.7% fall in nickel ($17,970 per tonne). In recent days,...Read More
The global battery-grade lithium complex was steady over the week ended Thursday July 1, with market participants broadly optimistic about lithium hydroxide price momentum and citing tight feedstock availability. Battery-grade lithium hydroxide prices in Asia were steady against a backdrop of rising spodumene costs. Trader restocking supported the domestic Chinese lithium carbonate price at...Read More
The price of technical-grade lithium carbonate in China rose for the second time since mid-June this week, amid active trader restocking, thereby improving sentiment in the battery-grade chemicals market, sources told Fastmarkets.Fastmarkets' lithium carbonate 99% Li2CO3 min, technical and industrial grade, spot price range exw domestic China edged up to 79,000-80,000 yuan ($12,189-12,344) per ton...Read More
An overview of the aerospace materials markets and the latest price moves.Cristina Belda and Dalila Ouerghi...Read More
An overview of the aerospace materials markets and the latest price moves.Cristina Belda and Dalila Ouerghi...Read More
An overview of the new energy materials markets and their price moves from the past week.Susan Zou, Yingchi Yang, and...Read More
Key data from Fastmarkets' pricing sessions in China, the United States and Europe on Friday July 2.ChinaSeaborne low-grade manganese ore prices were little changed in the week to July 2, while the market for high-grade manganese ore strengthened again after buyers accepted elevated prices for August-shipment material which was first offered late last week.Portside market softened with buying acti...Read More
The price of 18/8 (grade-304) stainless steel scrap in UK and Europe was unchanged this week because of relatively stable nickel costs, Fastmarkets heard on Friday July 2.Fastmarkets' weekly assessment for stainless steel scrap 18/8 solids domestic, delivered merchants UK was ?1,200-1,250 ($1,655-1,724) on July 2, unchanged week on week.The three month London Metal Exchange price of...Read More
Turkey secured up a fourth deep-sea steel scrap purchase at a discount, compared with its previous three previous cargo buys, in the week to Friday July 2, while activity in other global markets was comparatively subdued.Turkey secured four deep-sea cargoes, from Europe and the United StatesUS exporters kept export prices above $500 per tonne; international mills were forced to compete with the vi...Read More