The Cobalt sulfate 20.5% Co basis, exw China, yuan/tonne trade 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.Read More
The Cobalt hydroxide payable indicator, min 30% Co, cif China, % payable of Fastmarkets' standard-grade cobalt price (low-end) trade 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 hydroxide p...Read More
The spot ferro-chrome market in China continued its downward trend in the week to Tuesday April 20, despite some newly implemented production cuts in southern parts of the country.Following Inner Mongolia's energy cuts, a couple of other regions issued notices about dual control of energy consumption and intensity in the past week.Some smelters in Guangxi province were heard to have idled their fu...Read More
Key data from Fastmarkets' pricing session in Europe on Wednesday April 21. Key driversThe ferro-titanium market drops to its lowest price level since early-January due to a slow demand, with some suppliers accepting weaker offer prices. Busier trading into the United States and Asia and firm scrap prices stemmed steeper losses, sources said.The market is seen finely...Read More
Aluminium prices on the London Metal Exchange set fresh multi-year highs on Wednesday April 21, while copper and tin shied away from previous highs, and the rest remain rangebound this morning.* India reported 315,000 new Covid-19 infections on Wednesday* Haven assets on the riseBase metalsLME three-month base metals prices were down across the board by an average of 0.4% this morning, but volume...Read More
Danaher (DHR), an S&P 100 stock moved above $248.62 to an all-time high extending an intermediate uptrend.Visa (V), a Dow Jones Industrial Average stock moved above $248.62 to an all-time high extending an intermediate uptrend. AT&T (T), an S&P 100 stock moved above $31.81 and $30.99 resuming an intermediate uptrend.Pre-opening Comments for Thursday April 22ndU.S. equity index futures...Read More
Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Tuesday April 20 that are worth another look.Brazilian steelmaker Gerdau will invest around 1 billion Reais ($179 million) to modernize and expand production capacity at its special steel division in Brazil amid an expected recovery in demand from both the automotive and capital goods industries,...Read More
A summary of base metals premiums from across the globe for the week to Tuesday April 20.Please click...Read More
The price of nickel was $16,038 per tonne at the close of trading at 5pm on Tuesday, its lowest closing price for three weeks, while most other futures prices on the London Metal Exchange also fell off their recent gains on Tuesday April 20.Nickel's three-month price was down by 0.5% from Monday's closing price of $16,121 per tonne, and at its lowest since March 31, when it closed at $16,068 per t...Read More
Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Tuesday April 20 that are worth another look.Brazilian steelmaker Gerdau will invest around 1 billion Reais ($179 million) to modernize and expand production capacity at its special steel division in Brazil amid an expected recovery in demand from both the automotive and capital goods industries,...Read More
A summary of base metals premiums from across the globe for the week to Tuesday April 20.Please click...Read More
Key data from the pricing sessions in Asia, Europe and the United States for the week ending Tuesday April 20.China Many domestic spot ferro-chrome sellers cut their prices in order to secure business at current profitable levels. The outlook for the ferro-chrome market remained bearish despite the recent supply tightness. Spot procurement for imported charge chrome was limited, with prices follow...Read More
Korea Zinc has agreed annual supply contracts for lead concentrate from South32's Cannington mine in Australia with a 25.5% reduction in treatment charge (TC) terms from a year ago.The two companies agreed to a TC of $136 per tonne and refining charge (RC) of $1.50 per oz, down from $182.50 per tonne / $1.50 per oz, sources claiming direct knowledge said. The deal was locked as per contract with n...Read More
Turkish steel producers continued to push for lower deep-sea scrap prices, while suppliers in the Baltic Sea and United States continued to maintain higher offers, market participants told Fastmarkets on Tuesday April 20.At least three deep-sea cargoes were booked on Friday April 16.The most recent was heard after the indices closed on Monday April 19.A steel mill in the Izmir region booked a Euro...Read More
Fastmarkets proposes to increase the frequency of its India ferrous shredded scrap index to twice each week because of continued price volatility in the market.The steel scrap shredded, index, import, cfr Nhava Sheva, India, is subject to continuous fluctuations in the market as a result of factors such as the Covid-19 pandemic and the global shipping crisis. This means that the index, currently c...Read More
Spot prices for imported ferrous scrap to China remained largely stable on Tuesday April 20, while cargoes of scrap booked in recent weeks have been gradually clearing customs, sources have told Fastmarkets.A steelmaker in north China had its first shipment of imported scrap successfully clear customs at Tianjin port on April 14, while a Chinese metals and minerals trading company had a cargo clea...Read More
Base metals prices on London Metal Exchange were stronger across the board this morning, Tuesday April 20, but those on the Shanghai Futures Exchange were mixed, as were broader markets, following weakness on Wall Street on Monday.The US Dollar Index continues to trend lowerBase metalsLME three-month base metals prices were up by an average of 0.7% this morning, once again led by a 1.2% rise in co...Read More
The Chinese nickel sulfate price recovered slightly in the week to Friday April 16, supported by high raw material costs while spot liquidity remained thin, market sources told Fastmarkets.Fastmarkets assessed the price for nickel sulfate min 21%, max 22.5%, cobalt 10ppm max, exw China, at 31,000-32,000 yuan ($4,758-4,911) per tonne on April 16, widening upward by 500 yuan per tonne from 31,000-31...Read More
Sales volumes from flat-steel distributors rose 22.65% in March, compared to figures from the same month in 2020, amid resilient demand and a stronger performance, national distributor association Inda said on Tuesday April 20.Additionally, domestic prices were extremely competitive in comparison with imports despite recent increases applied by mills in April, according to the association.Flat-rol...Read More
Brazil's apparent steel usage grew by 50.15% in March compared with the same month in 2020, with imports outgrowing domestic sales from mills, according to data from national steelmaker association Instituto A??o Brasil published on Tuesday April 20.Steel consumption reached 2.45 million tonnes in March, up from 1.63 million tonnes a year earlier, A??o Brasil data showed. In March of last yea...Read More