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 Rotterdam,...Read More
Spot trading activity for hot-rolled coil in China was muted on Friday November 12 amid falling prices, after euphoria over a possible easing in property financing waned and raw materials pulled back on improved coal supply.DomesticEastern China (Shanghai): 4,760-4,810 yuan ($744-752) per tonne, down by 90 yuan per tonneNorthern China (Tangshan) weekly assessment: 4,900-4,930 yuan per tonne, down...Read More
An overview of the energy transition raw materials markets and their price moves in the week to Friday November 12.Zihao Li, Yingchi Yang and...Read More
An overview of the specialty steel raw materials markets in Europe and their latest price moves.Janie Davies, Dalila Ouerghi,...Read More
Local and export prices for hot-dipped galvanized coil decreased in Turkey in the week to Friday, November 12, with buyers holding back in anticipation of further price falls, sources told Fastmarkets.Demand for color-coated coil in the domestic market, meanwhile, improved because of low stock levels at end users, the sources added.Domestic pricesFastmarkets' weekly price assessment for steel HDG...Read More
Prices for flat-rolled steel products imported into South America fell further in the week to Friday November 12 amid lower offers from China and weakening demand from clients on both coasts of the continent, market participants have said.January-shipment negotiations had not yet gained traction, with buyers holding back in anticipation of even cheaper offers and with traders concerned about booki...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
A summary of production figures and financial results from Argentinian aluminium producer Aluar for the first quarter of its fiscal year 2022 (July-September 2021), as stated in its earnings report published on Wednesday November 10.In brief ?EUR?The company continued to operate its smelter at 75% capacity during the July-September quarter. ?EUR?As soon as the Argentinian government's resolution...Read More
The Cobalt standard grade, in-whs Rotterdam, $/lb 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...Read More
United Kingdom monthly price settlements for steel scrap deliveries into domestic steelmakers increased by ?20 ($26.78) or ?25 per tonne for November, depending on grade, on tight supply due to fewer arisings from new car production, and strong British scrap export markets.Scrap suppliers won increases of ?25 per tonne for low residual and clean grades of scrap, and around ?20 per tonne for ot...Read More
The seaborne low-volume pulverized coal injection (PCI) cfr price plummeted in the week to November 12 on the latest trades and offers. The fourth round of Chinese domestic coke price cuts began, and seaborne coking coal prices in both the cfr and fob markets were relatively flat on Friday.Fastmarkets indicesPremium hard coking coal, cfr Jingtang: $522.01 per tonne, unchangedHard coking coal,...Read More
An overview of the energy transition raw materials markets and their price moves in the week to Friday November 12.Zihao Li, Yingchi Yang and...Read More
A wide gap between bids and offers in the major deep-sea markets for ferrous scrap prevented deals being made for much of the week ended Friday November 12, sources have told Fastmarkets.?EUR?Turkey steelmakers struggle to buy December-delivery scrap?EUR?US suppliers resist lower bids amid tight supplies?EUR?Vietnam quiet amid volatile markets?EUR?Bids, offers remain far apart in cfr China market?...Read More
The United Kingdom inter-merchant light-iron steel scrap spot price was steady for the second consecutive week as of Friday November 12, with tight supplies from lower scrap generation and competitive dockside trading supporting the British domestic market, trade sources said.The UK market has also garnered support from domestic monthly prices into British steelworks that settled ?20-25 ($27-33)...Read More
Prices for aluminium primary foundry alloy (PFA) in Europe and the US were steady, with global silicon prices starting to ease during the last few weeks.Fastmarkets assessed the aluminium primary foundry alloy, silicon 7 ingot premium, ddp Germany at $800-900 per tonne on Friday November 12, flat at a record high from the previous assessment, on October 8.Fastmarkets' monthly aluminium primary fou...Read More
The export pig iron market from the Black Sea area softened again in the week ended Thursday November 11 on weaker market fundamentals, sources have told Fastmarkets.Fastmarkets' price assessment for high-manganese pig iron, export, fob main port Black Sea, CIS, was $520-540 per tonne on November 11, narrowing downward from $520-545 per tonne a week before."Iron ore prices are weak, the Chinese ma...Read More
The Turkish steel mills have ended the working week with only three deep-sea cargoes amid limited finished long steel demand in the export markets, sources told Fastmarkets on Friday November 12.A steel mill in the Izmir region booked a United States cargo late on Thursday November 11 consisting of 14,000 tonnes of HMS 1&2 (80:20) at $500 per tonne and 30,000 tonnes of shredded at $520 per tonne c...Read More
Deliverable stocks of base metals in Shanghai Futures Exchange-registered warehouses broadly increased during the week to Friday November 12, with tin recording the largest gain in percentage terms of 119.6%.Sister metals zinc and lead were the only base metals to register a decline in SHFE stocks over the past week, according to the exchange's weekly stocks report.Tin inventories gained 1,502 ton...Read More
Key data from Fastmarkets' ferro-silicon pricing sessions in China, Europe and the United States on Friday November 12.China?EUR?The ferro-silicon price in China continued its downward trend this week, followed by weak futures, thin deal numbers and inquiries, and the decreasing price of semi-coke, a key raw material in ferro-silicon production.?EUR?Weak market sentiment clouded the ferro silicon...Read More
Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Thursday November 11 that are worth another look.The capacity expansion at ArcelorMittal Brasil's Monlevade unit will serve either the domestic or export markets with high-quality special steel products, chief executive officer Jefferson De Paula told Fastmarkets on November 11....Read More