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 energy transition raw materials markets and their price moves in the week to Friday November 12.Zihao Li, Yingchi Yang and...Read More
Futures prices across the London Metal Exchange base metal complex were relatively steady with only modest price movements at the 9am open on Friday November 12, following a strong performance at the 5pm close on November 11.The US dollar index continued to perform strongly. It was at 95.13 at the 9am open, posting only a modest decline from 95.16 at yesterday's close. This strong dollar has the p...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
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
Seaborne iron ore prices edged lower on Friday November 12, after more steel mills took the opportunity to carry out blast furnace maintenance after margins tightened significantly over the week, sources told Fastmarkets.Fastmarkets iron ore indices62% Fe fines, cfr Qingdao: $89.69 per tonne, down $2.88 per tonne62% Fe low-alumina fines, cfr Qingdao: $91.39 per tonne, down $2.64 per tonn...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
An overview of the specialty steel raw materials markets in Europe and their latest price moves.Janie Davies, Dalila Ouerghi,...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 second- and third-largest tin producers in the world, PT Timah and the Malaysian Smelting Corporation (MSC), both reported strong financial results for the nine-month period to September 2021 on record-high tin prices. In the January-September period of 2021, the London Metal Exchange Tin Cash price averaged $30,039 per tonne, nearly doubling the average of $16,556 per tonne from the same peri...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
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 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
Seaborne coking coal cfr prices continued to drop on Thursday with new offers at lower prices emerging, while there was a trade in the fob market after a quiet week.Fastmarkets indicesPremium hard coking coal, cfr Jingtang: $522.01 per tonne, down $8.14 per tonneHard coking coal, cfr Jingtang: $464.62 per tonne, down $10.10 per tonnePremium hard coking coal, fob DBCT: $400.49 per tonne, down $0.99...Read More
Johnson Matthey (JM) is pursuing the sale of all or parts of its battery materials division following a detailed review.This reflects the high capital intensity of those operations in the face of competition from more established large-scale, low-cost producers, the UK-based specialty chemical and sustainable technologies company said in a press release on Thursday November 11.Growth in demand for...Read More
European hot-rolled coil prices were stable to slightly lower on Thursday November 11, on subdued activity, but producers hope to achieve higher prices in the first quarter of 2022, sources told Fastmarkets.Trading activity was slow, with buyers refraining from making purchases and instead assessing the situation. Producers, meanwhile, were looking to achieve higher prices for the first quarter of...Read More
Base metals prices on the London Metal Exchange were largely up at the 5pm close of trading on Thursday November 11, after a strong morning performance and reassuring news that emerged from the Chinese property sector."Chinese stock markets gained, on growing confidence that the authorities would ease the crackdown on the property sector and support developers," Anna Stablum, LME desk analyst at M...Read More
Spot prices for hot-rolled coil in China posted a strong rally on Thursday November 11, as expectations of an easing in property financing and mill moves to underpin steel prices temporarily stemmed the sharp downturn in the futures market.DomesticEastern China (Shanghai): 4,850-4,900 yuan ($758-765) per tonne, up by 190-200 yuan per tonneThe most-traded HRC contract on the Shanghai Futures Exchan...Read More
China's output and sales of automobiles continued their year-on-year decline in October due to the continuing semiconductor chip shortage, the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM) said in its monthly report published on Wednesday November 10.Automobile output and sales in the country dropped by 8.8% and 9.4% year on year respectively, both to 2.33 million units in October, CAAM dat...Read More
Steel billet prices in Turkey have weakened over the past week amid limited demand in the country, market participants told Fastmarkets on Thursday November 11.Steelmakers in the country have been struggling with weak finished long steel sales in the export outlets. Therefore, demand for billet has remained soft.Suppliers in the Commonwealth of Independent States have lowered their billet offers t...Read More