China's electrolytic manganese flake export price has risen for a sixth consecutive week, with a robust domestic market continuing to provide support, but many exporters have stopped offering the material because they are unsure what price would be appropriate to sell at.Fastmarkets' weekly price assessment for manganese 99.7% electrolytic manganese flake, fob China was $2,000-2,100 per tonne on F...Read More
Key data from Fastmarkets' pricing session in China on Friday December 18.Key drivers China's silicon export price widened downward with the emergence of lower offers in the market; deals were reported at both the low and high ends of the latest assessed range. Market sources said that spot trading was inactive; overseas consumers were bearish...Read More
Base metals prices on the Shanghai Futures Exchange were down across the board this morning, Tuesday December 22, as were most of the metals on the London Metal Exchange, with the exception of tin.Despite the United States Congress finally passing another Covid-19 recovery package, the metals were under pressure after the emergence of a new variant of the virus takes hold, which could increase the...Read More
Intuitive Surgical (ISRG), a NASDAQ 100 stock moved above $713.07 to an all-time high extending an intermediate uptrend. Workday (WDAY), a NASDAQ 100 stock moved above $248.75 to an all-time high extending an intermediate uptrend. Pre-opening Comments for Tuesday December 22ndU.S. equity index futures were higher this morning. S&P 500 futures were up 7 points following news that U.S Congr...Read More
Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Friday December 18 that are worth another look.Global mining and metals company Rio Tinto and Japanese steelmaker Nippon Steel Corp have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to jointly explore and develop technologies to transition to a low-carbon emission steel value chain,...Read More
Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Friday December 18 that are worth another look.Global mining and metals company Rio Tinto and Japanese steelmaker Nippon Steel Corp have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to jointly explore and develop technologies to transition to a low-carbon emission steel value chain,...Read More
Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Friday December 18 that are worth another look.Global mining and metals company Rio Tinto and Japanese steelmaker Nippon Steel Corp have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to jointly explore and develop technologies to transition to a low-carbon emission steel value chain,...Read More
Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Friday December 18 that are worth another look.Global mining and metals company Rio Tinto and Japanese steelmaker Nippon Steel Corp have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to jointly explore and develop technologies to transition to a low-carbon emission steel value chain,...Read More
Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Friday December 18 that are worth another look.Global mining and metals company Rio Tinto and Japanese steelmaker Nippon Steel Corp have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to jointly explore and develop technologies to transition to a low-carbon emission steel value chain,...Read More
Global mining and metals company Rio Tinto and Japanese steelmaker Nippon Steel Corp have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to jointly explore and develop technologies to transition to a low-carbon emission steel value chain, the companies said in a press release on Tuesday December 15. Both companies have the shared goal of significantly reducing carbon emissions across the entire steel...Read More
Usiminas increased its output and domestic sales volumes over the past 45 days from first-quarter and 2019 volumes, the Brazil-based flat steel producer said in a filing to Brazilian securities and exchange commission CVM.It produced 533,000 tonnes of rolled steel between November 1 and December 15, or around 11,800 tonnes per day, up by 0.2% from the daily average in January-March this year and b...Read More
Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Friday December 18 that are worth another look.Global mining and metals company Rio Tinto and Japanese steelmaker Nippon Steel Corp have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to jointly explore and develop technologies to transition to a low-carbon emission steel value chain,...Read More
Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Friday December 18 that are worth another look.Global mining and metals company Rio Tinto and Japanese steelmaker Nippon Steel Corp have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to jointly explore and develop technologies to transition to a low-carbon emission steel value chain,...Read More
Morning Technical Notes for Monday December 21stKinder Morgan (KMI), an S&P 100 stock moved below $14.00 completing a double top pattern.Alphabet (GOOG GOOGL) an S&P 100 stock moved below $1717.30 and $1710.18 respectively completing a double top pattern.Industrial SPDRs (XLI) moved below $87.53 completing a double top pattern.Southern Companies (SO), an S&P 100 stock moved below $59.4...Read More
Uncertainty surrounding Brexit - with no trade deal agreed yet between the United Kingdom and the European Union - has prompted spot activity in some minor metals and ferro-alloys markets, with market participants finding difficulties in moving their material across the borders. Traders in the UK have increased their orders in the last few weeks ahead of potential import duties that might be comin...Read More
Key data from Fastmarkets' pricing session in Europe on Friday December 18, during which the European aluminium pressure diecasting ingot, DIN226/A380 price climbed to its highest level since August 2015.Key drivers: European sellers continued to report strong export demand from Asia and raw materials shortages across the continent as the key tailwind for higher offers of 226 ingots, with scrap un...Read More
Following a six-week consultation period, Fastmarkets will change the frequency of its zinc spot concentrate treatment charges (TC) price assessment to fortnightly from its present monthly timing.Fastmarkets will change the frequency of its price assessment from January 2021 for MB-ZN-0110 zinc spot concentrate TC, cif China, $/tonne after receiving overwhelmingly positive feedback from our reader...Read More
Aluminium billet premiums in the United States, Europe and Asia rose on Friday December 18, with strong fundamentals supporting the increases.Low stocks propel US premium higher European spot market tight; participants focused on Q2 negotiations Bullish Q1 MJP P1020 negotiations pull Thailand premium upUnited StatesFastmarkets assessed the aluminium 6063 extrusion billet premium, delivered Midwest...Read More
An overview of the new energy raw materials markets and their latest price moves.Susan Zou, Sybil Pan, and Sally...Read More
Key data from the pricing sessions in Europe, Asia and the United States for the week ended Friday December 18.China Domestic prices held steady, with suppliers quoting their offer prices firm due to limited supply and continuing rising prices of semi-coke and coal, although weakness emerged in the futures market.The most-traded January ferro-silicon contract price on the Zhengzhou Commodity Excha...Read More