Swedish state-owned iron-ore producer LKAB is to appoint Markus Pet??j??niemi to the role of senior vice president, where he will lead the newly formed market and technology unit, the company said on Thursday May 16.Pet??j??niemi, who will take up the role on June 1, was previously acting senior vice president and led the technology and process development team, which will now fall under the marke...Read More
Feralpi Stahl will raise capacity at its rebar and wire rod rolling mill in Riesa in the Saxony region of Germany to 1.3 million tonnes per year, the German division of Italy-based steelmaker Feralpi Group said.The company will invest ?,?60 million ($67.33 million) over a two-year period to increase capacity at Riesa, it said on Wednesday May 15."The investment will strengthen the current producti...Read More
The global billet market saw an improvement in sentiment in the Commonwealth of Independent States and the Middle East-North Africa region after the United States reduced its steel import duties against Turkey.The US lowered its tariffs on steel imports from Turkey to 25% from 50%, effective Friday May 17.This immediately sent import scrap prices up in Turkey as Turkish steel producers resumed the...Read More
The swing back into contango in the nearby aluminium forward curve on the London Metal Exchange triggered the cancellation of more than 90,000 tonnes of aluminium in LME-bonded warehouses this week.Almost 45,000 tonnes of material were freshly canceled on Friday May 17, predominantly out of registered warehouses in Johor and Singapore. More than 30,000 tonnes were canceled across the same location...Read More
Here are five Fastmarkets MB stories you might have missed on Friday May 17 that are worth another look.The United States will give a 180-day window to its auto trading partners to reduce imports of automobiles and certain automobile parts, essentially delaying potential Section 232 tariffs on these products, the White House said on Friday May 17. On the same day, US President Donald Trump an...Read More
Gold futures fell Friday to settle at their lowest in more than two weeks, also down from the week-ago finish, on the back of a jump in U.S. consumer sentiment and a slightly firmer dollar. "The risk-off tone is not delivering a strong bid for gold [Friday], and that is mainly attributed to the overall strength we saw with U.S. data this week and optimistic outlooks we saw on the corporate front,"...Read More
The temporary truce on tariffs between China and the United States could be over, injecting a new round of uncertainty into the global financial markets and suspending hopes that a resolution to the countries' trade impasse was likely.US President Donald Trump has threatened to raise the tariff on $200 billion-worth of Chinese imports to 25% from 10% by Friday May 10. He also said that the US may...Read More
The swing back into contango in the nearby aluminium forward curve on the London Metal Exchange triggered the cancellation of more than 90,000 tonnes of aluminium in LME-bonded warehouses this week.Almost 45,000 tonnes of material were freshly canceled on Friday May 17, predominantly out of registered warehouses in Johor and Singapore. More than 30,000 tonnes were canceled across the same location...Read More
The swing back into contango in the nearby aluminium forward curve on the London Metal Exchange triggered the cancellation of more than 90,000 tonnes of aluminium in LME-bonded warehouses this week.Almost 45,000 tonnes of material were freshly canceled on Friday May 17, predominantly out of registered warehouses in Johor and Singapore. More than 30,000 tonnes were canceled across the same location...Read More
Gold futures moved sharply lower Thursday, registering their lowest finish in a week, pressured by a batch of upbeat U.S. domestic data as equities traded broadly higher, dulling the appeal of the haven metal. "A good rebound in the U.S. stock market this week has boosted trader and investor risk appetite, which is bearish for the safe-haven metals," said Jim Wyckoff, senior analyst at Kitco.com....Read More
Peru must shake up its electoral system and root out graft before the 2021 election to restore faith in its political leadership following the country's biggest-ever bribery scandal, President Martin Vizcarra said.The government is urging the opposition-controlled Congress to debate a series of bills with new rules on campaign financing and selecting candidates. Congress has little more than a yea...Read More
Dr. John-Mark Staude, president and CEO of Riverside Resources, sits down with Maurice Jackson of Proven and Probable to discuss his company's just-announced exploration funding agreement with BHP.Maurice Jackson: Joining us for a conversation is Dr. John-Mark Staude, the president and CEO of Riverside Resources, Where Knowledge is Golden.Riverside Resources Inc. (RRI:TSX.V; RVSDF:OTCQB has some b...Read More
Here are five Fastmarkets MB stories you might have missed on Friday May 17 that are worth another look.The United States will give a 180-day window to its auto trading partners to reduce imports of automobiles and certain automobile parts, essentially delaying potential Section 232 tariffs on these products, the White House said on Friday May 17. On the same day, US President Donald Trump an...Read More
RAPAPORT... Jewelry sales at Richemont - the owner of Cartier and VanCleef & Arpels - increased 10% in the past fiscal year, with sales growing in all regions and channels. Proceeds from the category rose to EUR 7.08 billion ($7.91billion) in the 12 months ending March 31. Sales in the watch divisiongrew 10% to EUR 2.98 billion ($3.33 billion), the company reported Friday. The results ref...Read More
RAPAPORT... Alrosa's profit decreased in the first quarter as its sales mix shifted to lower-value goods. Net profit fell 27% year on year to RUB 24.1 billion ($371.6 million) forthe period, the miner said last week. Revenue plummeted 27% to RUB 70.49 billion ($1.09 billion), while the average price forgem-quality diamonds dropped 20% to $123 per carat. Rough-diamond sales decreased 37% to $...Read More
RAPNET PRESSRELEASE, May 19, 2019, Las Vegas ... RapNet,the world's largest marketplace for diamonds and jewelry, is releasing its newjewelry trading platform to the industry. Following extremely positivereactions when RapNet introduced its new jewelry marketplace to members inJanuary this year, the platform is now making jewelry trading available to thewider industry. Retailjewelers and deal...Read More
RAPAPORT... Lucapa Diamond Company has recovered a 130-carat, gem-qualitydiamond from its Lulo alluvial mine in Angola. The stone is the miner's 13th over 100 carats todate, and its second in that size category this year, it said last week. It found a128-carat, white, type IIa stone in February. The company expects to sell those two diamonds, along with a62-carat white diamond and several fa...Read More
Debmarine Namibia, a 50/50 joint venture between the Government of the Republic of Namibia and De Beers Group, announced it will begin with the construction of the world's first ever custom-built diamond recovery vessel. The new vessel is expected to cost US$468 million (N$7 billion) and represents the largest ever single investment in the marine diamond industry. The ship will become the sev...Read More
Roman Serov of Octonus (Finland, Russia), a leading diamond technology developer and Dr. Olga Okhrimenko, of Cutwise.com, presented "Diamond Impression -The Key to Sustainable Competitiveness" Dr. Okhrimenko began by asking a set of confronting questions, addressing the challenges retailers face when trying to sell diamonds to consumers, and, not less important, how develop repeat customers and se...Read More
As JCK Las Vegas 2019 quickly approaches, The Plumb Club will be offering buyers new attractions at what it calls a "state-of-the-art pavilion." The Plumb Club will be hosting its annual Breakfast Symposium on Saturday, June 1. Registration is required. This year, the Plumb Club is staging its new "Radiant Universe Planetarium Show." By using trend data acquired through market and consu...Read More