Metallurgical coke prices in China are trending down this month, with market participants expecting further drops in the coming weeks due to steel mills' narrowing margins and ample inventories.Metallurgical coke prices have fallen by 100 yuan ($14.54) per tonne after steelmakers opposed a fourth round of price rises due to shrinking profit margins.East China's Rizhao Iron & Steel and north China'...Read More
Fastmarkets wishes to clarify the specification of the Vietnam steel scrap assessment, which is based on heavy melting scrap 1&2 of 80:20 quality.The name of this price, which from July 5 will have the symbol MB-STE-0783 exclusively associated with it, has been amended to steel scrap HMS 1&2 (80:20), cfr Vietnam, $/tonne. The specifications for this price are as follows:Assessment: Steel...Read More
Weakness persisted in the seaborne coking coal spot market on Tuesday June 25 with participants in both the China and ex-China segments keeping to the sidelines amid poor demand."End users' interest in seaborne coking coal cargoes is thin amid weakness in the metallurgical coke market," a Chinese trading source said.A second Chinese trader said that offers for premium low-vol hard coking coal rema...Read More
Quality emerges at Galan's blue-chip lithium addressSPONSOREDgalan lithiumThe company is a force to be reckoned with following a US$380 million recapitalisation at the end of last year led by Pala Investments. Top drawer investors include JP Morgan, BlackRock, Capital Group, CIBC and Red Kite.The action centres on the underground Pumpkin Hollow copper project near Reno, Nevada, in the Yeringto...Read More
Greenland shines brightly in the rare earth spotlightSPONSOREDgreenland mineralsBlack Rock readies for race to graphite productionSPONSOREDblack rock miningE25 powering towards Butcherbird PFSSPONSOREDelement 25Finally, a changed mining tech M&A landscapeSPONSOREDatricoAccording to Orion's bankable feasibility study, released this week, the project has an NPV post-tax of A$408 million (using a...Read More
Greenland shines brightly in the rare earth spotlightSPONSOREDgreenland mineralsBlack Rock readies for race to graphite productionSPONSOREDblack rock miningE25 powering towards Butcherbird PFSSPONSOREDelement 25Finally, a changed mining tech M&A landscapeSPONSOREDatricoAccording to Orion's bankable feasibility study, the project has an NPV post-tax of A$408 million (using an 8% discount rate),...Read More
An important week While base metal prices have suffered in line with the downturn in economic activity, which we blame largely on the US-China trade dispute, generally the fundamentals have remained tight, especially on the supply side. Should a US-China trade deal be forthcoming then we would expect business confidence to rebound, supply chains to restock and more severe tightness to emerge. The...Read More
Fastmarkets' pricing and research team answers some of the key questions raised during our web seminar, discussing recent price moves in the cobalt market and how industry developments might affect the market - and prices.If you missed it, follow this link to listen to the free recording.By what time do you estimate current excess cobalt supply to be absorbed? We expect this will happen by 2023-20...Read More
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Aluminium The LME three-month aluminium price had a...ACCESS RESTRICTEDTo read the rest of this analysis please take a free sample or subscribeFREE SampleReceive a free sample of market analysis and price forecasts.Free SampleSUBSCRIBEReceive unlimited access to all current and archive content going back to 2008 including downloadable pricing data and forecasts.Plus download t...Read More
Copper prices start picking up steam ACCESS RESTRICTEDTo read the rest of this analysis please take a free sample or subscribeFREE SampleReceive a free sample of market analysis and price forecasts.Free SampleSUBSCRIBEReceive unlimited access to all current and archive content going back to 2008 including downloadable pricing data and forecasts.Plus download the latest issue as soo...Read More
Spot TCs still on the...ACCESS RESTRICTEDTo read the rest of this analysis please take a free sample or subscribeFREE SampleReceive a free sample of market analysis and price forecasts.Free SampleSUBSCRIBEReceive unlimited access to all current and archive content going back to 2008 including downloadable pricing data and forecasts.Plus download the latest issue as soon as it’...Read More
Quality emerges at Galan's blue-chip lithium addressSPONSOREDgalan lithiumSandfire failed early this year to transact a deal valuing the Botswana-focused MOD's shares at 38c, but it is set to be successful this time after upping the bid about 18% to 45c and including a cashRead More
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Under pressure LME tin prices have...ACCESS RESTRICTEDTo read the rest of this analysis please take a free sample or subscribeFREE SampleReceive a free sample of market analysis and price forecasts.Free SampleSUBSCRIBEReceive unlimited access to all current and archive content going back to 2008 including downloadable pricing data and forecasts.Plus download the latest issue as soo...Read More
Northern China's domestic rebar prices continued to rise on Tuesday June 25 amid surging futures, though the eastern Chinese market held steady.Domestic Eastern China (Shanghai): 3,900-3,950 yuan ($567-574) per tonne, unchangedNorthern China (Beijing): 3,770-3,800 yuan per tonne, up 30-40 yuan per tonneTraders in Shanghai kept prices flat despite rising futures in an attempt to secure more sales.B...Read More
ILZSG reports a big global deficit...ACCESS RESTRICTEDTo read the rest of this analysis please take a free sample or subscribeFREE SampleReceive a free sample of market analysis and price forecasts.Free SampleSUBSCRIBEReceive unlimited access to all current and archive content going back to 2008 including downloadable pricing data and forecasts.Plus download the latest issue as soo...Read More
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Quality emerges at Galan's blue-chip lithium addressSPONSOREDgalan lithiumThe company had curtailed activities on Thursday as the fire neared its western property boundary.Read More