Turkish prices for hot-dipped galvanized coil (HDG) and color-coated coil increased over the week ended Friday July 19, with demand reported to be moderate in the local and export markets.Coated coil producers increased their prices because of price rises for Turkey-origin hot-rolled coil (HRC).Fastmarkets' weekly price assessment for steel HRC, domestic, exw Turkey, rose to $520-525 per tonne ex-...Read More
The price for hot-rolled coil (HRC) in Turkey has gone up in some market areas over the past week but the summer slowdown and the reduction in end-user consumption have continued, sources told Fastmarkets on Friday July 19.Domestic pricesFastmarkets' weekly price assessment for steel HRC, domestic, exw Turkey, increased to $520-525 per tonne on Friday, compared with $515-520 per tonne a week earli...Read More
Lucara Diamond Corp.announced that the winning submission for the naming of the 1,758 carat diamond. Meaning "rare find" in Setswana, the name Sewelo was selected from over 22,000 submissions in a contest open to all citizens of Botswana. The announcement was made during a gala event hosted by Lucara Botswana in the presence of His Excellency Dr. Mokgweetsi Eric Keabetswe Masisi, President o...Read More
The Antwerp World Diamond Centre (AWDC), the umbrella organization for the Antwerp diamond industry and trade, issued a statement today that it will halt its financial contribution to The Scientific and Technical Research Center for Diamond (WTOCD). "[The WTOCD] can no longer count on the (unrestricted) financial support from the AWDC. The current market situation has led us to take this decision,...Read More
Aim-listed BlueRock Diamonds has sold a 12.2 ct diamond for $105 000 in its July tender.This diamond, at $8 584/ct, was the second-most valuable diamond the company had recovered to date, following the sale of a 24.9 ct diamond in the June tender for $196 000.AdvertisementBlueRock executive chairperson Mike Houston attributed the great recoveries to improved operational practices at the company&rs...Read More
Russian group Industrial Metallurgical Holding (IMH) is increasing the steel output from its new Tula Steel subsidiary, which is reducing the volumes available from merchant pig iron-making asset Tulachermet, Fastmarkets learnt during the week ended Friday July 19.So far in July, Tula Steel has been operating at a utilization rate of more than 50%, making around 70,000 tonnes of long steel product...Read More
The price of shredded ferrous scrap imported into India fell this week due to a lack of demand, sources told Fastmarkets on Friday July 19.Fastmarkets' weekly price for steel scrap, shredded, index, import, cfr Nhava Sheva, India, was $314.23 per tonne on July 19, down from $319.09 per tonne on July 12.Offer prices for shredded scrap moved down this week to $308-320 per tonne, from $315 to $3...Read More
Canada-headquartered diamond miner Lucara Diamond has chosen the name Sewelô, meaning “rare find” in Setswana, for the 1 758 ct diamond recovered from its Karowe mine, in Botswana, in April.The name was selected from over 22 000 submissions in a contest that was open to all Botswana citizens.AdvertisementThe announcement was made during a gala event hosted by Lucara Botswana in t...Read More
Turkish steel producers continued to book deep-sea ferrous scrap cargoes for August shipments at the end of the week, sources said on Friday July 19.A steel mill in the Izmir region booked a Baltic Sea cargo, comprising 14,000 tonnes of HMS 1&2 (80:20) at $295 per tonne, 12,000 tonnes of shredded at $300 per tonne and 6,000 tonnes of bonus at $305 per tonne cfr.A steel mill in the Marmara region b...Read More
The inter-merchant spot market for UK light iron has remained flat for the fourth consecutive week due to stable market conditions, sources told Fastmarkets on Friday July 19.Fastmarkets' assessment of the price for steel scrap 5C, loose old light, domestic, inter-merchant, was ?80-100 ($100-125) per tonne on July 19, unchanged week on week.Market participants agreed that there had been no change...Read More
With the extensive range of fully serrated, multi-directional non-slip floor gratings, stair treads and safety handrails that manufacturer Vital Engineering supplies, the company is involved in several projects where it supplies mines with mild steel, galvanised steel and stainless-steel products which ensure the very highest standards of safety and quality.“The majority of the mines which w...Read More
Physical iron ore prices rebounded on Friday July 19 amid gains in the futures markets.Fastmarkets' index for iron ore 62% Fe fines, cfr Qingdao: $121.79 per tonne, up by $1.89 per tonne.Fastmarkets' index for iron ore 62% Fe Pilbara Blend Fines, cfr Qingdao: $121.71 per tonne, up by $1.89 per tonne.Fastmarkets' index for iron ore 62% Fe low-alumina fines, cfr Qingdao: $122.81 per dry metric tonne...Read More
China's hot-rolled coil market softened on Friday July 19, but overseas buyers appear to be stepping up their purchases on expectations that export prices would stabilize or rise in the near term.DomesticEastern China (Shanghai): 3,860-3,880 yuan ($561-564) per tonne, down 20 yuan per tonneNorthern China (Tianjin): 3,840-3,850 yuan per tonne, narrowing downward by 10 yuan per tonneSpot prices drop...Read More
Lake Resources prepares to make a splash in lithium SPONSOREDlake resourcesStars aligning at Stellar for PolarXSPONSOREDpolarxMetro Mining promises low-cost bauxite for Chinese smeltersSPONSOREDmetro miningNamdini moves toward 300,000ozpa realitySPONSOREDcardinal resourcesThe PFS envisions a 110,000 tonnes per day throughput rate, a life of mine strip ratio of 1.66: 1 to produce a copper concentra...Read More
Chinese buyers continue to procure seaborne coking coal cargoes, keeping prices in the segment supported in the face of downward pressure in the rest of the market.A cargo of premium hard coking coal was traded at around $184 per tonne cfr China, Fastmarkets learned on Friday July 19.Another cargo of a different brand in the same segment changed hands at around $180 per tonne fob Australia, source...Read More
Lake Resources prepares to make a splash in lithium SPONSOREDlake resourcesStars aligning at Stellar for PolarXSPONSOREDpolarxMetro Mining promises low-cost bauxite for Chinese smeltersSPONSOREDmetro miningNamdini moves toward 300,000ozpa realitySPONSOREDcardinal resourcesASX-listed Ausdrill (ASL) has had a good week, climbing nearly 6%, though it dipped today. The company's shares are up about 27...Read More
China's rebar prices dipped on Friday July 19 after selling pressure picked up in the market. Domestic Eastern China (Shanghai): 3,960-3,990 yuan ($576-580) per tonne, down 10 yuan per tonneNorthern China (Beijing): 3,880-3,920 yuan per tonne, down 10-20 yuan per tonneSellers lowered their prices during the day in an attempt to secure more orders ahead of the weekend, sources said.A trader in Shan...Read More
Quality emerges at Galan's blue-chip lithium addressSPONSOREDgalan lithiumIn the Pilbara, unit costs for 2019 have been increased by US$1 a tonne to $14-$15/t.Read More
Nickel's three-month price on the London Metal Exchange was lower during morning trading on Friday June 19, with the metal's weeklong price rally cooling across Asian trading hours. Nickel futures were recently seen trading around $14,745 per tonne, with volume traded lower than in recent days at some 3,900 lots exchanged as of 9.00am London time. Price action in nickel had surpassed $15,000 per t...Read More
An overview of the minor metals markets and the reasons for any price moves.Read More