Helping big and small players in a relatively new business for the mining companies involved is a backdrop of rising fertiliser prices which will help remove some of the risk.Read More

Vancouver, BC - FinCanna Capital Corp. (CSE:CALI) (OTCQB:FNNZF) (the "Company" or "FinCanna"), a royalty company for the U.S. licensed cannabis industry is pleased to announce that its investee company QVI, Inc. doing business as "The Galley", a cannabis infused product manufacturer located in Sonoma County, California has initiated production of Resonate Blends (OTCQB:KOAN), a Cannabis bas...Read More

Prices of all grades of ferro-chrome in Europe went up in the pricing session on Tuesday March 30 in response to limited supply, while demand has also risen in some sections of the market, Fastmarkets has heard.Fastmarkets' price assessment for ferro-chrome, high carbon, 6-8.5% C, basis 65-70% Cr, max 1.5% Si, delivered Europe, rose by $0.05 per lb Cr (3.70%) to $1.25-1.45 per lb Cr on Tuesday, fr...Read More

Vancouver, BC - LEAF Mobile Inc. (TSX: LEAF) ("LEAF" or the "Company") announces its subsidiary company, East Side Games Inc. ("ESG"), has entered into a publishing and IdleKit partnership agreement with Night Garden Studio Inc. ("Night Garden") for the global release of a mobile game on iOS and Android (the "Partnership").This the second collaboration between Night Garden and ESG. The first colla...Read More

Vancouver, BC - Siyata Mobile Inc. (NasdaqCM: SYTA, SYTAW) (the "Company" or "Siyata"), a global vendor of Push-to-Talk over Cellular (PoC) devices and cellular booster systems, is pleased to announce it has closed its previously announced acquisition, through a wholly-owned subsidiary, of all the issued and outstanding shares of ClearRF, LLC (ClearRF), for a total purchase price of US$700,000 wit...Read More

Ferro-chrome prices in China ticked down this week ahead of announcements of alloy tender prices for April-delivery from the country's major stainless steel mills. Fastmarkets' assessment of the ferro-chrome spot 6-8% C, basis 50% Cr, ddp China price widened downward by 100 yuan to 8,400-8,700 yuan ($1,280-1,326) per tonne on Tuesday March 30. Despite the drop, suppliers were reluctant to cut...Read More

Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Wednesday March 31 that are worth another look.Market sources believe hot-rolled coil prices in the Northern European domestic market will remain on an upward trend into the second quarter despite reaching a new peak this week, with steelmakers widely seen as having...Read More

An overview of the consumer electronics markets and their latest price moves.Ewa Manthey and Dalila...Read More

Turkish deep-sea scrap import prices edged up further on Wednesday March 31 on news of a fresh US cargo, market participants told Fastmarkets.A steel mill in the Izmir region booked the cargo, comprising HMS 1&2 (80:20) at $430 per tonne, shredded at $435 per tonne and plate & structural (P&S) scrap at $440 per tonne cfr. However, the cargo breakdown was not immediately clear at the time of public...Read More

Key data from Fastmarkets' pricing session in Europe on Wednesday March 31. Key driversScrap markets for turnings are over $2 per lb cif Europe, with suppliers increasing their offer prices amid a persistent downturn in supply from the aerospace sector; aircraft manufacturing has nose-dived since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic when air travel slumped in line with international restrictions on...Read More

Blister copper refining charges (RCs) in China rose in March to their highest level since January 2019, with spot buying interest in the country decreasing.Fastmarkets' assessment of the copper blister 98-99% RC, spot, cif China, was $170-185 per tonne on Tuesday March 31, compared with $160-170 per tonne at the start of the month.A deal was reported by a...Read More

Base metals prices on the Shanghai Futures Exchange were weaker on Wednesday March 31, while they track the movement of three-month prices on the London Metal Exchange on Tuesday, but LME prices have found support this morning.Enthusiasm over economic recovery sent United States treasury 10-year yields higher on TuesdayChina's manufacturing purchasing managers' index (PMI) climbs more than expecte...Read More

The launch of the first responsible sourcing standard for artisanal cobalt mining in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has reopened the door for financing banks previously unwilling to invest in the sector, the head of corporate responsibility at Trafigura said. According to James Nicholson, the creation of Entreprise G?(C)n?(C)rale du Cobalt (EGC) and its newly launched standard allows artis...Read More

Oh, the havoc a tiny ship can wreak upon the market.Well, perhaps it's not such a small ship. The Ever Given is actually one of the longest ships in service today, with an overall length just shy of 400 meters.And unless you've been living off the grid over the last week, I have no doubt you've watched the story of this behemoth wedging itself in the Suez Canal unfold.If you're like me, you weren'...Read More

Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Wednesday March 31 that are worth another look.Market sources believe hot-rolled coil prices in the Northern European domestic market will remain on an upward trend into the second quarter despite reaching a new peak this week, with steelmakers widely seen as having...Read More

Indian steel mills were likely to offer hot-rolled coil for export to Europe in the week beginning April 5 at prices exceeding $1,000 per tonne cfr, Fastmarkets heard on Wednesday March 31."Indian mills are waiting until next week to offer HRC to European customers, targeting prices of more than $1,000 per tonne cfr European ports," one market participant said.An official from a major HRC exportin...Read More

Domestic prices for hot-rolled coil in Northern Europe were stable day on day on Wednesday March 31, but they were expected to rise in the first half of April, sources have told Fastmarkets.Fastmarkets calculated its daily steel hot-rolled coil index, domestic, exw Northern Europe, at ?,?836.00 ($981.27) per tonne on Wednesday, unchanged day on day.The index was, however, up by ?,?16.00 per tonne...Read More

Prices for steel hollow sections in Europe increased further in the week to Wednesday March 31 following additional increases to feedstock costs, sources told Fastmarkets. Fastmarkets' price assessment for steel sections (medium), domestic, delivered Northern Europe was ?,?920-950 ($1,079-1,115) per tonne on Wednesday, up from ?,?890-920 per tonne one week previous. "Prices went through the r...Read More

European steel H-beam prices remained unchanged on Wednesday March 31 in the run-up to the Easter public holidays, sources told Fastmarkets.Despite the recent announcements of ?,?30 per tonne price increases by mills, only a  ?,?10 per tonne increase was achieved on March 10, with prices remaining steady since then.Fastmarkets' weekly price assessment for steel beams, domestic, delivered Nort...Read More

Domestic steel rebar prices in the north of Europe moved up slightly int the week to Wednesday March 31, despite buyer resistance, with any increases expected be absorbed by the seasonal pick-up in demand in April, sources told Fastmarkets.Fastmarkets' weekly price assessment for steel reinforcing bar (rebar), domestic, delivered Northern Europe was ?,?640-660 ($751-775) per tonne on Wednesday, na...Read More