The United States' International Trade Commission (ITC) has voted to retain existing countervailing duties on imports of carbon and certain alloy steel wire rod from Brazil and anti-dumping duties on imports of this product from Brazil, Indonesia, Mexico, Moldova and Trinidad and Tobago, it said on Wednesday July 29. The commission determined that revoking the duty orders "would be likely to lead...Read More

RAPAPORT... The Diamond Club of Antwerp has reelected Thierry Polakiewicz as its president and named 13 other officers and board members.The club, founded in the 1890s, is one of the city's four bourses, and is primarily for traders of polished diamonds. It held its latest election earlier this month, confirming the following officers:President: Thierry PolakiewiczVice president: Philippe Bar...Read More

RAPAPORT... Kering reported weak jewelry sales during the first half of 2020 as a slowdown at its Europe-focused brands outweighed stronger figures in Asia.The group's Boucheron and Pomellato brands suffered from their exposure to the Western European market during Covid-19, Kering reported Monday. However, sales at Qeelin grew for the six months as demand recovered in mainland China when the...Read More

RAPAPORT... Weak rough demand and a devaluation of assets pushed Rio Tinto's diamond division further into the red in the first half of the year, the miner reported Wednesday.The unit recorded a net loss of $40 million for the six months ending June 30, compared with a loss of $5 million a year ago. Diamond sales fell 48% to $141 million for the period."The Covid-19 pandemic has significantly...Read More

RAPAPORT... Nine De Beers sightholders have committed to becoming carbon-neutral, aiming to align the manufacturing sector with environmental standards present elsewhere in the diamond industry.The participants will begin by assessing their current emissions, and will then develop a plan to reduce them in a sustainable way. They expressed their intentions in a virtual meeting Monday held by D...Read More

Domestic prices for hot-rolled coil in have increased over the week to Wednesday July 29 in Northern Europe and stood unchanged in the south of Europe, sources told Fastmarkets. Market activity has been gradually declining over the week because the European market is entering the traditionally slow month of August, but the sentiment remains positive. Steelmakers will resume production at higher pr...Read More

The Technical Secretariat of Anti-Dumping (TSAIP) of the Gulf Co-operation Countries (GCC) has announced its preliminary determination in its steel safeguarding case, the World Trade Organization said on July 23.According to the preliminary results, GCC countries decided that the import of steel products under investigation had increased significantly to the region, which was causing serious harm...Read More

(IDEX Online) - The company behind Baselworld, the iconic but ill-fated trade show, has announced details of its successor - a new watch and jewelry event called HourUniverse.It will take place in Basel, Switzerland, in April 2021, timed to fit around other industry events, notably a rival event in Geneva by ex-Baselworld exhibitors Rolex and Patek Philippe.Organizers the MCH Group describe HourUn...Read More

Hollow steel sections prices in Europe were flat on Wednesday July 29 with the market experiencing its usual summer slowdown, sources told Fastmarkets.Fastmarkets' price assessment for steel sections (medium), domestic, delivered Northern Europe was ?,?540-560 ($620-642) per tonne on Wednesday, unchanged week on week.Fastmarkets' weekly steel sections (medium), domestic, delivered Southern Europe...Read More

(IDEX Online) - The Natural Color Diamond Association (NCDIA) has appointed ambassadors to promote what it describes as the rarest and most beautiful of all stones.They've been tasked with reinvigorating interest in a high-value market that has collapsed in recent months because of the COVID-19 pandemic.Alan Bronstein, president of the association, says a "United Nations" of ambassadors ...Read More

(IDEX Online) -  Nine leading companies have announced their commitment to create a completely sustainable and responsible midstream diamond pipeline.  They will develop "concrete road maps" to reduce their carbon emissions by reviewing all aspects of their businesses, including electricity sources, transport and distribution methods. The nine, all De Beers Sight Holders, agreed on the j...Read More

RAPAPORT... Rio Tinto has given customers flexibility with their rough purchases since the Covid-19 crisis began, allowing them to buy only what they needed."We provided full flexibility for all our customers and worked constructively with individual Rio Tinto select diamantaires during the pandemic to understand, and operate in line with, their needs," a company spokesperson told Rapaport Ne...Read More

Export prices for steel billet from the Commonwealth of Independent States continued to climb over the week ended Wednesday July 29, with offers from mills being limited by the ending of the month.The CIS export prices gained further support from rising import scrap costs in Turkey.The index for steel scrap, HMS 1&2 (80:20 mix), North Europe origin, cfr Turkey, was calculated at $270.82 per tonne...Read More

European domestic cold-rolled coil prices were fairly stable over the week to Wednesday July 29 due to a seasonal demand slowdown, sources told Fastmarkets. Fastmarkets' weekly price assessment for steel cold-rolled coil, domestic, exw Northern Europe was ?,?490-510 ($575-598) per tonne on Wednesday, compared with ?,?485-510 per tonne a week earlier. The assessment reflects "workable" prices...Read More

Domestic prices for mesh-quality steel wire rod in the south of Europe were broadly unchanged in the week to Wednesday July 29, while in the north of the region producers managed to achieve some upticks, supported by good buying and a lack of competitive import offers, sources told Fastmarkets.Southern EuropeIn the south of Europe, trading activity was slower this week because the market was enter...Read More

Artemis all set thanks to unique approachSPONSOREDartemis resourcesThis compares with earnings of $87 million for the previous corresponding period.First Quantum said sales revenues for the quarter of about $1 billion was an increase of 8% from the comparable period of 2019, primarily driven by copper and gold sales from Cobre Panama and higher sales from Las Cruces, offset by lower realised coppe...Read More

Export prices for bulk cargoes of Japanese steel scrap have risen for the third consecutive week amid solid buying interest, market sources told Fastmarkets on Wednesday July 29.Fastmarkets' price assessment for steel scrap H2, export, fob main port Japan, was ?25,000-25,500 ($237-242) per tonne on Wednesday, up by ?500 per tonne from ?24,500-25,000 per tonne last week.Japan-origin H1:H2 (50:50...Read More

Turkish steel mills resumed their deep-sea scrap purchases with prices edging up, sources said on Wednesday July 29.A steel mill in the Iskenderun region booked a European cargo, comprising 18,000 tonnes of HMS 1&2 (80:20) at $273 per tonne and 9,000 tonnes of bonus scrap at $283 per tonne cfr.Another steel mill in the Izmir region booked a Baltic Sea cargo, comprising HMS 1&2 (80:20) at $275 per...Read More

Seaborne premium hard coking coal prices were relatively stable on Wednesday July 29 in a quiet seaborne market, with most participants in wait-and-see mode. Fastmarkets indicesPremium hard coking coal, fob DBCT: $108.60 per tonne, down $0.66 per tonne Premium hard coking coal, cfr Jingtang: $118.88 per tonne, up $0.09 per tonneHard coking coal, fob DBCT: $89.34 per tonne, up $1 per...Read More

A summary of production figures and financial results from Brazilian steelmaker Companhia Sider??rgica Nacional (CSN) for the second quarter of 2020, as stated in its earnings report published on Tuesday July 28.In brief Steel slab output was up year-on-year in the second quarter because a revamp of CSN's No3 blast furnace in June-October 2019 increased its productivity. This offset the effects of...Read More