Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Thursday June 25 that are worth another look.Striking workers have put all industrial action at Tata Steel IJmuiden on hold until Friday June 26 to negotiate with management, Dutch trade union FNV Metaal said this week.Demand for copper in Europe is weak and economies are struggling to restart after coronavirus-related lockdowns, forcing c...Read More
The funds are being raised via a placement and share purchase plan at A72c per share, a 12.2% discount to the last closing price.Read More
Key information from the pricing session for Fastmarkets' alumina index, fob Australia on Thursday June 25. Key drivers: The most recent deal concluded on a fob Gladstone, Australia, basis at $261 per tonne for 30,000 tonnes with loading in the second half of July. A power outage at Hydro's Paragomias bauxite mine means production output at the Alunorte alumina refinery has been reduced to...Read More
The company issued US$451 million and A$70 million of fixed rate senior secured notes.Initially launched as a US$250 million issue to refinance bonds maturing in October 2020, the transaction achieved a final order book of $1.3 billion, representing an oversubscription of more than five times.The strong investor demand resulted in a tightening of margins and allowed the transaction to be upsized."...Read More
Vancouver, BC- Summa Silver Corp ("Summa Silver" or the "Company") (CSE: SSVR, Frankfurt: 48X) is pleased to announce that is has finalized plans for a 7,500 metre summer drill program at it's Hughes Property in Central Nevada. The program will be surface based and consist of both reverse circulation (RC) and core drilling in approximately 15 holes beginning in early July.The Company's historica...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, announces amendments to the terms of its outstanding Convertible Debentures and Warrants and announces a new Convertible Debenture Financing.Amendments to Outstanding Debentures and WarrantsThe Company has received Debenture and Warrant Holder...Read More
Soar Financial Group's Oreninc Index, which tracks financings of C$100 million and below by companies with market caps of up to $1.Read More
By: Ira EpsteinSilver was a miserable failure trying to join the party. Gold as lots of resistance here but it does not mean that it will not break to the upside:Read More
Turkish steel producers returned to the deep-sea scrap market on Thursday June 25, attracted by lower prices, sources told Fastmarkets.A steel mill in the Osmaniye region booked a 27,500-tonne US cargo, comprising HMS 1&2 (80:20) at $261 per tonne, shredded at $266 per tonne and bonus scrap at $271 per tonne cfr. The cargo's composition was not clear at the time of publication.The previo...Read More
Prices for deep-sea origin steel scrap imported to Bangladesh fell over the past week after a new sale from the United States closed at lower numbers, market sources told Fastmarkets on Thursday June 25. A Bangladeshi mill purchased a bulk cargo from the US Pacific Northwest region comprising 13,000 tonnes of HMS 1&2 (80:20) at $275 per tonne cfr and 24,000 tonnes of shredded at $280 per tonne cfr...Read More
Broader markets were generally weaker this morning, Thursday June 25, with those equity markets that were open in the Asian-Pacific region mainly weaker by between 1% and 2%.Pre-market major western equity index futures were down this morning, following Wednesday's weakness. Gold prices hold up in high ground around $1,760 per oz.International Monetary Fund (IMF) cuts world growth forecast again,...Read More
Australian lithium miner Orocobre expects to sell a total of 1,600 tonnes of lithium carbonate from its flagship Olaroz mine during the June quarter, down around 36% from the prior quarter and 53% lower than a year ago, it said on Thursday June 25.It said that the average realized price for sales is also expected to decline sharply to $4,015 per tonne on a fob Australia basis in the three months t...Read More
I've probably watched more television over the past three months than I typically watch in a year.Before the pandemic, I spent most of my downtime at the gym, coffee shops, and bars that show the fights. But now, my gym is my garage, my coffee shop is my kitchen, and watching the fights by yourself is a bit depressing. And while I am reading a lot more now, I'm also watching a lot more televisi...Read More
Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Thursday June 25 that are worth another look.Striking workers have put all industrial action at Tata Steel IJmuiden on hold until Friday June 26 to negotiate with management, Dutch trade union FNV Metaal said this week.Demand for copper in Europe is weak and economies are struggling to restart after coronavirus-related lockdowns, forcing c...Read More
Today feels like a D-economy day with most assets selling off. The daily narrative trying to make sense of the sell-off is pointing to rising concerns about COVID-19. That may well be. However, rising US cases and the potential implications have been building for awhile. Equally plausible is the slowing down of Fed asset purchases and concerns about the next round of stimulus. Alternatively, afte...Read More
Domestic prices for hot-rolled coil in Northern Europe remained fairly stable on Thursday June 25 from the day before, although steelmakers were looking for a price rise, sources have told Fastmarkets.Fastmarkets' daily steel hot-rolled coil index, domestic, exw Northern Europe, was ?,?394.38 ($445.10) per tonne on June 25, up by only ?,?0.01 per tonne from ?,?394.37 per tonne on June 24.Thursday'...Read More
Striking workers have put all industrial action at Tata Steel IJmuiden on hold until Friday June 26 to negotiate with management, Dutch trade union FNV Metaal said this week. All industrial action at Tata Steel IJmuiden has been temporarily stopped until Friday 1 pm local time after the company invited unions to the negotiation table, FNV said on Wednesday. "Due to the pressure of the strikes, the...Read More
Turkish rebar and wire rod export prices have gone down over the past week, with poor demand convincing producers to reduce their offer prices, sources said on Thursday June 25.Turkish steel producers lowered their offers for rebar exports to $415-420 per tonne fob on an actual-weight basis to encourage sales, down from last week's $425-430 per tonne. However, apart from a small containerized...Read More
The billet import price decreased in Egypt because of lower offers and bids in the week to Thursday June 25, sources told Fastmarkets. CIS-origin billet was offered this week at $395-400 per tonne cfr, and buyers believed $375-380 per tonne cfr may be a "workable" price for the material. No deals were heard in the assessment period because of weak rebar consumption. As a result, Fastmarkets' weekl...Read More
Turkish domestic long steel prices have fallen over the past week due to soft demand, sources said on Thursday June 25.Fastmarkets' weekly price assessment for steel reinforcing bar (rebar), domestic, exw Turkey, was 3,350-3,470 lira ($488-506) per tonne on Thursday, down from last week's 3,460-3,480 lira per tonne.The mills...Read More