Waiting times for aluminium at Istim warehouses in Port Klang, Malaysia, fell to just 20 days at the end of December, according to the London Metal Exchange's latest queue report.This is down from 30 days at the end of November and 71 days at the end of October.There was a queue for aluminium at Istim warehouses in Port Klang every month in 2020.The queues originally built up due a series of...Read More

The London Metal Exchange's average daily volume (ADV) of trades declined across all base metals in December 2020 despite price rallies, according to latest LME data. Copper's ADV had the smallest decline but was still down 11.9% year on year at 119,141 lots. This came in spite of the average official three-month copper price increasing by 9.8% in December month on month to an average of $7,7...Read More

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The Chinese nickel sulfate market marked a strong start to 2021, with the price climbing above its previous 2020 high amid good demand and limited supply, sources told Fastmarkets. Fastmarkets assessed the price of nickel sulfate min 21%, max 22.5%, cobalt 10ppm max, exw China at 31,000-31,500 yuan ($4,786-4,864) per tonne on Friday January 8, a level last reached on October 11, 2019, up by 500-1,...Read More

Nickel's forward price was the most affected by a rising United States dollar index in morning trading on the London Metal Exchange on Monday January 11, with the rest of the base metals complex also registering price falls following a bullish first week of 2021. Nickel's three-month price lost 1.65% to trade at $17,375 per tonne at 9am on Monday, compared with Friday's 5pm closing price of $17,66...Read More

Hot-rolled coil prices in the United States resumed their historic climb on Monday January 11 after inching lower on Friday January 8. Fastmarkets' daily steel hot-rolled coil index was calculated at $54.49 per hundredweight ($1,089.80 per short ton) on Monday, up by 4.57% from $52.11 per cwt on Friday and 5.38% higher than $51.71 per cwt one week earlier. Inputs were received in a wide range of $...Read More

Ford Motor Co announced that it will cease manufacturing activities in Brazil following "years of significant losses" and idle capacity exacerbated by the Covid-19 pandemic.The automaker said on Monday January 11 that it will stop operating three plants in the country - one in Ca??amari city, in northeastern Bahia state; one in Taubat?(C) city, in southeastern S??o Paulo state; and a third one in...Read More

The prospects for the global long-steel market for the first quarter of 2021 remained rather optimistic, with upward momentum in pricing expected to continue, supported by short supply, although the outlook for the second quarter was unclear, the International Rebar Producers & Exporters Association (Irepas) said last week.Overall, regional markets across the globe performed well in the fourth qua...Read More

Domestic prices for hot-rolled coil in Northern Europe jumped day on day on Monday January 11 following an offer rise announcement from ArcelorMittal last Friday, sources told Fastmarkets.Fastmarkets calculated its daily steel hot-rolled coil index, domestic, exw Northern Europe at ?,?688.00 ($840.40) per tonne on Monday January 11, up by ?,?20.50 per tonne from ?,?667.50 per tonne on Friday....Read More

Base metals prices were for the most part weaker during morning trading on Monday January 11, while the dollar was firmer in line with strong US treasury yields.Asian-Pacific equities were mixed, while pre-market major western equity index futures were weakerBase metalsThree-month base metals prices on the London Metal Exchange were for the most part weaker this morning, the exceptions were lead (...Read More

Biogen (BIIB), a NASDAQ 100 stock moved above $254.00 and $254.41 completing a base building pattern.Lockheed Martin (LMT), an S&P 100 stock moved below $334.78 setting an intermediate downtrend.  Pre-opening Comments for Monday January 11thU.S. equity index futures were lower this morning. S&P 500 futures were down 27 points in pre-opening trade. The U.S. Dollar moved higher in overn...Read More

Brazil's export volumes of ferrous scrap continued to fall in December 2020 on increased efforts to supply the domestic market, a trend that had gained traction throughout the second half of the year.Data from the country's Ministry of Economy showed that scrap exports totaled 16,104 tonnes in December, a significant 75.1% year-on-year drop from 64,747 tonnes. Volumes were also down by 46.6% from...Read More

Turkish steel mills have continued to book deep-sea scrap cargoes from various locations at firm prices, sources told Fastmarkets on Monday January 11.A steel mill in the Iskenderun region booked a United States-origin cargo comprising HMS 1&2 (90:10) at $485 per tonne, and bonus and shredded at $492 per tonne cfr. A steel mill in the Marmara region booked a European cargo of HMS 1&2 (80:20) at $4...Read More

Turkish auto bundle scrap prices have gone down slightly over the past week in line with the strengthening of the country's lira against the US dollar, market sources said on Monday January 11.Domestic prices for long steel products and, therefore, auto bundle scrap in Turkey typically decrease in line with the stronger lira because mills buy most of their raw materials in dollars and sell their f...Read More

The seaborne hard coking coal cfr price rose by $1 per tonne to $196.03 per tonne cfr China on Monday January 11 while coke producers in parts of China proposed a 13th round of domestic price increases of around 100 yuan ($15) per tonne - effective from 12am China time on January 13, Fastmarkets understands.Fastmarkets indicesPremium hard coking coal, fob DBCT: $103.93 per tonne, unchangedPremium...Read More

Iron ore prices mostly declined on Monday January 11 along with futures, however, high-grade fines performed well due to tight supply, sources told Fastmarkets. Fastmarkets iron ore indices 62% Fe fines, cfr Qingdao: $172.13 per tonne,down $0.93 per tonne62% Fe low-alumina fines, cfr Qingdao: $172.25 per tonne,down $1.08 per tonne58% Fe fines high-grade premium, cfr Qingdao: $157.87 per tonne,down...Read More

China's regulatory reboot to again become a major steel scrap importer is likely to cause supply problems for other consumers of Japanese material, market participants have told Fastmarkets.The first deals signed by Chinese companies after rules changed on December 31 to officially allow the restart of scrap imports to China have all been for vessels of Japanese material.If this continues, China's...Read More

Australia's Port of Port Hedland shipped 12% more iron ore in December than in November, data from the Pilbara Ports Authority released on Friday January 8 show.Iron ore exports to China also increased month on month, according to the statistics.The Port of Port Hedland exported 46.5 million tonnes of iron ore in December, compared with 41.6 million tonnes in November. Year on year, last month's e...Read More

New Appointment to Strengthen Independent Board Membership ELKO, Nevada, Jan. 11, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- U.S. Gold Corp. (NASDAQ: USAU) (the "Company"), a gold exploration and development company, is pleased to announce the appointment of Michael Waldkirch to its Board of Directors as in Independent Director, effective immediately. Mr. Waldkirch will serve on the Board's Audit Committee as a design...Read More

China's domestic rebar prices decreased slightly on Monday January 11 despite tumbling futures, with a recovery in end-user demand providing some support to the spot market.DomesticEastern China (Shanghai): 4,480-4,500 yuan ($692-695) per tonne, down by 10-20 yuan per tonneTemperatures in eastern China have risen gradually in the past two days and the weather has been forecast to be mild over the...Read More