Flat steel prices in the Turkish market increased sharply during the week to Friday November 6, with all prices going up by $30-60 per tonne on strong demand because of low stock levels, sources told Fastmarkets.Demand was good this week because stockists, steel service centers and end-users all had low stocks that needed to be replenished.Domestic pricesFastmarkets' weekly price assessment for st...Read More
China's hot-rolled coil exporters raised their prices on Friday November 6 amid domestic gains, while the weakening US dollar added fuel to the fire, sources said.DomesticEastern China (Shanghai): 4,040-4,060 yuan ($610-613) per tonne, up 30 yuan per tonneNorthern China (Tangshan) - weekly assessment: 3,820-3,860 yuan per tonne, up 60 yuan per tonneDomestic HRC prices continued their incline on Fr...Read More
Steel demand is expected to remain supported through the end of 2020 in Brazil, with consumption from some sectors - and construction in particular - forecast to grow from 2019 levels, ArcelorMittal's chief financial officer Aditya Mittal said on Thursday November 5."We see demand coming back in various sectors. And in some sectors, like construction in Brazil, we see full-year demand actually hig...Read More
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Indian local secondary billet prices rose by 1,800 rupees ($24) per tonne week on week on account of strong demand from finished product makers and a sharp rise in prices of direct-reduced iron (DRI).Fastmarkets assessed the price of steel billet domestic, ex-works India at 33,300-33,500 rupees per tonne on Friday November 6, compared with 31,500-31,700 rupees per tonne ex-works last week."Demand...Read More
Activity in the export market for pig iron from the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) was low during the week to Thursday November 5 on tight availability, with suppliers reported to be almost sold out for 2020 and demand coming only from China.Fastmarkets' weekly price assessment for high-manganese pig iron, export, fob main port Black Sea, CIS, was $355-360 per tonne on November 5, unchan...Read More
The key global scrap markets surged upward in the week to Friday November 6, as a result of strong purchasing activity, with Turkey continuing to buy a large volume of cargoes for a third week.Turkey books more material on positive long-steel export salesUS reports bookings from East and West CoastsGood demand boosts Taiwan scrap pricesVietnam moves up despite quiet marketIndian prices jump on tig...Read More
The price of shredded steel scrap imported into India and Pakistan moved up on Friday November 6 as a result of tight material supply, sources have told Fastmarkets.Fastmarkets calculated the steel scrap, shredded, index, import, cfr Nhava Sheva, India, at $330.32 per tonne on Friday, up from $321.21 per tonne one week earlier.A deal for shredded material was heard at $325-326 per tonne cfr, and a...Read More
Rebar prices in eastern China increased on Friday November 6, supported by strong demand and futures gains, to end the week 140 yuan per tonne higher than the previous Friday.DomesticEastern China (Shanghai): 3,890-3,920 yuan ($587-592) per tonne, up by 20 yuan per tonneNorthern China (Beijing) weekly assessment: 3,760-3,790 yuan per tonne, up by 110-120 yuan per tonneContractors in eastern and so...Read More
The investment case for Nomad Royalty Company is made in a Velocity Trade Capital report. In a July 7 report, analyst Michael Siperco reported that Velocity Trade Capital initiated coverage on a new royalty entrant, Nomad Royalty Company Ltd. (NSR:TSX; NSRXF:OTCQX), with an Outperform rating and a CA$2.25 target price. In comparison, Nomad is trading at about CA$1.41 per share. "Nomad offers a pu...Read More
The currency markets have just announcedwhat is coming for silver. This was explained in my previousarticle.The USD/ZAR ratio has now broken down. Thissets silver up to finish the year with a very strong rally: Although silver has been strong since thepeak of the USD/ZAR ratio in April, this breakdown means that we are likely tosee an acceleration in price increases.This breakdown also means that...Read More
Automakers in Brazil expect that ongoing negotiations for annual price contracts with steel producers will be "tough on both sides," according to Luiz Carlos Moraes, president of national auto association Anfavea.Cost increases are one of the main challenges the sector faces in its gradual recovery from Covid-19-related lows, the association said on Friday November 6.Steel prices for automakers ar...Read More
Some container shipping lines are refusing to give rates for December shipments of scrap metal into South Asia and are even cancelling some existing orders, sources told Fastmarkets on Friday November 6.Four steel scrap traders that speak to Fastmarkets said they have either been unable to get December shipment quotations from their freight forwarders or are aware of others facing a similar situat...Read More
Finished steel inventories at member mills of the China Iron & Steel Association (Cisa) fell by 11.26% in late October from the middle of the month, according to data released on Wednesday November 4.October 21-31 outputCrude steel: 2.16 million tonnes per day, down 0.77%Finished steel: 2.14 million tpd, up...Read More
The three-month prices of most base metals on the London Metal Exchange gained on Friday November 6, with the exception of nickel and lead futures.The LME copper and zinc futures rose by more than 1%, with the red metal closing above the $6,900 per tonne psychological mark.The LME three-month copper price increased by 1.2% to...Read More
Activity in the export market for pig iron from the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) was low during the week to Thursday November 5 on tight availability, with suppliers reported to be almost sold out for 2020 and demand coming only from China.Fastmarkets' weekly price assessment for high-manganese pig iron, export, fob main port Black Sea, CIS, was $355-360 per tonne on November 5, unchan...Read More
The key global scrap markets surged upward in the week to Friday November 6, as a result of strong purchasing activity, with Turkey continuing to buy a large volume of cargoes for a third week.Turkey books more material on positive long-steel export salesUS reports bookings from East and West CoastsGood demand boosts Taiwan scrap pricesVietnam moves up despite quiet marketIndian prices jump on tig...Read More
The price of shredded steel scrap imported into India and Pakistan moved up on Friday November 6 as a result of tight material supply, sources have told Fastmarkets.Fastmarkets calculated the steel scrap, shredded, index, import, cfr Nhava Sheva, India, at $330.32 per tonne on Friday, up from $321.21 per tonne one week earlier.A deal for shredded material was heard at $325-326 per tonne cfr, and a...Read More
Now is not the time for Freeport-McMoRan to be thinking about mergers and acquisitions, the mining company's chief executive officer says.According to Richard Adkerson, the company - which is just over half-way through a mega-project to transform its giant Grasberg copper-gold mine in Indonesia from an open-pit to an underground operation - is on the verge of creating huge shareholder value."I jus...Read More
By the end ofnext year, Australia is expected to become the #1 country in goldproduction, knocking China from the pedestal during today’s gold bull market.It’s been home to some of the biggest gold bonanzas in the world,like the Mount Morgan mine which has produced over 8 million ounces of gold to date.But while all eyes have been on Western Australia over the pastseveral years, a team...Read More