China's hot-rolled coil prices retreated from the previous day's 26-month high on Thursday December 3, which motivated some mills to accept lower export prices. Domestic Eastern China (Shanghai): 4,270-4,280 yuan ($651-652) per tonne, down 10-20 yuan per tonne Several Shanghai-based traders said trading activity weakened on Thursday, with some buyers reluctant to restock because of losses on the f...Read More
Steel billet and rebar prices increased in Egypt over the week to Thursday December 3 although demand was weak, sources told Fastmarkets.Demand for rebar and billet has been slow in the country since the imposition of a construction ban on May 25, however, the rules of the ban were eased on September 29.Buying was reportedly still weak because...Read More
Turkish domestic long steel prices have continued to strengthen on rising imported scrap costs, but overall demand was limited, sources said on Thursday December 3.Fastmarkets' weekly price assessment for steel reinforcing bar (rebar), domestic, exw Turkey, was 4,900-5,030 lira ($625-641) per tonne on Thursday, up from the 4,800-4,850 lira per tonne of last week.The mills in the Izmir region were...Read More
Turkish rebar and wire rod export prices have continued to increase despite softening demand over the past week, sources said on Thursday December 3.Fastmarkets' weekly price assessment for steel reinforcing bar (rebar), export, fob main port Turkey, was $530-535 per tonne on Thursday, up from last week's $500-515 per tonne on an actual weight basis.Turkish steel producers raised their offers to $...Read More
Turkish steel producers continued their deep-sea scrap bookings at escalating prices despite weakening demand in the finished steel markets, sources said on Thursday December 3. A steel mill in northern Turkey booked a Baltic Sea cargo - comprising 15,000 tonnes of an 80:20 mix of No1 and No2 heavy melting scrap, 15,000 tonnes of shredded and 3,000 tonnes of bonus - at average price of $365 per to...Read More
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Small and medium-sized steel mills in Bangladesh have been forced to re-enter the market for scrap at high prices, market participants said on Thursday December 3.The price paid for scrap imported to the South Asian country continued to mount over the last week with supply tightened on both rising international scrap demand and soaring ocean freight costs, Fastmarkets heard."Bangladeshi buyers hav...Read More
Anglo Pacific is poised to transform into a battery materials company next year and will make a number of transactions to achieve this, its chief executive officer said.Julien Treger said that the company - which has a portfolio of royalties and metal streams in mainly coal, iron ore and uranium - plans to focus its attention on lithium and cobalt, key raw materials used in the production of batte...Read More
New bookings of Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS)-origin billet to Turkey and Southeast Asia were heard at higher prices this week, with suppliers continuing to push for increases.Market participants in other regions retained their wait-and-see stance, sources told Fastmarkets on Thursday December 3.Billet offers were heard at $510-520 per tonne fob Black Sea from a few Russian suppliers; h...Read More
Turkish steel billet prices have increased over the past week thanks to stronger scrap costs and despite slowing demand, market sources said on Thursday December 3.Suppliers in the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) region continued to raise their offers despite low bids, because they were mostly fully booked until the end of the year.Offers from the CIS region were heard around $520-530 per...Read More
Assays for 14 holes Cassiar Gold drilled at its Cassiar Gold Project this summer have come back with positive results, and the company is eagerly awaiting assays for the remaining 10 holes. Cassiar Gold ProjectCassiar Gold Corp. (GLDC:TSX.V; CGLCF:OTCQB), which changed its name from Margaux Resources at the end of September, has been moving quickly to explore the 56,000-hectare Cassiar orogenic g...Read More
In this interview with Bill Powers of Mining Stock Education, Dor? Copper Mining's President and CEO Ernest Mast presents the company's investment value proposition and plans for advancement in 2021. Dor? Copper Mining Corp.'s (DCMC:TSX.V; DRCMF:OTCQB) assets contain some of the highest-grade undeveloped copper-gold deposits in North America. The company's projects are located just 14 kilometers...Read More
Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Thursday December 3 that are worth another look.China's domestic prices for stainless cold-rolled coil dropped slightly over the week ended Wednesday December 2 on reduced demand and a weaker nickel market.The...Read More
Global silico-manganese production grew by 3.1% month on month to around 1.54 million tonnes in October on higher output in all regions except Europe, the latest data from the International Manganese Institute (IMnI) shows. The October output, following consecutive month-on-month gains of 3.3% and 0.6% in September and August respectively, also registered a fall of 1.3% year on year, the IMnI data...Read More
World manganese ore output registered a month-on-month rise of 3.4% to around 1.97 million tonnes of manganese units in October, partly due to the evident increase in supply from such regions as Asia and Oceania, the Americas and Europe, the latest data from the International Manganese Institute (IMnI) shows.World ore supply in October, after month-on-month declines of 1% and 2.5% in September and...Read More
Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Thursday December 3 that are worth another look.China's domestic prices for stainless cold-rolled coil dropped slightly over the week ended Wednesday December 2 on reduced demand and a weaker nickel market.The...Read More
Three-month base-metals prices on the London Metal Exchange were mixed at the 5pm close of trading on Thursday December 3, with nickel and aluminium showing drops of more than 1% but tin gaining by nearly $100 per tonne day-on-day.Nickel's price fell to $15,954 per tonne at Thursday's close, down by 0.3% from $16,000 per tonne on Wednesday, which in turn was down by 1.7% from Tuesday's three-month...Read More
Norway-based silicon and ferro-silicon producer Elkem has opened a new production workshop in Shanghai, China to manufacture specialized silicones for hybrid and electric vehicles (EVs), the company said on Wednesday November 2. Silicones are high-performance polymers made up of silicon, oxygen and other elements that can include carbon and hydrogen. They are used in the assembly, electrical integ...Read More
Turkish steel producers continued their deep-sea scrap bookings at escalating prices despite weakening demand in the finished steel markets, sources said on Thursday December 3. A steel mill in northern Turkey booked a Baltic Sea cargo - comprising 15,000 tonnes of an 80:20 mix of No1 and No2 heavy melting scrap, 15,000 tonnes of shredded and 3,000 tonnes of bonus - at average price of $365 per to...Read More