World Diamond Council (WDC) president Stephane Fischler says that although the Kimberley Process (KP) requires a political process, it is in the collective interest of all participants that rough diamonds meet the expectations of the market.He opened the KP plenary meeting, in India, on Tuesday, which was expected to discuss the end of the KP’s three-year reform and review cycle and the futu...Read More

Turkish steel producers have continued to book deep-sea scrap for December deliveries but only at a slow pace due to the limited demand for finished long steel products, with prices holding steady, sources said on Wednesday November 20.A steel mill in the Marmara region booked a Baltic Sea cargo on November 20, comprising 25,000 tonnes of HMS 1&2 (80:20) at $261 per tonne and 5,000 tonnes of bonus...Read More

Seaborne iron ore prices saw a slight uptick on Wednesday November 20, while some market participants are bracing for production restrictions due to bad weather and heavy pollution levels in north China.Fastmarkets iron ore indices62% Fe fines, cfr Qingdao: $86.33 per tonne, up $0.53 per tonne.62% Fe Pilbara Blend fines, cfr Qingdao: $86.36 per tonne, up $0.53 per tonne.62% Fe low-alumin...Read More

Steelmaking in electric arc furnaces (EAF) is already a good example of a waste-free circular economy since more than half of global steel output is being recycled, even if higher-quality materials are still produced from virgin materials and fossil-fueled processes, the president of the European Steel Technology Platform (ESTEP) said at a workshop in Bergamo, northern Italy last week. Carl de Mar...Read More

China continued to account for the bulk of the transactions in the seaborne coking coal market, with cargoes being traded in a tight price range.Fastmarkets indicesPremium hard coking coal, fob DBCT: $132.29 per tonne, up $0.38 per tonnePremium hard coking coal, cfr Jingtang: $144.07 per tonne, down $0.07 per tonneHard coking coal, fob DBCT: $120.70 per tonne, unchangedHard coking coal, cfr Jingta...Read More

The three-month price of aluminium traded on the London Metal Exchange was little changed during the morning session on Wednesday November 11 despite aninflow of 13,725 tonnes of the metal into exchange warehouses as of 9am on the same day. The LME three-month aluminium price traded up a marginal 0.4% from the previous day's close at $1,738 per tonne this morning despite the stock inflow, which wo...Read More

Aluminium premiums in Europe and the United States declined further in the week ended Tuesday November 19, with the market under increasing pressure from weak demand and the backwardation in London Metal Exchange spreads. Rotterdam duty-paid premium at lowest since FebruaryUS premium holds at 20-month low after end-of-week fallLow buying interest keeps premiums in Brazil steady MJP premiums uncha...Read More

China's hot-rolled coil prices continued to climb on Wednesday November 20 amid sustained demand.DomesticEastern China (Shanghai): 3,660-3,700 yuan ($521-527) per tonne, up 10-40 yuan per tonneNorthern China (Tangshan): 3,670 yuan per tonne, up 50-60 yuan per tonneIn Shanghai, HRC was sold at 3,660-3,670 yuan per tonne in the morning, but sellers raised these in the afternoon on seeing how strong...Read More

Base metals prices on the Shanghai Futures Exchange were mostly up during the morning trading session on Wednesday November 20, with the complex finding slight support from improved investor confidence following reports that China's central bank will loosen monetary policy to support economic growth. Market sentiment was somewhat upbeat this morning following overnight reports that the Chinese cen...Read More

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Key data from Fastmarkets' pricing session in Europe on Wednesday November 20. Key drivers  Both titanium scrap turnings prices fell in the past week amid slow trading in the alloys business.  There are persistent differences reported between northern and southern European markets, with estimates below $0.80 per lb for low tin content grade from some sources. Both assessments fell by mor...Read More

U.S. equity index futures were lower this morning. S&P 500 futures were down 7 points in pre-opening trade.The Canadian Dollar was virtually unchanged at U.S. 75.25 cents following release of Canada's October Consumer Price Index at 8:30 AM EST. Consensus was a year-over-year gain of 1.9% versus an increase of 1.9% in September. Actual was a gain of 1.9%. Urban Outfitters plunged $4.70 to $24....Read More

Copper smelters will slow capacity expansions if market terms for copper concentrates fall to reflect a potential market deficit, Jiangxi Copper's Yuanfeng Xu said at Fastmarkets' Asia Copper Conference in Shanghai on Wednesday November 20."Right now [smelting] capacity is still increasing, so the future potential risk may come from the supply from the ore mining side," Xu, who is vice president o...Read More

Robert Friedland's High Power Exploration (HPX) has closed a US$88-million equity investment from an undisclosed U.S.-based institutional investor that will allow the privately held company to fast-track development of its Nimba iron-ore project in southeastern Guinea.The company says it plans to bring Nimba into production as quickly as possible as a starter mine of one to five million tonnes per...Read More

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On the island of Sulawesi, demand for nickel to supply electric-vehicle batteries brings worries of more environment blows.Read full newsRead More