China's hot-rolled coil prices were stable on Monday December 16, though some market participants in the eastern region are expecting prices to fall in the next few days with more cargoes being delivered there from the north.DomesticEastern China (Shanghai): 3,880-3,890 yuan ($556-558) per tonne, unchangedNorthern China (Tangshan): 3,640-3,650 yuan per tonne, unchangedA Shanghai-based trader descr...Read More
RAPAPORT... US retail sales rose in November as consumer sentiment was strong at the start of the holiday season, the National Retail Federation (NRF)said. Total purchases for November - excluding automobiles, gasoline andrestaurants - rose 0.1% compared to the previous month, according todata the NRF published Friday. Sales climbed 2.1% year on year for the month, particularly impressive giv...Read More
China's domestic rebar prices moved down slightly on Monday December 16 amid falling futures.Eastern China (Shanghai): 3,860-3,890 yuan ($553-558) per tonne, down 10 yuan per tonneNorthern China (Beijing): 3,550-3,570 yuan per tonne, down 20 yuan per tonneThe losses in the futures market led to a deterioration of sentiment in the spot market. In the northern region, end-user demand dropped sharply...Read More
RAPAPORT... After six years of development, production is due to begin at Alrosa's Luaxe diamond deposit in Angola next year, the nation's government said. Output will come to around 1 million carats valued at $90 million in the first year, according to a Reuters report. The initial stages of production will be a "pilot project," Endiama strategic planning andmining operations administrator L...Read More
Access our research platformsSign-in to our platforms to access our extensive research, our latest insight, data and analytics and to connect to our industry experts.Wood Mackenzie will host its annual Metals & Mining Forum on Tuesday 4th February 2020 in Tokyo.At this event, senior Wood Mackenzie analysts will present our view on a range of metals and mined commodities, and the impact of the...Read More
Access our research platformsSign-in to our platforms to access our extensive research, our latest insight, data and analytics and to connect to our industry experts.Comstock Resources today tightened its grip on the Haynesville basin with a US$2.2 billion cash-and-stock deal to buy privately-held Covey Park.Robert Clarke, director, US Lower 48, at global natural resources consultancy Wood Mackenz...Read More
(IDEX Online) - The Luaxe diamond deposit in Angola could produce 1 million carats of diamonds worth $90 million in 2020. That's according to Russian miner Alrosa, which owns the project with Angola's state-controlled diamond miners Catoca and Endiama. "It will be one of the largest deposits in the world," Vladimir Marchenko, Alrosa's deputy chief executive in charge of its Afr...Read More
Access our research platformsSign-in to our platforms to access our extensive research, our latest insight, data and analytics and to connect to our industry experts.Perhaps a false sense of security had crept in. Plentiful oil supply, carefully stewarded in 2019 by OPEC+ to get the market closer to balance, and moderate prices. Rising geopolitical tension,even around Iran, seemed a nebulous...Read More
MOSCOW – Russia is proposing to move toward ending the ban on selling so-called blood diamonds from the Central African Republic, a former French colony that’s struck recent military and commercial ties with Moscow, amid resistance from the US and Europe.The CAR, which is mired in civil conflict, should be granted a “road map” outlining the steps it needs to take to get the...Read More
RAPAPORT... With the holiday season well under way, the Rapaport Diamond Podcast debates different trends taking shape in the retail space. The discussion spans personalization, omnichannel, effective storytelling, being more open-minded, and the need to move away from our reliance on Christmas.In addition, news editor and host Avi Krawitz, senior reporter Joshua Freedman, editor-in-chief Sonia Es...Read More
South Africa’s mining output declined by 2.9% in October, following a 0.6% year-on-year decrease in September.Nedbank says this was the third consecutive month of yearly contraction for the sector.AdvertisementOn a month-on-month seasonally adjusted basis, output grew by a modest 1% in October.The main drivers of the year-on-year production decline in October were copper, diamonds and mangan...Read More
Access our research platformsSign-in to our platforms to access our extensive research, our latest insight, data and analytics and to connect to our industry experts.The time is right for the mining industry to invest in new projects. The fundamentals are clear: we forecast supply gaps across a number of key commodities by 2028.Investors are understandably concerned that the mining industry will r...Read More
Turkish steel producers continued to raise their domestic scrap purchase prices over the past week amid higher imported scrap values, sources said on Monday December 16.The price of scrap imported into Turkey has risen over the past week due to tightening supply and firm demand.Fastmarkets' daily index for steel scrap, HMS 1&2 (80:20 mix), Northern Europe origin, cfr Turkey, was $296.06 per tonne...Read More
The pig iron import market in the United States weakened slightly in the week ended Friday December 13, as sources suggested its strength had been restrained because earlier prices had been overestimated compared with scrap.Fastmarkets' price assessment for pig iron, import, cfr Gulf of Mexico, US, was at $328-335 per tonne on Friday, compared with $330-340 per tonne a week earlier.One bookin...Read More
Seaborne iron ore prices were largely muted on Monday December 16, while uncertainty on air-quality related production cuts in Tangshan, China, caused a dip in Chinese futures during the day's trading session. Fastmarkets iron ore indices 62% Fe fines, cfr Qingdao: $94.04 per tonne, down $0.59 per tonne. 62% Fe Pilbara Blend fines, cfr Qingdao: $93.13 per tonne, down $0.59 per tonne. 62% Fe low-al...Read More
No deals were heard in the seaborne coking coal market on Monday December 16, though buying interest from China was reported to be steady.Fastmarkets indicesPremium hard coking coal, fob DBCT: $136.58 per tonne, unchangedPremium hard coking coal, cfr Jingtang: $147.70 per tonne, unchangedHard coking coal, fob DBCT: $122.33 per tonne, unchangedHard coking coal, cfr Jingtang: $130.25 per tonne, unch...Read More
Seaborne iron ore concentrate and pellet prices rose along with the wider market for the steelmaking raw material last week, with premiums largely maintaining their stability.ConcentrateThe weekly Fastmarkets index for iron ore 66% Fe concentrate, cfr Qingdao stood at $109.57 per tonne last Friday December 13, up $5.58 per tonne from a week earlier.The daily Fastmarkets index for iron ore 65% Fe B...Read More
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Broader markets are generally upbeat this morning, Monday December 16, helped by last week’s partial United States-China trade deal and some positive economic data out of China.But the base metals are mixed and gold prices are up, which suggests there is still some concern about the terms of the trade deal.Chinese industrial production rose 6.2% in November, up from 4.7% previously while reta...Read More