Indian domestic secondary billet prices gained 500 rupees ($7) per tonne in the week to Friday November 1 due to long steel producers increasing their semi-finished steel buying.Fastmarkets' price assessment for steel billet domestic, ex-works India, rose by 500 rupees per tonne to 26,500-26,700 rupees per tonne on November 1, compared with last week's 26,000-26,200 rupees per tonne...Read More
Demand for flat steel was soft in Turkey in the week ended Friday November 1, with import prices for both hot-rolled coil and cold-rolled coil going down, although domestic and export prices remained unchanged.Flat steel buyers wanted to see if producers will insist on high prices when demand is weak and whether any increases will stick, given the poor demand from final-product users. They were ex...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.India's renewables target of 175 GW capacity (100 GW of solar and 75 GW of wind) by 2022 is an ambitious endeavour. Even with significant cost declines, Wood Mackenzie expects about 76% of the target to be met by 2022 and this would s...Read More
Turkish prices for hot-dipped galvanized coil (HDG), and color-coated coil or pre-painted galvanized iron (PPGI), were stable in the week ended Friday November 1 with demand remaining weak, sources told Fastmarkets.A recent increase in raw material prices had given rise to the possibility of higher coated flat steel prices, but buyers said they believed this would not be accepted by the market due...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
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
Domestic hot-rolled coil prices in China remained flat for a fifth day on Friday November 1, but sentiment in the market has deteriorated following the release of the country's latest manufacturing purchasing managers' index (PMI). DomesticEastern China (Shanghai): 3,500-3,520 yuan ($497-500) per tonne, unchangedNorthern China (Tangshan): 3,500 yuan per tonne, unchangedChina's manufacturing PMI fo...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
London-listed Petra Diamonds on Thursday launched its Artisanal Small-scale Mining (ASM) initiative in the Free State.The launch follows a process of consultation and cooperating with relevant stakeholders, including the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy, the Letsemeng local municipality, and the community of Koffiefontein itself.AdvertisementDuring the project, the aim was to create a fr...Read More
Poster South Africa mine regeneration on trackSPONSOREDorion mineralsIn July, the company warned of a cost blowout of as much as US$1.9 billion on the $5.Read More
BHP will provide $44 million of the necessary funding to resume operations at Brazilian iron ore pellet producer Samarco, the Australia-based mining company said on Friday November 1.Samarco is a joint venture between BHP and Vale and has been closed since late 2015, when a tailings dam failed and flooded the nearby Rio Doce river in southeastern Brazil.On October 25, the pellet producer received...Read More
Austenitic alloy steel scrap prices in the UK domestic market narrowed downward this week amid continued weak demand, sources told Fastmarkets on Friday November 1.Fastmarkets' weekly price assessment for stainless steel scrap 18/8 solids, domestic, delivered merchants UK, was ?750-780 ($970-1,009) per tonne on November 1, down by ?20 per tonne on the high end.Similarly, Fastmarkets' price...Read More
Brazilian mining company Vale will resume operations at its Alegria mine through dry stacking to produce 1 million tonnes of iron ore in 2019, the company said, as it maintained its full-year sales volumes guidance of 307-332 million tonnes.The restart was authorized by Brazil's national mining agency, ANM, which reverted a March decision that had halted the unit, the company said on Friday Novemb...Read More
The price of ferrous scrap imported into India has risen for the fourth consecutive week, mirroring a similar trend in nearby Pakistan, sources told Fastmarkets on Friday November 1Fastmarkets' calculation for the steel scrap, shredded, index, import, cfr Nhava Sheva, India, was $276.57 per tonne on Friday, up from $268.23 per tonne a week earlier.Deals for shredded material into India t...Read More
Seaborne coking coal prices plunged on Friday November 1 on trades involving premium mid-volatility cargoes procured by end-users in China and India.Fastmarkets indicesPremium hard coking coal, fob DBCT: $132.38 per tonne, down by $11.07 per tonnePremium hard coking coal, cfr Jingtang: $145.08 per tonne, down by $16.45 per tonneHard coking coal, fob DBCT: $128.84 per tonne, unchangedHard coking co...Read More
China's rebar prices were unchanged on Friday November 1 in both the domestic and export markets amid inactive trading. Eastern China (Shanghai): 3,670-3,700 yuan ($521-525) per tonne, unchanged Northern China (Beijing): 3,620-3,650 yuan per tonne, unchanged Buyers stopped replenishing their inventories ahead of the weekend and withdrew to the sidelines to see how the futures market develops, sour...Read More
U.S. equity index futures were higher this morning. S&P 500 futures were up 13 points in pre-opening trade.Index futures moved higher following release of the October employment report released at 8:30 AM EDT. Consensus for October Non-farm Payrolls was 75,000 versus an upwardly revised 180,000 in September. Actual was 128,000. Consensus for the October Unemployment Rate was 3.6% versus 3.5% i...Read More
Base metals prices on the Shanghai Futures Exchange were mostly down during the morning trading session on Friday November 1, with dwindling confidence of a long-term trade deal being struck between the United States and China weighing on the complex."Chinese officials 'familiar with the matter' were casting doubts about reaching a comprehensive long-term trade deal with the US even as the two sid...Read More
Cobalt trade log including business, bids and offers reported to Fastmarkets. Cobalt trade log including business, bids and offers reported to Fastmarkets. Unless otherwise stated, all prices are per lb on an in-warehouse (in-whs) basis. Delivered prices are netted back. Fastmarkets prices Click here for Fastmarkets' price assessment for standard-grade cobalt, in-whs Rotterdam, $/lbClick here for...Read More
Dear Rich Lifer,You're probably familiar with the '4 percent rule' and 'Multiply by 25' rule.If you haven't heard of these rules, don't worry! I'll explain in second.But first, I'm willing to bet that those of you who have heard of these rules are getting them confused.Multiply by 25The 'Multiply by 25' rule estimates how much money you need to retire worry free.Here's how it works: multiply your...Read More