Sentiment was buoyed by renewed hopes of US fiscal stimulus, and improvements in industrial companies' profits in China, ahead of the country's Golden Week holiday which begins on October 1.There was keen interest in lithium stocks following Tesla's news it planned to build a lithium hydroxide chemical plant in Texas; and Piedmont Lithium confirmed a spodumene sales agreement with the EV manufactu...Read More
It's the second time in a year Vale has had to suspend Viga's concentration plant.It estimated impact of the latest temporary stoppage was about 11,000 tons of iron ore fines per day.Vale said the B7 dam was suspended on September 24 in compliance with a court decision regarding a public civil action filed by the municipality of Jeceaba.It said as a result, Viga's concentration plant was also susp...Read More
Here are the key takeaways from Fastmarkets' International Aluminium Conference that took place on Monday September 21-Wednesday September 23. Low-carbon aluminium Low-carbon aluminium is a huge talking point in the market right now and the conference dedicated a day to sustainability. Sustainability directors from Rio Tinto, Norsk Hydro, UC Rusal and Alcoa participated in a panel discussion discu...Read More
Seaborne prices for both low and high-grade manganese ore in China were rangebound in the week to Friday September 25, although moving in slightly divergent trends amid a persistently poor market sentiment following continued weakness in both the portside ore and alloy futures markets, sources said.Fastmarkets' manganese ore index, 37% Mn, cif Tianjin was $4.27 per dry metric tonne unit (dmtu) on...Read More
METS listings have been pretty few and far between. Mader Group joined the ASX about a year ago and since then Dynamic Drill and Blast has been about the only other company to step up.Read More
Canada-based base metals producer Lundin Mining has halted ore processing operations at its Chapada copper-gold mine in Midwestern Brazil after a power outage damaged mill motors, the company said on Sunday September 27. Interruption of power services to the mine occurred on Sunday. When power was restored, the protection system of Chapada's main electrical substation failed, according to the comp...Read More
* Graphic: World FX rates in 2020* Graphic: Trade-weighted sterling since Brexit vote (Adds latest news and updates prices)By Olga CotagaLONDON, Sept 28 (Reuters) - The British pound rose more than1% on Monday on hopes that Britain could secure a Brexit tradedeal with the European Union by October or at least avoid acliff-edge exit from the bloc.The EU and Britain kicked off a decisive week of tal...Read More
Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Monday September 28 that are worth another look....Read More
The slowdown of the roll-out of fifth generation technology (5G) is continuing to weigh on the tantalum market with the concentrate price falling to a year-to-date low on Friday September 25. Fastmarkets assessed the price of tantalite, basis 25% min Ta2O5, cif China at $56-57.75 per lb on Friday, down from $57-59 per lb a week earlier and down from its year-to-date high of $65-68 per lb in May. T...Read More
Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Monday September 28 that are worth another look....Read More
The spread between copper scrap and refined copper is at its widest since December 2019 due to ample availability after shipping lines stopped handling scrap cargoes bound for China this month. Fastmarkets assessed the copper scrap No2 copper (birch/cliff) imported into China 94-96%, LME/Comex discount, cif China at 34-40 cents per lb on Monday September 28, compared with 32-36 cents per lb a...Read More
Turkish steel mills skipped the first working day of the week, with no deep-sea bookings completed amid signs of a downward correction in the market, sources said on Monday September 28.There were talks of a cargo from the United States being sold to a steel mill in the Iskenderun region at $293 per tonne cfr for HMS 1&2 (80:20), $298 per tonne for shredded and $303 per tonne for bonus.Althou...Read More
Canada-based base metals producer Lundin Mining has halted ore processing operations at its Chapada copper-gold mine in Midwestern Brazil after a power outage damaged mill motors, the company said on Sunday September 27. Interruption of power services to the mine occurred on Sunday. When power was restored, the protection system of Chapada's main electrical substation failed, according to the comp...Read More
Key data from the Friday September 25 pricing session in London.Key driversCobalt hydroxide market steady; distributors anticipating some restocking ahead of or shortly after China's upcoming Golden Week holiday (October 1-8), and are therefore declining to...Read More
The price of nickel sulfate in China edged down slightly in the week to Friday September 25, while the rally in nickel ore continued.Fastmarkets assessed the price of nickel sulfate min 21%, max 22.5%, cobalt 10ppm max, exw China at 27,000-27,800 yuan ($3,956- 4,073) per tonne on Friday, narrowing downward by 200 yuan per tonne from 27,000-28,000 yuan per tonne a week earlier.The Chinese nickel su...Read More
China's imports of cobalt metal hit a historical high in August after importers in the country looked to take advantage of noticeable arbitrage opportunities.A total of 1,130 tonnes of cobalt was delivered to China in August, an increase of 245% from the prior month and 421% higher than the same month of last year, according to Chinese customs data. August's volume is the highest ever in a month.T...Read More
Share this articleCleveland-Cliffs is making its second billion-dollar acquisition in less than a year with the purchase of steel maker ArcelorMittal's U.S. business for about $1.4 billion in cash and stock.About a third of the deal will be an up front cash payment of about $505 million, the companies said Monday. ArcelorMittal, based in Luxembourg, will also receive stock in Cleveland-Cliffs valu...Read More
Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Monday September 28 that are worth another look....Read More
(Adds graphic) * Dollar off two-month high after best week in almost sixmonths * Big net short dollar position points to chance of furtherrise * Euro hampered by concerns about infections * Turkish lira at record low as rate hike boost fades * Graphic: World FX rates in 2020 By Ritvik CarvalhoLONDON, Sept 28 (Reuters) - The dollar hovered near atwo-month peak against a basket of currencies on Mond...Read More
Domestic prices for steel hot-rolled coil across Europe continued to rise, but at a slower pace, over the week to Friday September 25, driven by reduced supply from domestic mills and a lack of competitive import offers.Fastmarkets calculated the daily steel hot-rolled coil index, domestic, exw Northern Europe, at ?,?488.02 ($567.46) per tonne on Friday, up by ?,?1.10 per tonne week on week and by...Read More