RAPAPORT... LVMH expects its revenue for the first quarter to drop as the coronavirus outbreak has led to the closure of many of its stores."The measures taken by public authorities to combat the COVID-19 pandemic have resulted in the closure of production sites and stores in several countries, which will have an impact on the group's results," the luxury group said last week. The company - t...Read More
RAPAPORT... The Dubai Multi Commodities Centre (DMCC) will implement a support package for its trade members amid the coronavirus pandemic, including discounts and fee waivers."In these uncertain times, we have a duty to share the responsibility and support the UAE [United Arab Emirates] government in its response to ensure our national economy remains resilient in the current circumstances,"...Read More
RAPAPORT... De Beers has called off this week's sight in Botswana, citing restrictions resulting from measures to contain the coronavirus.Lockdowns in Botswana, South Africa and India are prohibiting sightholders from traveling and preventing the shipment of merchandise to clients' international operations, De Beers said in a statement Monday. The company is letting sightholders defer 100% of...Read More
(IDEX Online) - The increase in the overall sale of jewelry and watches at all US outlets slowed slightly in January, compared to the same month in 2018. There was a like-for-like rise of 4.1 per cent, so the trend remains positive, but the figure for the previous month, December 2019 was 4.7 per cent. January was the seventh successive month of sales increases, following six months of negat...Read More
RAPAPORT... A number of trade groups have joined together in an effort to support small jewelry businesses amid the COVID-19 pandemic.The Jeweler Support Network, created by the American Gem Society (AGS) and the Diamond Producers Association (DPA), among others, aims to provide assistance to independent and family-owned companies, the DPA said last week."The COVID-19 outbreak has created not...Read More
RAPAPORT... Belgium has introduced emergency financial concessions to help companies survive the current downturn, offering businesses extra time to repay loans and meet tax obligations.The government and banks have agreed to postpone repayments of existing credit lines until September 30, according to a document the Antwerp World Diamond Centre distributed Friday. The state will also guarant...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 is under a three-week lockdown from 25 March, to contain the spread of the coronavirus outbreak. Wood Mackenzie analysts discuss what this means for the power, coal, gas and LNG, and oil products sectors.Impact on power and coal...Read More
RAPAPORT... Rough prices slumped at Petra Diamonds' March tenders in South Africa and Antwerp as the severe slowdown in the market virtually wiped out demand.Goods from Petra's South Africa mines sold for 24% less than in February on a like-for-like basis, the company reported Friday. As a result, it chose to sell only 75% of the available volume - or 50% by value - and export the rest to Ant...Read More
Owing to public health restrictions on the movement of people and products in Botswana, South Africa and India, diamond miner De Beers will not hold its third rough diamond sales cycle of this year.As a result, De Beers is enabling sightholders to defer 100% of their Sight 3 allocations to later in the year.AdvertisementThe miner intends to “seek innovative ways” to meet rough diamond...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.2020 will see lead transition into a market surplus after several years of significant deficit, according to Wood Mackenzie.Despite total exchange stocks of refined metal remaining near historical lows, softening demand has damaged se...Read More
JOHANNESBURG (miningweekly.com) – The mining industry could be an enormous asset in stabilising and growing the economy post the coronavirus crisis – but the right economic and regulatory circumstances would have to prevail, Minerals Council South Africa stated in a weekend media release.Post coronavirus, South Africa would need to adopt and implement a set of comprehensive structural...Read More
The lockdown in India has caused a variety of logistical issues resulting in imported scrap material becoming stranded at ports and leading to potentially large charges at a time when trading has come to a sudden halt, market sources have told Fastmarkets. On March 24, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the country would begin a 21-day lockdown period effective from midnight until...Read More
Turkish deep-sea scrap import prices fell sharply for the third time in two weeks amid the Covid-19 pandemic, which has brought steel trade to a halt and led to closures or production cuts, sources said on Monday March 30.A steel mill in northern Turkey was heard booking a Baltic Sea cargo, comprising 9,000 tonnes of HMS 1&2 (80:20), 14,000 tonnes of shredded and 3,000 tonnes of bonus at an averag...Read More
Artemis all set thanks to unique approachSPONSOREDartemis resourcesThe fall in the copper price in response to a slowdown of the global economy in the face of the worldwide spread of the COVID-19 virus has hit the company's financial plans hard.The company has yet to report its 2019 full year financials, but at the end of the third quarter it had US$14.6 million in cash and a negative working capi...Read More
Global ferrous scrap prices continued to fall sharply in major markets during the working week from Monday March 23 to Friday March 27, because of the worsening Covid-19 pandemic.Turkish import prices slump furtherBuying prices down at US East Coast docksTaiwan import price at three-year lowIndian market collapses on lockdown order; price drops $44 per tonne.TurkeyPrices in the world's largest scr...Read More
Turkish domestic scrap prices have continued to fall in the past week, in line with the sharp downturn in imported scrap values due to the Covid-19 virus outbreak, sources said on Monday March 30.Imported scrap prices in the Turkish market plunged once again last week amid production cuts, closures and weak steel trade resulting from the global spread of the coronavirus.In response to the drop in...Read More
Artemis all set thanks to unique approachSPONSOREDartemis resourcesProduction fell 5.3% to 1.58 million tonnes in 2019 from 1.68Mt in 2018, while C1 cash costs increased 1.8% to $1.41 per pound from $1.39/lb in the prior year period. Codelco's C3 fully allocated cost fell 2.8% to $2.24/lb from $2.30/lb.Codelco said operations in the second semester overcame many of the difficulties the company exp...Read More
European Metal Recycling (EMR) has shut down part of its operations in the UK due to the Covid-19 virus outbreak, the company said on its website on Friday March 27.The closures took effect from Friday evening, the company said, but no dateline was given for the move. Many scrap suppliers in the UK are cutting production, with almost all scrap processing shuttered in Scotland and much of it in Eng...Read More
Artemis all set thanks to unique approachSPONSOREDartemis resourcesThe company reported its La Esperanza camp was violently attacked by people throwing dynamite and shooting guns, and burning several installations and vehicles.The project in Morona Santiago province is at the advanced exploration stage, although work has been paralyzed since 2006 due to opposition to its development from the Shaur...Read More
Artemis all set thanks to unique approachSPONSOREDartemis resourcesSpain's government issued a Royal Decree to combat COVID-19 requiring the closure of all but essential industries from March 30 - April 10. Mining was not classified as an essential industry.Canadian bank BMO said the impact of the shutdown to Atalaya was likely to be "relatively limited at this stage", but that a prolonged shutdow...Read More