Good morning from Metal Bulletin's offices in Asia as we bring you the latest news and pricing stories on Friday August 31.Base metals prices on the Shanghai Futures Exchange were broadly up during Asian morning trading on Friday August 31 with aluminium and copper weakening while the rest of the complex registered slight gains. The slightly bullish performance follows the release of better-than-e...Read More
Metal Bulletin reviews the major stories that have affected the steel market over the week ending Friday August 31....Read More
Metal Bulletin rounds up some of the key news and price moves across the global metal markets this week....Read More
The London Metal Exchange three-month nickel price closed trading nearly 4% lower on Friday August 31, with the complex under pressure from the stronger dollar....Read More
The Shanghai Futures Exchange has received the greenlight to start trading the long-awaited copper options on September 21, the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) said on Friday August 31....Read More
Comex copper prices sank for the third consecutive session on Friday August 31 morning in the US, with ongoing fears of an escalating trade war and a stronger dollar applying pressure to the complex once again....Read More
NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION TO UNITED STATES NEWSWIRE SERVICES OR FOR DISSEMINATION IN THE UNITED STATESToronto, Canada (August 31, 2018) - Mega Uranium Ltd. (MGA: TSX) is pleased to announce the closing today of its previously announced non-brokered private placement (the "Financing"), pursuant to which the company raised aggregate gross proceeds of $1,500,000 from the issuance and sale of 13,636,364 un...Read More
Metal Bulletin reviews the major stories that have affected the steel market over the week ending Friday August 31....Read More
Base prices for flat and long stainless steel products in Europe were unchanged in the week ended Friday August 31 despite the fact that alloy surcharges were likely to go down in September....Read More
The US secondary aluminium alloy market's benchmark A380.1 price has fallen to its lowest point since September 2017, but alloy producers have continued to resist pressure to discount offers, capitalizing on record-wide spreads between aluminium scrap and alloy prices....Read More
The London Metal Exchange three-month nickel price closed trading nearly 4% lower on Friday August 31, with the complex under pressure from the stronger dollar....Read More
The Shanghai Futures Exchange has received the greenlight to start trading the long-awaited copper options on September 21, the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) said on Friday August 31....Read More
Metal Bulletin rounds up some of the key news and price moves across the global metal markets this week....Read More
An overview of the battery raw materials markets and their price moves from the past week.Read More
Comex copper prices sank for the third consecutive session on Friday August 31 morning in the US, with ongoing fears of an escalating trade war and a stronger dollar applying pressure to the complex once again....Read More
Srinivasan Venkatakrishnan was to take up his duties as the new chief executive officer of Vedanta Resources on Friday August 31, replacing interim CEO Kuldip Kaura, according to a company statement issued on the same date....Read More
The latest news and price moves to start the North American day on Friday August 31. ...Read More
CIS export billet prices inched down on Friday August 31 due to little activity in the market, according to market sources....Read More
Domestic prices for rebar in Poland have been stable over the week, while the mills are aiming at higher prices, sources told Metal Bulletin....Read More
Italian steel trade unions have announced company-wide strike action at troubled Italian steelmaker Ilva, to take place on Tuesday September 11, four unions said in a joint statement on Friday August 31.The statement was co-signed by Fim-Cisl, Fiom-Cgil, Uilm and Usb.The decision to strike comes amid continued uncertainty over the future of the flat steel producer, after Luigi Di Maio, Italy's min...Read More