Indian domestic secondary billet prices rose by 1,400 rupees ($20) per tonne in the week ending December 20 on the rising cost of directly reduced iron (DRI), the main raw material used by Indian secondary billet makers.The price of steel billet domestic, ex-works India was assessed by Fastmarkets on December 20 increased by 1,400 rupees per tonne to 27,400-27,600 rupees per tonne compar...Read More
The Polish domestic rebar price picked up slightly over the week and producers are targeting further price rises, market sources told Fastmarkets on Friday December 20.Fastmarkets' weekly price assessment for steel reinforcing bar (rebar), domestic, ex-works Poland narrowed on the top end of the range to 2,000-2,030 zloty ($522-530) per tonne on Friday, compared with 1,980-2,030...Read More
China's rebar prices were unchanged on Friday December 20 in both the domestic and export markets amid weak demand. Eastern China (Shanghai): 3,810-3,840 yuan ($544-548) per tonne, unchangedNorthern China (Beijing): 3,500-3,540 yuan per tonne, unchangedEnd-user demand for rebar is dropping gradually with the year coming to an end. This is expected to persist for the next month.But sellers kept the...Read More
The pig iron import market in the United States has improved with several new deals heard, sources told Fastmarkets in Friday December 20.Fastmarkets' price assessment for pig iron, import, cfr Gulf of Mexico, US was at $330-335 per tonne on Friday, tightening upward from $328-335 per tonne a week earlier.Several bookings of Russia-origin pig iron with January shipment were...Read More
Pig iron export prices from Brazil continue to increase amid new sales, sources told Fastmarkets on Friday December 20.Fastmarkets' weekly price assessment for pig iron export, fob port of Vitoria/Rio was $310-313 per tonne on Friday, up from $305-310 per tonne a week earlier.One cargo was bought at $313 per tonne fob, although at the time of publication it was not confirmed wh...Read More
Indian domestic secondary billet prices rose by 1,400 rupees ($20) per tonne in the week ending December 20 on the rising cost of directly reduced iron (DRI), the main raw material used by Indian secondary billet makers.The price of steel billet domestic, ex-works India was assessed by Fastmarkets on December 20 increased by 1,400 rupees per tonne to 27,400-27,600 rupees per tonne compar...Read More
Brazilian slab export prices remained stable in the week to Friday December 20 amid continued strong demand and prices in most buying regions.Fastmarkets' weekly price assessment for steel slab export, fob main port Brazil was $395-405 per tonne on December 20, unchanged from the previous week.Deals were concluded within the assessment range, mainly to clients in Mexico, Canada and the United Stat...Read More
Indian domestic secondary billet prices rose by 1,400 rupees ($20) per tonne in the week ending December 20 on the rising cost of directly reduced iron (DRI), the main raw material used by Indian secondary billet makers.The price of steel billet domestic, ex-works India was assessed by Fastmarkets on December 20 increased by 1,400 rupees per tonne to 27,400-27,600 rupees per tonne compar...Read More
The CIS export billet market was rather quiet in the week ended Friday December 20, reflecting the approaching holiday period.Offers from CIS mills remained around $420 per tonne fob Black Sea, with some mills starting to offer February casting material.Buying activity has slowed compared with previous weeks because customers in major markets have already purchased the necessary volumes to meet th...Read More
Prices for domestically produced structural tubing in the United States strengthened after a persistently higher Fastmarkets daily hot-rolled coil index convinced more buyers that tube mill price increases were legitimate. Fastmarkets' weekly price assessment for steel hollow sections ASTM A500 Grade B domestic, fob mill US climbed to $880-910 per short ton ($44-45.50 per hundredweight) on Thursda...Read More
AM InvestCo, the consortium led by ArcelorMittal, has signed a non-binding agreement with the government-appointed commissioners of Italian plant Ilva, ArcelorMittal said on Friday December 20.The agreement "forms a basis to continue negotiations on a new industrial plan for Ilva, including discussions on a substantial equity investment by a government-controlled entity", the company said.The new...Read More
Brazilian apparent steel consumption dropped by 2.1% year on year in November, as an increase in long-steel demand was not enough to offset a quick decline reported for flat-rolled products, national steelmakers' association Instituto A??o Brasil said on Thursday December 19.Steel consumption totaled 1.72 million tonnes during November, down from 1.76 million tonnes a year before.Flat-steel use wa...Read More
Steel demand in North Africa is projected to grow by around 3% in the coming year to 23.5 million tonnes, delegates were told at Fastmarkets' Middle East Iron & Steel Conference in Dubai on December 9-11.Ramy Saleh, the chief business development officer at Egypt's El Marakby Steel cited gross domestic product and population growth as the main drivers of steel demand in the region, which, accordin...Read More
The pig iron import market in the United States has improved with several new deals heard, sources told Fastmarkets in Friday December 20.Fastmarkets' price assessment for pig iron, import, cfr Gulf of Mexico, US was at $330-335 per tonne on Friday, tightening upward from $328-335 per tonne a week earlier.Several bookings of Russia-origin pig iron with January shipment were...Read More
Brazilian slab export prices remained stable in the week to Friday December 20 amid continued strong demand and prices in most buying regions.Fastmarkets' weekly price assessment for steel slab export, fob main port Brazil was $395-405 per tonne on December 20, unchanged from the previous week.Deals were concluded within the assessment range, mainly to clients in Mexico, Canada and the United Stat...Read More
Prices for domestically produced structural tubing in the United States strengthened after a persistently higher Fastmarkets daily hot-rolled coil index convinced more buyers that tube mill price increases were legitimate. Fastmarkets' weekly price assessment for steel hollow sections ASTM A500 Grade B domestic, fob mill US climbed to $880-910 per short ton ($44-45.50 per hundredweight) on Thursda...Read More
Aluminium billet premiums remained under pressure in the week ended Friday December 20 despite low liquidity ahead of the holiday break. Market conditions aggressive in SpainUS premium holds at all-time lowBrazilian market uneventfulThailand premium steadyVery low bids in Europe not taken seriouslyThe billet premium in Germany fell on Friday to a record low since Fastmarkets began pricing it in 20...Read More
Christopher Lewis7 hours ago (Dec 20, 2019 5:44 PM GMT)Gold markets went back and forth during the week, doing almost nothing in order to excite the crowds. Having said that though, we have seen a little bit of resiliency over the last month or so as the $1450 level has been massive support. The 38.2% Fibonacci retracement level is right there as well, as is the top of the previous ascending trian...Read More
Christopher Lewis8 hours ago (Dec 20, 2019 5:01 PM GMT)Gold markets did very little during the trading session on Friday, as we are sitting just above the 50 day EMA. The market has done almost nothing all week and that’s not a huge surprise considering that there isn’t much in the way of news flow to get the markets moving. That being said, the market is very likely to continue to p...Read More
A string of long-term deals for cobalt hydroxide show that bullish forecasts for cobalt consumption from the electric vehicle (EV) sector are coming into play. Glencore will supply battery manufacturer SK Innovation with up to 30,000 tonnes of cobalt contained in hydroxide over six years, it said last week - a deal worth about $1 billion in today's market. And other deals also point...Read More