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Chinese copper smelters to lead benchmark TC/RC talks after Japanese decline - source

November 14, 2019 / www.metalbulletin.com

Chinese copper smelters will continue to lead benchmark copper concentrate negotiations despite approaching Japan's Pan Pacific Copper (PPC) to negotiate the annual deal from a stronger position, sources said. During late-October's LME Week, talk emerged that Chinese smelters would accept an agreement set by PPC, Asia's largest copper smelter outside China, if it settled a number earlier than duri...Read More

Turkish producers expect higher steel output in last quarter of 2019

November 14, 2019 / www.metalbulletin.com

Steel producers in Turkey expect output to increase in the last quarter of 2019, the Turkish Steel Producers' Association (T???oeD) said on Wednesday November 13.Turkey produced 25.29 million tonnes of crude steel in January-September 2019, down by 10.09% from 28.12 million tonnes in the corresponding nine-month period of last year.This meant that Turkey recorded the highest rate of decrease among...Read More

SOUTHERN EUROPE REBAR: Prices stable but increases expected on scrap costs

November 14, 2019 / www.metalbulletin.com

The price of steel rebar in the Southern Europe domestic market was unchanged this week but market participants expect increases in the near future because of significantly higher ferrous scrap costs, they told Fastmarkets on Wednesday November 13. Fastmarkets' weekly price assessment for steel reinforcing bar (rebar), domestic, delivered Southern Europe, was ?,?455-465 ($501-512) per tonne on Wed...Read More

NORTHERN EUROPE REBAR: Domestic prices rise further on scrap costs

November 14, 2019 / www.metalbulletin.com

The price of steel rebar in the Northern Europe domestic market continued to move up this week with mills seeking to reflect rising scrap costs in their rebar sales, sources told Fastmarkets on Wednesday November 13. Fastmarkets' weekly price assessment for steel reinforcing bar (rebar), domestic, delivered Northern Europe was ?,?475-485 ($523-535) per tonne on Wednesday, up by ?,?10 per tonne wee...Read More

Iranian billet prices keep climbing as mills sell January allocation

November 14, 2019 / www.metalbulletin.com

Export billet prices from Iran have surged in the week to Wednesday November 13 with mills starting sales of their January-rolling material, Fastmarkets has learnt.Last week, several cargoes of January-rolling billet were reported sold to traders within the range of $360-365 per tonne fob for further sale to Asian markets."There is very little tonnage left now from the January allocation,"...Read More

US stainless steel scrap prices lose ground

November 14, 2019 / www.metalbulletin.com

The stainless steel scrap market in the United States resumed its downward trek this week due to lower nickel prices, a weakening chrome market and slack demand, although the latter seems to have stabilized at least for now, sources said."We continue to be as conservative as possible with our buying prices because we have no confidence in the direction prices are heading," one domestic dealer sour...Read More

DAILY SCRAP REPORT: Mills continue to book scrap at steady prices

November 14, 2019 / www.metalbulletin.com

Turkish steel producers have continued their deep-sea scrap purchases for December deliveries at steady prices, sources said on Wednesday November 13.A steel mill in the Marmara region booked a Baltic Sea cargo, comprising 25,000 tonnes of HMS 1&2 (80:20) at $262 per tonne and 5,000 tonnes of bonus at $272 per tonne cfr.A Monday booking from...Read More

China set to become ferrous scrap exporter by mid-2020s, Worldsteel says

November 14, 2019 / www.metalbulletin.com

China is likely to turn into an exporter of ferrous scrap in the next decade and global scrap availability is expected to almost double by 2050, Edwin Basson, director general at the World Steel Association, said on Tuesday November 12.As the Chinese steel recycling sector develops the Asian country is set to generate more than it needs by the mid-2020s, he told a panel at Alacero's Latin American...Read More

Real problem for steel industry is demand for long products, Irepas says

November 14, 2019 / www.metalbulletin.com

Low demand for long steel products such as rebar was at the root of the problems facing the steel industry, according to the International Rebar Producers & Exporters Association (Irepas).The raw material for blast furnaces was becoming cheaper but the ferrous scrap used in electric-arc furnaces was getting more expensive, while the prices for both rebar and hot-rolled coil were increasing. This w...Read More

IRON ORE DAILY: High-grade and mid-grade fines spread widens amid supply concerns

November 14, 2019 / www.metalbulletin.com

The spread between mid-grade and high-grade fines has continued to widen, with concerns over the glut in supply of the former and limited spot availability of the latter.Fastmarkets iron ore indices62% Fe fines, cfr Qingdao: $81.03 per tonne, down $0.45 per tonne.62% Fe Pilbara Blend fines, cfr Qingdao: $81.06 per tonne, down $0.45 per tonne.62% Fe low-alumina fines, cfr Qingdao: $8...Read More

CHINA REBAR: Supply bottlenecks send prices upward

November 14, 2019 / www.metalbulletin.com

China's rebar prices increased on Wednesday November 13 amid tightened supply caused by logistical bottlenecks, though market participants expect these to ease over the next few days.DomesticEastern China (Shanghai): 3,780-3,830 yuan ($539-547) per tonne, up 80-90 yuan per tonneNorthern China (Beijing): 3,640-3,670 yuan per tonne, up 10-20 yuan per tonneA trader in Shanghai said that a lot of carg...Read More

LIVE FUTURES REPORT 13/11: LME zinc price below $2,450/t following 1.2% drop; weakness emerges in tin

November 14, 2019 / www.metalbulletin.com

The three-month zinc price on the London Metal Exchange was down during the morning trading session on Wednesday November 13, slipping below further support levels despite a continued draw on LME stocks, while tin futures threatened a dip below $16,000 per tonne. Zinc's outright price on the LME was recently seen at $2,442 per tonne, continuing its downward trend after slipping below the $2,500-pe...Read More

MORNING VIEW: LME base metals prices under pressure after Trump threatens higher tariffs if deal not reached

November 14, 2019 / www.metalbulletin.com

Markets in general are under pressure following United States President Donald Trump's speech at the Economic Club of New York on Tuesday November 12, where he failed to provide any reassurance that a trade deal had been reached with China; indeed, Trump even threatened that tariffs would be "raised very substantially" if a deal was not reached.Gold prices and US treasuries rise while demand for h...Read More

LIVE FUTURES REPORT 13/11: SHFE base metals prices retreat; nickel bucks trend with 1% gain

November 14, 2019 / www.metalbulletin.com

Barring those for nickel, base metals prices on the Shanghai Futures Exchange fell during the morning trading session on Wednesday November 13 while investors awaited clarity on the first phase of a trade deal between China and the United States.Trade uncertainty continues to dictate the mood in markets this morning, with investors none the wiser on details of a possible agreement between China an...Read More

MINOR METALS MARKET REPORT 13/11: Low buying appetite pushes antimony prices down further

November 14, 2019 / www.metalbulletin.com

An overview of the minor metals markets and their latest price moves.Read More

TITANIUM SNAPSHOT: Markets stabilize after earlier scrap price dips

November 14, 2019 / www.metalbulletin.com

Key data from Fastmarkets' pricing session in Europe on Wednesday November 13. Key drivers  Titanium scrap turnings prices were more or less steady, with some difference reported between northern and southern European markets. Both assessments fell by more than 2% week on week on November 6.  Alloy price range held after widening higher last week, with sources indicating near-term...Read More

ICDA 2019: Chrome ore production cuts necessary to stabilize alloy market surplus

November 14, 2019 / www.metalbulletin.com

A cutback in chrome ore production is needed to rebalance the surplus affecting the ferro-chrome supply chain, delegates claimed at this week's ICDA Chromium 2019 conference in New Delhi, India.Following prolonged weakness in the metallurgical chrome ore and ferro-chrome markets this year, a number of participants have reduced their FeCr output in recent months, in an attempt to contain the amount...Read More

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