Ferro-chrome and chrome ore prices in China were unmoved in a week of low liquidity. Ferro-chrome, chrome ore prices in China stable Japanese, South Korean ferro-chrome prices drop High- and low-carbon ferro-chrome prices dip in Europe US high-carbon ferro-chrome price tumblesTrades indicated the price for imported UG2 chrome ore imported into China were stable in the week ended Friday December 14...Read More
A few years ago, Standard Chartered made a decision to integrate itself more fully into the supply chains of its clients. The goal: use technology to connect into its clients' ecosystems, upending the traditional model of banking services."There was a realization a few years ago that businesses are evolving and they're evolving quite rapidly - we've seen that in a number of industries and there's...Read More
Glencore's Katanga Mining Ltd will pay the Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) around $22.5 million as part of a settlement over the copper-cobalt producer's historical disclosures.The payments are C$1.5 million ($1.2 million) in costs along with a voluntary payment of C$28.5 million.The company, which operates the Kamoto Copper Company in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), has also agreed to...Read More
Turkish scrap import prices continued to fall on Tuesday December 18, reflecting the slightly lower offers that mills received from Baltic Sea suppliers, sources said.Several sources reported at the start of this week suppliers in the Baltic Sea region were offering HMS 1&2 (80:20) at $300-305 per tonne cfr. But some offers for the same material were heard at $290-295 per tonne cfr on Tuesday.In r...Read More
A few years ago, Standard Chartered made a decision to integrate itself more fully into the supply chains of its clients. The goal: use technology to connect into its clients' ecosystems, upending the traditional model of banking services."There was a realization a few years ago that businesses are evolving and they're evolving quite rapidly - we've seen that in a number of industries and there's...Read More
The Comex copper price tumbled to a multi-week low in morning trading on Tuesday December 18, with reduced liquidity, trade war fears and questions about US monetary policy pressuring the price lower.The copper price for March settlement on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange tumbled 5.35 cents to $2.7010 per lb. The contract hit a low of $2.6930 per lb, its weakest since Novemb...Read More
The three-month base metals prices on the London Metal Exchange were for the most part little changed this morning, Tuesday December 18. The exceptions were copper and tin that were both down by 0.4%, with copper at $6,104.50 per tonne.The rest were either unchanged or up between 0.1% and 0.2%. Considering the weakness in US equity markets on Monday, it is surprising that the metals have not been...Read More
Aqua Metals is nearing completion of the first phase of its two-stage capital improvement program, as well as implementing its plan to begin processing a portion of hard metallic lead into lead ingots. The California, United States-based company, whose AquaRefining technology is designed to recycle lead in a room-temperature, water-based process that emits significantly less pollution, expects to...Read More
Flat steel sales from Brazilian distributors increased by 3% year on year in November, amid a slow recovery in the steel market.Sales from distributors amounted to 262,100 tonnes last month, compared with 254,400 tonnes in November 2017, the Brazilian flat steel distributors association (Inda) said on Tuesday December 18.Flat steel consumption in Brazil is mostly being spurred by a positive perfor...Read More
China's hot-rolled coil exporters raised their offers on Tuesday December 18 despite a weakening domestic market amid robust demand in South America, sources told Fastmarkets MB.DomesticEastern China (Shanghai): 3,800-3,810 yuan ($551-552) per tonne, narrowing downward by 10 yuan per tonneNorthern China (Tianjin): 3,630-3,640 yuan per tonne, down 20 yuan per tonneDomestic prices retreated slightly...Read More
China's iron ore futures bucked the downtrend seen across the rest of the ferrous futures market during morning trading on Tuesday December 18 amid relative stability in the physical prices for the steelmaking raw material in recent days.Futures closing prices - morning session Shanghai Futures Exchange May rebar: 3,399 yuan ($493) per tonne, down 24 yuan per tonne May hot-rolled coil: 3,416 yuan...Read More
Import prices for rebar and billet in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) were stable this week although demand was weak, sources told Fastmarkets MB on Tuesday December 18.Domestic rebarThe country's largest producer, Emirates Steel, was still offering rebar at 2,016 dirhams ($549) per tonne ex-works for December production while Conares Steel was offering rebar at 1,990 dirhams per tonne on the same...Read More
The latest bids, offers and deals in the global markets for rebar, wire rod, steel beams and other long steel products. Latest transaction: rebarRebarOman, export, rebar, offered at $520-530 per tonne cfr, theoretical weight,...Read More
The latest metal markets news and price moves to start the North American day on Tuesday December 18.Base metals on the London Metal Exchange were lower across the board during morning trading on Tuesday December 18, with a broad sell-off across the complex capping prices and another fresh inflow of over 57,000 tonnes of aluminium restricting price action.After more than 104,000 tonnes of aluminiu...Read More
Novolipetsk Steel (NLMK), Russia's largest steelmaker, will increase pig iron output at its Lipetsk site to meet own production needs, the company said on Tuesday December 18.NLMK will boost blast furnace (BF) No6 capacity by 8%, to 3.4 million tonnes per year, thus, the company will add around 250,000 tpy of pig iron capacity, Fastmarkets understands. Currently, the company is installing new blas...Read More
Turkish scrap import prices continued to fall on Tuesday December 18, reflecting the slightly lower offers that mills received from Baltic Sea suppliers, sources said.Several sources reported at the start of this week suppliers in the Baltic Sea region were offering HMS 1&2 (80:20) at $300-305 per tonne cfr. But some offers for the same material were heard at $290-295 per tonne cfr on Tuesday.In r...Read More
Seaborne iron ore prices fell below $70 per tonne cfr China on Tuesday December 18 amid expectations of more stringent implementation of steelmaking restrictions in China.MB 62% Fe Iron Ore Index: $69.03 per tonne cfr Qingdao, down $1.44 per tonne. MB 62% Fe Pilbara Blend Fines Index: $68.83 per tonne cfr Qingdao, down $1.44 per tonne. MB 62% Fe Iron Ore Index-Low Alumina: $71.58 per tonne cfr Qin...Read More
Import prices for rebar and billet in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) were stable this week although demand was weak, sources told Fastmarkets MB on Tuesday December 18.Domestic rebarThe country's largest producer, Emirates Steel, was still offering rebar at 2,016 dirhams ($549) per tonne ex-works for December production while Conares Steel was offering rebar at 1,990 dirhams per tonne on the same...Read More
China's domestic rebar prices dropped slightly on Tuesday December 18 amid weak demand. Domestic Eastern China (Shanghai): 3,780-3,820 yuan ($548-554) per tonne, down 20 yuan per tonneNorthern China (Beijing): 3,570-3,600 yuan per tonne, down 10 yuan per tonneRebar futures were lower than Monday's settlement price of 3,437 yuan per tonne throughout the day on Tuesday, which kept buying interest lo...Read More
The Chinese ferro-silicon market held in the week ended Friday December 14 but market participants expect it to come under pressure due to slower demand in the near term; meanwhile the European quotation held steady despite no reported trades in the assessed period. China ferro-silicon price holds; market eyes higher stocks, lower prices Europe held in price range in stable conditions ...Read More