Arbitrage for copper, aluminium, zinc and nickel imported into China on Tuesday November 27*Copper -$198.46 (-1382.98 yuan) Aluminium -$432.12 (-3011.19 yuan) Zinc -$100.65 (-701.35 yuan) Nickel $387.08 (2697.33 yuan) *Fastmarkets MB calculates the physical arbitrage for import into China daily by using SHFE front-month and LME three-month...Read More
Fastmarkets MB has discontinued the Indium Corp ingots min 99.97% $ per kg price. After a month-long consultation period, Fastmarkets MB has decided to cease the publication of the Indium Corp ingots min 99.97% $ per kg fob price owing to an understanding that the existing specifications no longer serve the market. Fastmarkets MB is committed to the indium market and will continue to track its evo...Read More
Despite a firmer dollar, the three-month base metals prices on the London Metal Exchange are up across the board by an average of 0.8% this morning, Wednesday November 28. Nickel and tin are the outperformers with gains of 1.4% and 1.1% respectively.Copper prices are up by 0.8% at 4$6,160 per tonne. Volume has been average, with 5,147 lots traded as at 6.48am London time. The precious metals...Read More
U.S. equity index futures were higher this morning. S&P 500 futures were up 13 points in pre-opening trade. Investors are waiting for a speech by Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell to be released at the Economy Club of New York at noon.Index futures were virtually unchanged following release of U.S. third quarter real GDP at 8:30 AM EST. Consensus for second estimate of third quarter real...Read More
Base metals prices on the London Metal Exchange were mostly lower at the close of trading on Monday November 26, with downside pressure emerging amid broad strength in the US dollar index and continued global trade tensions.The three-month zinc price fell by 1.2% over the day to show the biggest losses over the afternoon, while volumes traded on the exchange were high at 12,375 lots by the close o...Read More
Copper prices on New York's Comex were little changed in morning trading on Monday November 26 amid scant trading activity and few market drivers being apparent ahead of a major trade meeting.The copper price for December settlement on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange in the United States fell by 0.30 cents to $2.7635 per lb.Later this week, US President Donald Trump and Chin...Read More
Global aluminium billet premiums have been mostly stable over the past month although the Italian billet premium range widened, reflecting offers there for material with many different origins.Italian premium widens; Europe liquidity remains high The premium for 6063 series extrusion billet in northern Italy on a delivered duty-paid basis with 60-day payment terms widened to $510-550 per tonne on...Read More
The global market for electric vehicle batteries in 2025 could be 10 times bigger than in 2018, according to a report by Swiss investment bank UBS published last week.This should help to increase lithium demand by as much as four times, to drive a 41% increase in nickel consumption, and to more than double the use of cobalt over the same period, the report added.These three metals are the ones mos...Read More
Prices for ferro-vanadium and vanadium pentoxide from China slipped in the week ended Friday November 23 after sellers cut their export offers amid a lull in consumer buying and hesitance to purchasing at high levels. European prices held at all-time highs, despite talk of cheaper numbers, with sellers so far under no pressure to cut their offers. Chinese vanadium prices tick down on bearish...Read More
Ferro-manganese and silico-manganese prices into Europe made strong gains in the week ended Friday November 23 in response to concerns of a potential shortage should demand see a renewal. Ore prices in China and fob range-bound Alloys in China tick down Ferro-manganese and silico-manganese prices in Europe rise Silico-manganese in India gains prior to tenders Manganese ore prices i...Read More
Metal concentrates trading platform Open Mineral has completed a Series B investment round with $5.5 million invested, it announced on Friday November 23.Open Mineral was founded by former Glencore executives Boris Eykher and...Read More
Chinese ammonium paratungstate (APT) and black tungsten concentrate prices fell due to persistent weakening domestic demand, while the European ferro-tungsten quotation ticked up on business concluded at higher levels. APT price in China edged down amid slow trades Concentrate prices was still under pressure in soft markets Ferro-tungsten price in Europe rise slightly Fastmarkets asse...Read More
Key data from the pricing sessions in London and Shanghai on Friday November 23. China The Chinese grade 553 silicon price fell by 3.3% week on week amid aggressive bids Inquiries were still thin amid slow trading for much of the week Meanwhile, availability of material was sufficient in the spot market The price range widened, reflecting differing attitudes among suppliers in Chi...Read More
Antimony prices moved down in both Chinese and European markets in the week ended Friday November 23 amid weak consumer demand. In China, Fastmarkets' price assessment for MMTA standard grade-II antimony, delivered, duty-paid, stood at 50,000-50,500 yuan ($7,211 -7,283) per tonne on November 21, down 0.7% from 50,200-51,000 yuan per tonne a week earlier amid persistent weak demand in the domestic...Read More
Turkish steel producers continued to book deep-sea scrap for December deliveries at the beginning of this week, following the decrease in prices last week, sources said on Monday November 26.A steel mill in the Iskenderun region booked a UK cargo, comprising 14,000 tonnes of HMS 1&2 (80:20) at $320 per tonne and 6,000 tonnes of shredded at $330 per tonne cfr late on November 23.After this trade, t...Read More
Turkish domestic scrap prices have continued to weaken over the past week due to limited demand and falling finished steel values, sources said on Monday November 26.Fastmarkets' weekly price assessment for domestic auto bundle (DKP grade) ferrous scrap was TRY1,650-1,850 ($313-351) per tonne delivered on Monday, narrowing downward from TRY1,650-1,940 per tonne on November 19.Long steel producers...Read More
Copper prices on New York's Comex were little changed in morning trading on Monday November 26 amid scant trading activity and few market drivers being apparent ahead of a major trade meeting.The copper price for December settlement on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange in the United States fell by 0.30 cents to $2.7635 per lb.Later this week, US President Donald Trump and Chin...Read More
Metal concentrates trading platform Open Mineral has completed a Series B investment round with $5.5 million invested, it announced on Friday November 23.Open Mineral was founded by former Glencore executives Boris Eykher and...Read More
The three-month tin price on the London Metal Exchange stood out as the strongest performer among its peers with a gain of 1.2% this morning, Monday November 26. Three-month copper ($6,183 per tonne) and aluminium were up by 0.2%, while the rest were down by 0.3%.Volume has been average with 5,700 lots traded as at 7.30am London time. This morning's mixed performance by the LME three-month base me...Read More
The global market for electric vehicle batteries in 2025 could be 10 times bigger than in 2018, according to a report by Swiss investment bank UBS published last week.This should help to increase lithium demand by as much as four times, to drive a 41% increase in nickel consumption, and to more than double the use of cobalt over the same period, the report added.These three metals are the ones mos...Read More