The development of lithium hydroxide facilities is a priority for Australia's renewed critical mineral strategy, Jessica Robinson, head of the government's Critical Minerals Facilitation Office, said."We are already the largest producer of lithium and we have the second-largest reserves in the world... Now we are looking to move further down the supply chain," Robinson said during Fastmarkets' vir...Read More
The need for governments, communities and lithium industry participants to have a clear focus on how mining assets and the regions in which they operate are developed is crucial for sustainable lithium production, panelists told delegates at Fastmarkets' virtual Lithium Supply & Markets conference on Tuesday October 27. When people talk about the sustainability of a mining project, they tend to th...Read More
South American lithium production is the backbone of the lithium supply chain and will continue to play an important role in the years ahead along with growing demand for lithium from the electric vehicles (EV) sector, panelists said during the Lithium Supply & Markets conference on Tuesday October 27. "The role of south America is to lead the way into changing the dialog around [the sustainabilit...Read More
Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Tuesday October 27 that are worth another look.Fastmarkets' Steel Success Strategies Online event started on Monday October 26. Here are four things that we learnt during the European Steel Panel on the first day of the forum.Aluminium producer...Read More
Domestic prices for hot-rolled coil in Northern Europe were fairly stable day on day on Tuesday October 27, supported by reduced availability of the material in the market, sources told Fastmarkets.Fastmarkets calculated its daily steel hot-rolled coil index, domestic, exw Northern Europe, at ?,?498.33 ($589.12) per tonne on Tuesday, up by just ?,?0.41 per tonne day on day from ?,?497.92 per tonne...Read More
Flat steel import prices in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Saudi Arabia increased over the past week because of a hot-rolled col shortage, sources said on Tuesday October 27.Local demand for flat steel in India and China, the main exporters of flat steel to the UAE and Saudi Arabia, was strong so market participants made a limited quantity offers at high prices.UAEOffer prices for hot-rolled c...Read More
The domestic United Arab Emirates rebar price kept decreasing this week while imported rebar prices were stable, sources said on Tuesday October 27.Domestic rebarThe country's biggest steel producer, Emirates Steel, continued to offer rebar at 1,936 dirhams ($527) per tonne ex-works for orders due to be produced in October, unchanged since September 15.Fellow steelmaker Conares Steel also continue...Read More
Several large steel projects located in Southeast Asia, underpinned by Chinese investment, are nearing completion and will provide a huge boost to production capacity in the region. Of the 59.9 million tonnes of major carbon steel production capacity planned to come on stream in the next decade in Southeast Asia, 39.4 million tonnes will come from Chinese-led projects, according to statistics from...Read More
China's domestic rebar prices dropped slightly on Monday October 26 on high, but declining, inventories.DomesticEastern China (Shanghai): 3,700-3,730 yuan ($554-558) per tonne, down by 10 yuan per tonneChina Iron & Steel Association reported that rebar stock in China's major markets was about 6.33 million tonnes in mid-October, down by 6.2% from earlier in the month but till 30% higher than the 4....Read More
Ferrous scrap prices in Mexico remained stable in the country's northern region over the past week, but increased slightly in the the central Baj?-o region, because of low availability for certain grades, Fastmarkets heard on Tuesday October 27.In Baj?-o, some scrap buyers applied price increases of around 100-200 pesos ($5-10) per tonne during the week ended on October 23, while other buyers did...Read More
Turkish steel mills booked further scrap cargoes in the deep-sea market on Tuesday October 27, adding to the six heard on the market the day before, sources have told Fastmarkets.A batch of newly booked cargoes came to light on Monday, and on Tuesday another handful of fresh trades were heard.A US-origin cargo was booked by a mill in the Iskenderun region, comprising unknown tonnages of HMS 1&2 (8...Read More
Several large steel projects located in Southeast Asia, underpinned by Chinese investment, are nearing completion and will provide a huge boost to production capacity in the region. Of the 59.9 million tonnes of major carbon steel production capacity planned to come on stream in the next decade in Southeast Asia, 39.4 million tonnes will come from Chinese-led projects, according to statistics from...Read More
The latest forecasts from Fastmarkets' team of analysts are ready to view.Prices for most ferro-alloys maintained their upward momentum into October, solidifying previous gains and reflecting the improved demand from steelmakers, the rebuilding of depleted inventories, and the supply-side concerns following both planned and unplanned outages. Gains were noted for ferro-silicon, silicon metal, mang...Read More
The Indian silico-manganese export market will come under pressure in the near term because of slow demand and falling manganese ore markets, Fastmarkets heard on Tuesday October 27.The market has been softening in recent weeks although it was now back at a level last seen on August 14.Fastmarkets' most recent price assessment for silico-manganese, 65% Mn min, min 16% Si, fob India, was $860-890 p...Read More
Several large steel projects located in Southeast Asia, underpinned by Chinese investment, are nearing completion and will provide a huge boost to production capacity in the region. Of the 59.9 million tonnes of major carbon steel production capacity planned to come on stream in the next decade in Southeast Asia, 39.4 million tonnes will come from Chinese-led projects, according to statistics from...Read More
ArcelorMittal has restarted the No3 blast furnace at its Tubar??o facility in Brazil's southeastern Esp?-rito Santo state, on Sunday October 25, the company announced.The equipment has an output capacity of 2.8 million tonnes per year of crude steel and has been halted since April because of the adverse economic situation from the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic."The decision aims to supply client...Read More
Mongolia shipped twice as much metallurgical coal to the Chinese market than Australia in September, confirming its position as the key supplier of the steelmaking raw material to China.Mongolia sent 3.89 million tonnes of coking coal to China in September, while Australia shipped 1.98 million tonnes. In August, China imported 3.07 million tonnes of coking coal from Mongolia, and 3.02 million tonn...Read More
Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Tuesday October 27 that are worth another look.Fastmarkets' Steel Success Strategies Online event started on Monday October 26. Here are four things that we learnt during the European Steel Panel on the first day of the forum.Aluminium producer...Read More
A summary of base metals premiums from across the globe for the week to Tuesday October 27.Read More
The development of lithium hydroxide facilities is a priority for Australia's renewed critical mineral strategy, Jessica Robinson, head of the government's Critical Minerals Facilitation Office, said."We are already the largest producer of lithium and we have the second-largest reserves in the world... Now we are looking to move further down the supply chain," Robinson said during Fastmarkets' vir...Read More