Now is not the time for Freeport-McMoRan to be thinking about mergers and acquisitions, the mining company's chief executive officer says.According to Richard Adkerson, the company - which is just over half-way through a mega-project to transform its giant Grasberg copper-gold mine in Indonesia from an open-pit to an underground operation - is on the verge of creating huge shareholder value."I jus...Read More
The domestic Chinese battery-grade lithium carbonate price rose for a second consecutive week on Thursday October 22, supported by reducing stocks and firm offer prices from bullish producers. China's battery-grade lithium carbonate price narrowed up by 1,000 yuan per tonne on bullish offers. China's industrial-grade lithium carbonate price moved up amid tight supply. The Chinese domestic lithium...Read More
Despite the negative impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on the global economy, a combination of factors will drive strong adoption of electric vehicles (EVs) in 2021, panelists at the London Metal Exchange's Focus Day webinar on EVs said on Thursday October 22.New models to boost salesWith the number of EV models available in the market increasing rapidly, panelists said they expect to see increased...Read More
Domestic prices for hot-rolled coil in Northern Europe were fairly stable day on day on Friday October 23, but buyers expected mills to push their offer prices upward soon, sources told Fastmarkets.Fastmarkets calculated its daily steel hot-rolled coil index, domestic, exw Northern Europe, at ?,?496.67 ($587.67) per tonne on Friday, down by just ?,?0.83 per tonne day on day from ?,?497.50 per tonn...Read More
View the Fastmarkets holiday pricing schedule for 2020 and 2021. Click on the image below to view the Fastmarkets holiday pricing schedule for base metals, minors, ores & alloys and industrial minerals, and ferrous prices for 2020 and 2021.The 2020 calendar has been updated to include the extended Lunar New Year holiday in China, which affected certain prices. See the following pricing notices for...Read More
Domestic prices for secondary steel billet in India increased by 1,200 rupees ($16) per tonne in the week to Friday October 23, mainly on account of an equal rise in the price of direct-reduced iron (DRI), which is the most widely used feedstock for making secondary billet in the country.The price of steel billet, domestic, ex-works India, was assessed by Fastmarkets on October 23 at 31,300-31,500...Read More
Poland's rebar producers had to cut their domestic prices this week to spur slow buying activity, with market participants expecting a price rollover in the coming weeks, sources told Fastmarkets on Friday October 23.Buying appetite among Polish rebar buyers was moderate during the assessment week, sources said."Demand started to slow in mid-October after the end of a restocking campaign. Some dis...Read More
Rebar prices in the Turkish domestic market increased in United States dollar denomination in the week to Thursday October 22, amid currency fluctuations and an uptrend in the imported scrap sector, market sources said.The Turkish currency was trading at 7.87 lira to $1 on Thursday. This compares with 7.93 lira to $1 a week earlier, $7.91 lira to $1 on October 8 and $7.75 to $1 on October 1, accor...Read More
Domestic prices for secondary steel billet in India increased by 1,200 rupees ($16) per tonne in the week to Friday October 23, mainly on account of an equal rise in the price of direct-reduced iron (DRI), which is the most widely used feedstock for making secondary billet in the country.The price of steel billet, domestic, ex-works India, was assessed by Fastmarkets on October 23 at 31,300-31,500...Read More
Global steel scrap prices have risen over the week to Friday October 23, following Turkey's re-entry into the market and a sharp rise in the prices of Japan-origin material.Turkish mills rejoin scrap market for higher-priced cargoesSentiment positive in US East Coast market despite no fresh dealsVietnamese mills' appetite grows for US material following spike in Japanese pricesTaiwanese scrap impo...Read More
The price of shredded scrap imported into India moved up on Friday October 23 on a rise in the international market and tight material availability, sources told Fastmarkets.Fastmarkets calculated the steel scrap, shredded, index, import, cfr Nhava Sheva, India at $316.16 per tonne on Friday, up from $308.62 per tonne a week ago.Deals heard this week ranged from $315 to $316 per tonne, compared wi...Read More
Slab export prices from Brazil remained unchanged week on week amid a lack of offers while producers and buyers wait for negotiations for January 2021 shipments to start.Mills were sold out of material for shipment through December, with most sales in the spot market made to the United States, sources said.Fastmarkets' weekly price assessment for steel slab, export, fob main port Brazil was $490-5...Read More
Domestic prices for secondary steel billet in India increased by 1,200 rupees ($16) per tonne in the week to Friday October 23, mainly on account of an equal rise in the price of direct-reduced iron (DRI), which is the most widely used feedstock for making secondary billet in the country.The price of steel billet, domestic, ex-works India, was assessed by Fastmarkets on October 23 at 31,300-31,500...Read More
Liberty Steel, part of the GFG Alliance, has restarted Adhunik Steel in India six months after it acquired the plant, the company said on Thursday October 22. The company said that it had restarted the first phase of production at Adhunik Metaliks Ltd and Zion Steel following the acquisition of the steel businesses in February 2020. The acquisition of the Indian site is a strategic investment in o...Read More
Liberty Steel, part of the GFG Alliance, has restarted Adhunik Steel in India six months after it acquired the plant, the company said on Thursday October 22. The company said that it had restarted the first phase of production at Adhunik Metaliks Ltd and Zion Steel following the acquisition of the steel businesses in February 2020. The acquisition of the Indian site is a strategic investment in o...Read More
Demand for rebar and billet in Egypt failed to improve in the week to Thursday, October 22, despite the authorities reducing safeguard duties on the products, sources told Fastmarkets.Steel billet and rebar prices in Egypt were unchanged as a result, they added. The duty for imported billet was cut to 13% for the cif market last week, with a $60-per-tonne minimum, compared with ...Read More
The European Commission (EC) has opened an anti-dumping (AD) probe into imports of steel wind towers originating in China, the commission said on Wednesday October 21.The investigation started after the European Wind Tower Association lodged a complaint on behalf of European producers on March 17 - the association represents more than 25% of the total European production of steel wind towers.The p...Read More
Slab export prices from Brazil remained unchanged week on week amid a lack of offers while producers and buyers wait for negotiations for January 2021 shipments to start.Mills were sold out of material for shipment through December, with most sales in the spot market made to the United States, sources said.Fastmarkets' weekly price assessment for steel slab, export, fob main port Brazil was $490-5...Read More
Three-month prices for all base metals on the London Metal Exchange lost momentum before the close on Friday October 23, falling in tandem with a drop in the US stock markets.The LME three-month copper price lost 0.5% to close at $6,876 per tonne, after seeing a low turnover of just over 9,900 lots on Friday.The LME three-month lead and zinc prices dipped by 1% and 0.6%, respectively, and the...Read More
Now is not the time for Freeport-McMoRan to be thinking about mergers and acquisitions, the mining company's chief executive officer says.According to Richard Adkerson, the company - which is just over half-way through a mega-project to transform its giant Grasberg copper-gold mine in Indonesia from an open-pit to an underground operation - is on the verge of creating huge shareholder value."I jus...Read More