Base Metal Stock Articles

EUROPE SECTIONS: Market looks for recovery after hitting bottom

October 28, 2021 / Staff reporter

The price of steel hollow sections in Europe was unchanged on Wednesday October 27, with the market looking to recoup recent losses, sources have told Fastmarkets.Fastmarkets' price assessment for steel sections (medium), domestic, delivered Northern Europe, was ?,?1,230-1,275 ($1,427-1,479) per tonne on Wednesday, unchanged week on week.Market sources believed that hollow sections prices had reac...Read More

Iranian steel billet, slab exporters quiet on Asian market weakness

October 28, 2021 / Staff reporter

Iranian exporters of billet and slab were quiet in the week ended Wednesday October 27 amid asoftening of the Asian long and flat steel markets, particularly in China, which has been one of the main export outlets for their material this year.A sharp drop in futures and physical prices for rebar and hot-rolled coil (HRC) in China resulted in a reduction of demand for imported semi-finished steel p...Read More

INTERVIEW: Finance no longer a bottleneck to expansion plans, Greatpower Nickel & Cobalt president says

October 28, 2021 / Staff reporter

Consolidating its position in the battery materials supply chain amid fierce competition is the biggest challenge facing Greatpower Nickel & Cobalt Materials Co, company president Dongqiang Cao told Fastmarkets in an interview.Previously, attracting investment and improving the ability to provide finance had proved to be a bottleneck in the early stages of Greatpower's development, when it expande...Read More

SPECIALTY STEEL RAW MATERIALS 27/10: FeMo price up on tight spot supply; long-term negotiations continue

October 28, 2021 / Staff reporter

An overview of the specialty steel raw materials markets in Europe and their latest price moves.Janie Davies, Alex Cook...Read More

CONSUMER ELECTRONICS RAW MATERIALS 27/10: Battery-grade lithium prices in Europe, US keep climbing

October 28, 2021 / Staff reporter

An overview of the consumer electronics markets and their latest price moves.Janie Davies in London;...Read More

GLOBAL NICKEL WRAP: US briquette premium hits new high; Chinese premiums up too

October 28, 2021 / Staff reporter

The nickel briquette premium in the United States surged by 10% this week amid supply tightness while those in China also rallied amid a favorable arbitrage.?EUR? US briquette premiums hit all-time high?EUR? Chinese premiums rally to 2-year high?EUR? European premiums stableNew peaks for both US premiumsHaving been flat for many weeks, nickel premiums in the US rose to new all-time highs.The two p...Read More

BASE METAL WARRANTS 27/10

October 28, 2021 / Staff reporter

A summary of London Metal Exchange warrant premiums from across the globe for the week to Wednesday October 27.Please click...Read More

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: 5 key stories from October 27

October 28, 2021 / Staff reporter

Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Wednesday October 27 that are worth another look.Long and flat-rolled steel producer Gerdau expects demand to continue to grow in 2022, after a rapid recovery of the local market this year from the lows of 2020 that were caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, the...Read More

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: 5 key stories from October 27

October 28, 2021 / Staff reporter

Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Wednesday October 27 that are worth another look.Long and flat-rolled steel producer Gerdau expects demand to continue to grow in 2022, after a rapid recovery of the local market this year from the lows of 2020 that were caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, the...Read More

More than 10% of global container fleet waiting for berths, vessel delays to continue - Maersk

October 28, 2021 / Staff reporter

More than 10% of the global container fleet is waiting for berths to become available around the world, with effective capacity being "severely limited by port congestion," shipping giant Maersk said this week.While all vessels have been deployed, 12.5% of capacity has been removed while effects of vessel delays continue to worsen, it said, quoting Sea-Intelligence Maritime Analysis.Trade growth m...Read More

Tight supply sends Europe's low-carbon ferro-chrome prices soaring

October 28, 2021 / Staff reporter

The low-carbon ferro-chrome market in Europe leapt over the two weeks to Tuesday October 26 to a multi-year high due to extremely tight availability, with some sellers not offering on the spot market and consumers scrambling to find material.Fastmarkets' price assessment for ferro-chrome 0.10% C, average 65-70% Cr, delivered Europe was $3.43-3.75 per lb Cr on October 26, up by 38-50 cents (13.97%)...Read More

BIR 2021: Labor shortage in scrap industry is 'the single biggest issue' - SA Recycling

October 28, 2021 / Staff reporter

Labor shortages across the global scrap industry pose the biggest threat to growth, according to a panel discussion at the Bureau of International Recycling (BIR) conference in Brussels on Tuesday October 26."We are having tremendous difficulties in hiring employees as we grow," George Adams, president of SA Recycling said as part of the discussion."There is going to be a massive shortage of scrap...Read More

DAILY STEEL SCRAP: Mills quiet ahead of national holiday

October 28, 2021 / Staff reporter

Turkish steel mills were quiet in the deep-sea scrap markets ahead of an upcoming Republic Day holiday on Thursday and Friday, sources told Fastmarkets on Wednesday October 27.The most recent cargo was recorded on Tuesday, when a steel mill in the Marmara region booked a cargo from the United States, consisting of 20,000 tonnes of HMS 1&2 (90:10) and 10,000 tonnes of shredded at an average price o...Read More

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: 5 key stories from October 27

October 28, 2021 / Staff reporter

Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Wednesday October 27 that are worth another look.Long and flat-rolled steel producer Gerdau expects demand to continue to grow in 2022, after a rapid recovery of the local market this year from the lows of 2020 that were caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, the...Read More

INTERVIEW: Finance no longer a bottleneck to expansion plans, Greatpower Nickel & Cobalt president says

October 28, 2021 / Staff reporter

Consolidating its position in the battery materials supply chain amid fierce competition is the biggest challenge facing Greatpower Nickel & Cobalt Materials Co, company president Dongqiang Cao told Fastmarkets in an interview.Previously, attracting investment and improving the ability to provide finance had proved to be a bottleneck in the early stages of Greatpower's development, when it expande...Read More

RUSSIA FLAT STEEL: Prices rise again on active buying, imminent end of export duty

October 28, 2021 / Staff reporter

Active buying interest, limited offers from mills and export sales activity - because of the imminent expiry of a temporary export duty - pushed flat steel prices in the Russia's Central Federal District around Moscow up again in the week to Monday October 25, sources have told Fastmarkets.But the upward price trend may not be sustainable because of the usual low season during winter, some market...Read More

COMMENT: Plunging iron ore prices, Evergrande and the global steel supply chain

October 28, 2021 / Staff reporter

The collapse of the iron ore market and market turbulence over Chinese property developer Evergrande Group are adding to the economic woes caused by the Delta variant of Covid-19 for much of this year.It is hard to find bright sparks in the months ahead for the ferrous supply chain, which has been buffeted repeatedly in a short span of few months, starting with Chinese Premier Li Keqiang's comment...Read More

Rusal Q3 sales fall but VAP sales share grows

October 28, 2021 / Staff reporter

Aluminium producer Rusal's sales dipped by nearly 12% quarter-on-quarter to 915,000 tonnes in July-September 2021, according to its latest statement of operating results."Aluminium sales dynamics can largely be explained by an increase of goods in transit that are recognized as inventory, which was caused - among other factors - by transport capacity restrictions in supply chains globally," the co...Read More

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: 5 key stories from October 27

October 28, 2021 / Staff reporter

Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Wednesday October 27 that are worth another look.Long and flat-rolled steel producer Gerdau expects demand to continue to grow in 2022, after a rapid recovery of the local market this year from the lows of 2020 that were caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, the...Read More

PRICING NOTICE: Conclusion of Fastmarkets' consultation on daily seaborne Asia lithium pricing

October 28, 2021 / Staff reporter

From Wednesday December 1, Fastmarkets will publish its seaborne Asia battery-grade lithium carbonate and hydroxide assessments on a daily basis. Fastmarkets had proposed in July to increase the pricing frequency for the two battery-grade lithium prices - assessed on a cif China, Japan and South Korea basis - to daily from weekly. This proposal had originally stated that the consultation period fo...Read More

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