An overview of the specialty steel raw materials markets in Europe and their latest price moves.Read More
The cobalt alloy grade, in-whs Rotterdam, $/lb trade log including business, bids and offers reported to Fastmarkets.Fastmarkets publishes trades logs for its key price assessments and indices to bring more transparencyinto the markets it covers and the pricing process it applies.Fastmarkets assessed cobalt...Read More
The cobalt standard grade, in-whs Rotterdam, $/lb trade log including business, bids and offers reported to Fastmarkets.Fastmarkets publishes trades logs for its key price assessments and indices to bring more transparencyinto the markets it covers and the pricing process it applies.Fastmarkets assessed cobalt standard...Read More
The cobalt sulfate 20.5% Co basis, exw China, yuan/tonne trade log including business, bids and offers reported to Fastmarkets.Fastmarkets publishes trades logs for its key price assessments and indices to bring more transparencyinto the markets it covers and the pricing process it applies.Fastmarkets...Read More
Base metals prices on the LME and the SHFE were mixed this morning, Friday October 16, but overall were holding up well despite growing concern over the spread of Covid-19 across Europe and the United States. Despite the spread of the pandemic the markets seem to be assured that more stimulus will be forthcoming. EU passenger car registrations climbed 3.1% in September, compared with last year, bu...Read More
Indonesian authorities have extended the deadline for scrap sellers to comply with new, strict import regulations until the end of the year, leading to a burst of activity in the market, market participants told Fastmarkets on Friday October 16.Rules concerning the registration of scrap exporters to Indonesia came into force on September 30, causing many deals to be canceled because some exporters...Read More
The bullish sentiment felt at the start of the week ended Friday October 16 was later tempered by lower offers for containerized ferrous scrap in the key Taiwanese import market, sources said.Fastmarkets' daily price assessment for containerized cargoes of steel scrap, HMS 1&2 (80:20), US material import, cfr main port Taiwan was $270 per tonne on Friday, unchanged from the previous day and up by...Read More
Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Thursday October 15 that are worth another look.Demand in India for steel and ferrous scrap will remain subdued for the rest of this year, while Pakistan and Bangladesh both show stronger demand, Zain Nathani has said during the online Bureau of International...Read More
DADA Holdings LLC, the principal owner of New Day Aluminum, and Canada-based green technologies firm Enervoxa have formed a joint venture (JV) to extract rare earth elements and minerals from bauxite residue at New Day's Gramercy alumina refinery in Louisiana, the United States. The venture, called ElementUS, will use Enervoxa technology to separate bauxite residue into its component materials, in...Read More
The Albras aluminium smelter joint venture in Brazil has ramped up production after the seven-month stoppage of one of its lines due to an electrical transformer catching fire, the company said on Wednesday October 14."Ramp-up conclusion on production line 1 will allow us to resume full capacity at Albras for all four lines," Albras president, Jo??o Batista Menezes, said in a written statement.The...Read More
Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Thursday October 15 that are worth another look.Demand in India for steel and ferrous scrap will remain subdued for the rest of this year, while Pakistan and Bangladesh both show stronger demand, Zain Nathani has said during the online Bureau of International...Read More
DADA Holdings LLC, the principal owner of New Day Aluminum, and Canada-based green technologies firm Enervoxa have formed a joint venture (JV) to extract rare earth elements and minerals from bauxite residue at New Day's Gramercy alumina refinery in Louisiana, the United States. The venture, called ElementUS, will use Enervoxa technology to separate bauxite residue into its component materials, in...Read More
A socially-distanced mating season means that contract negotiations in the minor metals, ores and alloys sector will look very different this year. Here, Fastmarkets' team considers the backdrop to the 2021 contract discussions.Seeking flexibility...Concern over the second wave of Covid-19 infections sweeping across Europe was an example of the uncertainty that negotiating parties will try conside...Read More
Chinese alumina market buying interest in seaborne cargoes grew significantly this week following a steady appreciation of the yuan since Monday, with many hoping to lock in relatively cheaper material compared with the domestic market. A higher volume of inquiries and deals over the course of the week took the benchmark alumina index on an uptrend since Tuesday. Fastmarkets' alumina index, f...Read More
Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Thursday October 15 that are worth another look.Demand in India for steel and ferrous scrap will remain subdued for the rest of this year, while Pakistan and Bangladesh both show stronger demand, Zain Nathani has said during the online Bureau of International...Read More
DADA Holdings LLC, the principal owner of New Day Aluminum, and Canada-based green technologies firm Enervoxa have formed a joint venture (JV) to extract rare earth elements and minerals from bauxite residue at New Day's Gramercy alumina refinery in Louisiana, the United States. The venture, called ElementUS, will use Enervoxa technology to separate bauxite residue into its component materials, in...Read More
Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Thursday October 15 that are worth another look.Demand in India for steel and ferrous scrap will remain subdued for the rest of this year, while Pakistan and Bangladesh both show stronger demand, Zain Nathani has said during the online Bureau of International...Read More
Spot prices for Japanese heavy scrap dipped over the past week on reduced purchasing from South Korea, but market participants expect prices to strengthen again toward the end of the year.Fastmarkets' price assessment for steel scrap H2, export, fob main port Japan was ?26,500 ($251) per tonne on Wednesday October 14, down ?500-1,500 per tonne from ?27,000-28,000 per tonne a week earl...Read More
Base metals prices on the LME and the SHFE were mixed this morning, Thursday October 15, with concerns over the spread of Covid-19 and the reduced likelihood of a US stimulus package any time soon dampening optimism. Governments in Europe are trying to avoid widespread lockdowns, but Covid-19 is spreading alarmingly. United States 10-year treasury yields slip as traders turn more risk-off. Base me...Read More
Lithium supply will become tighter in 2022, supporting a significant change in the direction of prices against the backdrop of a surge in demand from the electric vehicles (EV) sector, Jonathan Evans, chief executive officer and president of miner Lithium Americas, has told Fastmarkets."We expect a turn in [lithium] prices by mid-2021, and into 2022 and beyond things will take off when supply gets...Read More