Uncertainty about steel product prices in the United Arab Emirates continued even after the country's biggest producer, Emirates Steel, announced a new rebar price on October 24, sources told Fastmarkets on Tuesday October 26.Emirates Steel has been offering rebar at 2,490 dirhams ($678) per tonne ex-works since October 24, rising from the previous 2,406 dirhams per tonne ex-works.But the price in...Read More
Hot-rolled coil prices in the United States rebounded on Tuesday October 26, with buyers still finding mills unwilling to budge on higher price levels despite reports of softness.Fastmarkets' daily steel hot-rolled coil index, fob mill US was calculated at $95.43 per hundredweight ($1,908.60 per ton) on Tuesday October 26, up by 2.12% from $93.45 per cwt on Monday October 25 but down by 0.50% from...Read More
Mexican ferrous scrap prices declined again over the past week, with lower prices becoming more widespread among buyers in the country's two main markets, sources told Fastmarkets.But market participants believe prices are close to reaching a bottom, with some buyers having difficulty securing deals at lower prices."We continued to see low prices, but it seems that prices are reaching a minim...Read More
Uncertainty about steel product prices in the United Arab Emirates continued even after the country's biggest producer, Emirates Steel, announced a new rebar price on October 24, sources told Fastmarkets on Tuesday October 26.Emirates Steel has been offering rebar at 2,490 dirhams ($678) per tonne ex-works since October 24, rising from the previous 2,406 dirhams per tonne ex-works.But the price in...Read More
A decision by the European Union on the future of the bloc's scrap metal export trade, which is worth billions of euros per year, could come as early as December this year, the Bureau of International Recycling (BIR) conference in Brussels heard on Tuesday October 26.The recycling industry is facing tremendous challenges, panelists said. The EU has proposed restrictions on the export of "waste" ma...Read More
An overview of the chrome ore and alloy markets and their latest price moves in Asia, Europe and the United States on Tuesday October 26.Europe The ferro-chrome 0.10% C, average 65-70% Cr, delivered Europe soared to $3.43-3.75 per lb Cr, a rise of 38-50 cents (14%) over the previous two weeks to set a multi-year high. The market has become extremely tight, with some sellers not offering on th...Read More
A summary of Norwegian aluminium and energy company Hydro's third-quarter results.In brief Hydro's third-quarter adjusted earnings before income tax depreciation and amortization (Ebitda) was 7,219 million Norwegian krone ($862 million), compared with 3,100 million krone in the same quarter last year. This was due to higher all-in metal and alumina prices, as well as improved upstream volumes, but...Read More
A summary of the operational results for Russia's largest steelmaker, Novolipetsk Steel (NLMK), which also has assets in Europe and the United States, for the third quarter (July-September) of 2021In brief?EUR? In the third quarter, NLMK's consolidated sales decreased by 4% compared with the second quarter, to 4.1 million tonnes amid steel output reductions at its Russian flat steel division.?EUR?...Read More
Spot prices for hot-rolled coil in China were stable on Monday October 25, with thin liquidity and volatile prices keeping buyers in wait-and-see mode, sources told Fastmarkets.DomesticEastern China (Shanghai): 5,550-5,600 yuan ($870-877) per tonne, unchangedThe most-traded HRC contract on the Shanghai Futures Exchange resumed its decline on Monday, finishing the day at 5,180 yuan per tonne, which...Read More
Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Monday October 25 that are worth another look.Import prices for rebar in Singapore continued to rise in the week to October 25 amid a surging ferrous scrap market upstream.A combination of hurdles to a recovery...Read More
Insteel Industries credited better margins and strong demand for ending its fiscal 2021 with the best earnings in its history, posting net earnings for its fourth fiscal quarter - ended October 2 - of $25.15 million, up by 238.70% from $7.43 million in the same period a year ago.Sales increased to $171.26 million, up 23.89% from $138.23 million in the fourth quarter of the previous year. The...Read More
Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Monday October 25 that are worth another look.Import prices for rebar in Singapore continued to rise in the week to October 25 amid a surging ferrous scrap market upstream.A combination of hurdles to a recovery...Read More
Export prices for reinforcing bar and wire rod originating from the Commonwealth of Independent States surged in the week to Monday October 25, supported by positive market conditions.Firstly, prices from competitive Turkish suppliers increased over the week, supported by growing import scrap and electricity costs in the country.Fastmarkets' weekly price assessment for steel reinforcing bar (rebar...Read More
Base metals on the London Metal Exchange closed the session higher on Monday October 25, but market participants expect further weakness in coming sessions.The three-month copper price led the base metals uptrend, closing at $9,867.50 per tonne, up 1.68% from the close of $9,704 per tonne on Friday October 22. Market participants continued to focus on dwindling copper stocks in LME sheds, wit...Read More
Sibanye-Stillwater is in talks to buy the Santa Rita nickel and Serrote copper mines in Brazil from affiliates of funds advised by Appian Capital Advisory LLP, the company said.The South African miner is predominantly a precious metals company, although it produces nickel and copper as by-products and has copper exploration projects in Canada and Argentina."Sibanye-Stillwater hereby advises its sh...Read More
The latest data for the global manganese ore market for the week ended Monday October 25.Read More
Turkish steel mills continued to pay higher prices for deep-sea scrap, with news of a deal for US scrap from Friday pushing up prices on Monday October 25, market participants told Fastmarkets.A steel mill in the Iskenderun region booked a US cargo, comprising HMS 1&2 (80:20) at $510 per tonne and shredded at $530 per tonne cfr late on Friday October 22. The cargo composition,...Read More
Fastmarkets has amended the publication time of its India HMS steel scrap price assessment after a one-month consultation period.After a one-month consultation period, Fastmarkets has amended the publication time for the weekly price assessment for steel scrap HMS 1&2 (80:20 mix) import, cfr Nhava Sheva, India, $/tonne from 4:30pm London time to 4:00pm London time, to better align with the publish...Read More
The MARBL Lithium joint venture will restart operations at its Wodgina lithium mine in the Pilbara region of Western Australia in the third quarter of 2022, JV partner Mineral Resources said on Monday October 25.MARBL is 40% owned by Australia's Mineral Resources and 60% owned by United States-listed lithium producer Albemarle.The Wodgina mine was previously put under care and maintenance in Novem...Read More
Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Monday October 25 that are worth another look.Import prices for rebar in Singapore continued to rise in the week to October 25 amid a surging ferrous scrap market upstream.A combination of hurdles to a recovery...Read More