Base Metal Stock Articles

GLOBAL VANADIUM WRAP: Chinese export prices stable in thin trading; EU, US prices narrow

August 28, 2018 / Anna Xu

Chinese vanadium export prices stabilized last week amid thin trading, while a lack of consumer interest in both the European and US markets led to narrower offer prices....Read More

GLOBAL FERRO-SILICON WRAP: Chinese domestic prices edge up on emerging buying interest; EU, US markets stagnant

August 28, 2018 / Chris Kavanagh

Chinese domestic ferro-silicon prices rose on increased buying interest in the week to Friday August 24, while European and US markets remained stagnant amid a lack of consumer interest. ...Read More

GLOBAL VANADIUM WRAP: Chinese export prices stable in thin trading; EU, US prices narrow

August 28, 2018 / Anna Xu

Chinese vanadium export prices stabilized last week amid thin trading, while a lack of consumer interest in both the European and US markets led to narrower offer prices....Read More

GLOBAL FERRO-SILICON WRAP: Chinese domestic prices edge up on emerging buying interest; EU, US markets stagnant

August 28, 2018 / Chris Kavanagh

Chinese domestic ferro-silicon prices rose on increased buying interest in the week to Friday August 24, while European and US markets remained stagnant amid a lack of consumer interest. ...Read More

ALUMINA SNAPSHOT: Fob Australia index soars above $600/t to highest since May

August 28, 2018 / Alice Mason

Alumina prices fob Australia climbed over 7% on Tuesday August 28 to their highest in nearly four months, with extreme tightness in the market continuing to push the index higher....Read More

DAILY SCRAP REPORT: Prices rise with fresh US cargo

August 28, 2018 / Cem Turken

Turkish scrap import prices went up on Tuesday August 28 with news of a US cargo sold during the Eid al-Adha religious holiday last week....Read More

TURKEY FERROUS SCRAP: Domestic ship scrap prices up on recovering market conditions

August 28, 2018 / Cem Turken

Turkish domestic scrap prices have recovered over the past two weeks with an uptick in imported scrap prices and slightly better demand for finished steel products, sources said on Tuesday August 28....Read More

LIVE FUTURES REPORT 28/08: Comex copper price sustains momentum

August 28, 2018 / Dalton Barker

Comex copper prices were once again trading in positive territory on Tuesday August 28 with a softer dollar lifting the entire base metals complex....Read More

METALS MORNING VIEW 28/08: Follow-through buying still evident after metals extend rebound gains

August 28, 2018 / William Adams

Three-month base metals prices on the London Metal Exchange were for the most part in positive territory on the morning of Tuesday August 28, with nickel prices bucking the trend with a 0.2% decline, while the rest were up by between 0.2% for copper at $6,082 per tonne and 0.7% for zinc at $2,545 per tonne.Volume has been above average with 8,473 lots traded as at 07.23am London time. This morning...Read More

Cobalt prices show marginal declines as slow summer continues

August 28, 2018 / Charlotte Radford

Spot cobalt prices fell slightly in the week ended Friday August 24, despite signs that material was not as readily available as it had been in recent months, with some buyers yet to return from their summer break....Read More

CIS FLAT STEEL: Market falls on weak demand

August 28, 2018 / Marina Shulga

Prices in the export markets for hot-rolled coil (HRC) and cold-rolled coil (CRC) from the Commonwealth of Independent States fell during the week ended Tuesday August 28 on low demand in the Middle East-North Africa (Mena) region....Read More

GULF FLAT STEEL IMPORTS: Prices mostly stable, demand low after holidays

August 28, 2018 / Serife Durmus

Flat steel import prices in the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia have been mostly stable in the past week, with demand remaining poor after the eid religious holiday, sources told Metal Bulletin on Tuesday August 28....Read More

CHINA HRC: Spot prices stable despite futures fluctuations

August 28, 2018 / Miranda Song

China's hot-rolled coil prices were largely stable on Tuesday August 28 despite fluctuations in the futures market....Read More

PRICING NOTICE: Amendment of Turkey domestic rebar, wire rod price assessments

August 28, 2018 / Cem Turken

Metal Bulletin has amended the Turkey domestic rebar and Turkey domestic wire rod price assessments.After a consultation period, Metal Bulletin has changed the currency for Turkish domestic rebar and Turkish domestic wire rod assessments.Metal Bulletin has changed the specifications of its weekly price assessments for Turkish domestic rebar and wire rod from $ per tonne to Turkish lira per tonne.T...Read More

PRICING NOTICE: Turkey export merchant bar price to be retained after consultation

August 28, 2018 / Cem Turken

Metal Bulletin will not discontinue its weekly Turkey export merchant bar price assessment.After gaining feedback from market participants during a consultation period, Metal Bulletin understands that the assessment is used as reference price for some companies. Therefore, Metal Bulletin will continue to publish its Turkey export merchant bar $ per tonne fob main port price assessment. Assessment:...Read More

GULF STEEL BILLET, REBAR: Prices stable as market activity resumes

August 28, 2018 / Serife Durmus

Prices for imported and domestic rebar and imported billet in the United Arab Emirates remained stable on Tuesday August 28, with demand limited because of last week's Islamic Eid al-Adha holiday, sources told Metal Bulletin....Read More

DAILY SCRAP REPORT: Prices rise with fresh US cargo

August 28, 2018 / Cem Turken

Turkish scrap import prices went up on Tuesday August 28 with news of a US cargo sold during the Eid al-Adha religious holiday last week....Read More

TURKEY FERROUS SCRAP: Domestic ship scrap prices up on recovering market conditions

August 28, 2018 / Cem Turken

Turkish domestic scrap prices have recovered over the past two weeks with an uptick in imported scrap prices and slightly better demand for finished steel products, sources said on Tuesday August 28....Read More

IRON ORE DAILY: Prices rangebound amid moderate seaborne trading

August 28, 2018 / July Zhang

Physical iron ore prices were rangebound on Tuesday August 28 with the seaborne market maintaining moderate trading activity. ...Read More

CIS STEEL BILLET: Market recovery starts with trade moving again

August 28, 2018 / Vlada Novokreshchenova

The CIS export billet market started to show signs of recovery on Tuesday August 28, with sales finally getting off the ground after almost a month of slack trading....Read More

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