Import prices for rebar in Singapore held steady over the past week amid limited negotiations in the spot market....Read More
China's domestic rebar prices fell on Monday August 27 amid weakness in the futures market and soft demand....Read More
Venezuela's export market for hot-briquetted iron (HBI) weakened further after one producer cut its price to conclude a deal. ...Read More
Buyers in the United States pushed pig iron prices below $400 per tonne during the week ended Friday August 24 amid a weak scrap market. ...Read More
GlobalOre has added Metal Bulletin's 62% Fe Iron Ore Index - Low Alumina (MBIOI-62-LA) to its list of indices available for trading via the platformin response to requests from a number of active members in its physical trading community, the company said on Monday August 27, the day the index was launched.The new index was proposed following market demand for increased price transparency for...Read More
The global steel billet markets remained basically stable in the week from Monday August 20 to Friday August 24, with prices in Southeast Asia and the CIS region continuing to soften on the fallout from the weakening of the Turkish lira.Islam's Eid al-Adha religious holiday, which lasted all week, essentially closed the markets in Turkey and many other Muslim countries.ChinaAt 3pm on Friday, bille...Read More
Venezuela's export market for hot-briquetted iron (HBI) weakened further after one producer cut its price to conclude a deal. ...Read More
Buyers in the United States pushed pig iron prices below $400 per tonne during the week ended Friday August 24 amid a weak scrap market. ...Read More
South America's import prices for some flat steel products went down last week due to renewed offers from China....Read More
GlobalOre has added Metal Bulletin's 62% Fe Iron Ore Index - Low Alumina (MBIOI-62-LA) to its list of indices available for trading via the platformin response to requests from a number of active members in its physical trading community, the company said on Monday August 27, the day the index was launched.The new index was proposed following market demand for increased price transparency for...Read More
Good morning from Metal Bulletin's offices in Asia as we bring you the latest news and pricing stories on Monday August 27.Base metals prices on the Shanghai Futures Exchange gave a mixed performance during Asian morning trading on Monday, with copper, zinc and tin moving up while the others were little changed to weaker.Continued weakness in the dollar provided broad-based support to the SHFE bas...Read More
Iron ore prices softened on Monday August 27, with Metal Bulletin's 62% Fe Iron Ore Index-Low Alumina debuting at $71.15 per tonne cfr China....Read More
The seaborne coking coal spot market quietened down on Monday August 27 after several cargoes were traded last week at prices that did not depict a clear trend. ...Read More
North China's hot-rolled coil prices fell amid futures market losses on Monday August 27 though those in the country's eastern region bucked the trend amid expectations of demand becoming more robust in the months to come....Read More
Mining operations have been suspended at the Tshipi Borwa Manganese Mine on the orders of South Africa's Department for Mineral Resources (DMR), the mine's owner has announced."Jupiter has been informed that the South African Department of Mineral Resources has served a Section 54 notice on the Tshipi Borwa Manganese Mine. It cites breaches relating mainly to recent pit wall failure and to drillin...Read More
Iron ore prices softened on Monday August 27, with Metal Bulletin's 62% Fe Iron Ore Index-Low Alumina debuting at $71.15 per tonne cfr China....Read More
Comex copper prices began the week on a positive note, supported by a weaker dollar and improved fundamental backdrop....Read More
Good morning from Metal Bulletin's offices in Asia as we bring you the latest news and pricing stories on Monday August 27.Base metals prices on the Shanghai Futures Exchange gave a mixed performance during Asian morning trading on Monday, with copper, zinc and tin moving up while the others were little changed to weaker.Continued weakness in the dollar provided broad-based support to the SHFE bas...Read More
Base metals prices on the Shanghai Futures Exchange gave a mixed performance during Asian morning trading on Monday August 27, with copper, zinc and tin moving up while the others were little changed to weaker. Continued weakness in the dollar provided broad-based support to the SHFE base metals, while copper prices were further buoyed by an improved fundamental backdrop.The most-traded October co...Read More
Turkey produced 22.2 million tonnes of crude steel in January-July 2018, a 2.77% increase over 21.6 million tonnes produced in the corresponding period in 2017, according to the Turkish Steel Producers Association (T???oeD)....Read More