Prices for domestic steel rebar in Russia's Central Federal District have continued to decline, losing another 3000-5000 roubles ($41-68) per tonne in the seven days to Monday August 9.Market participants expect the downward trend to prevail until the busy construction season ends in early November.Considering the high prices on offer from traditional suppliers in the Moscow area, stockists have b...Read More
Turkish steel mills booked no new cargoes on Tuesday August 10, keeping prices stable, but older cargoes have been reported, sources told Fastmarkets.Despite a lack of new bookings on Tuesday, cargoes booked the previous week were reported by the market.A United Kingdom booking comprised of 25,000 tonnes of HMS 1&2 (80:20) at $460 per tonne cfr was traded late in the week to August 6....Read More
Iron ore prices fell significantly on Tuesday August 10 due to continuing weak demand, with production cuts and pollution-control measures in China's Tangshan city, in preparation for February's 2022 Winter Olympics, further depressing market sentiment.Fastmarkets iron ore indices 62% Fe fines, cfr Qingdao: $162.44 per tonne, down $10.07 per tonne62% Fe low-alumina fines, cfr Qingdao: $162.75 per...Read More
Iron ore prices fell significantly on Tuesday August 10 due to continuing weak demand, with production cuts and pollution-control measures in China's Tangshan city, in preparation for February's 2022 Winter Olympics, further depressing market sentiment.Fastmarkets iron ore indices 62% Fe fines, cfr Qingdao: $162.44 per tonne, down $10.07 per tonne62% Fe low-alumina fines, cfr Qingdao: $162.75 per...Read More
Mixed signals have emerged over the next direction for the US Midwest ferrous scrap market, but sources seem fairly certain that No1 busheling could face its first downward correction since August 2020 in the next round of trading.September's outlook is murky. Some feel shredded scrap could hold up due to strong demand, while others disagree; and while there is consensus that prime scrap could dro...Read More
Seaborne coking coal prices in China rose on Tuesday August 10, reflecting the strength in domestic coking coal prices where supply remains tight.The fob coking coal market stayed largely stable on the same day because major buyers adopted a wait-and-see approach in light of high offers, market sources said.Fastmarkets indicesPremium hard coking coal, cfr Jingtang: $333.75 per tonne, up by $4.16 p...Read More
A summary of the financial results for Egypt's biggest steelmaking group, Ezz Steel, for the period from January 1 to June 30, 2021.In brief"Local rebar consumption reached 3.36 million tonnes in the first half of 2021, an increase of 2% over the first half of 2020," the company said in a release to the London Stock Exchange on Monday August 9."However, consumption in...Read More
The 2022 Winter Olympics and Winter Paralympic Games will test China's resolve on decarbonization, with new pollution control measures likely to be imposed for the major sporting event, sources told Fastmarkets.Beijing and the surrounding area of Hebei, including Yanqing and Zhangjiakou, will host 109 sporting events in 15 disciplines on February 4-20 in 2022 for Winter Olympic Games and March 4-1...Read More
The 2022 Winter Olympics and Winter Paralympic Games will test China's resolve on decarbonization, with new pollution control measures likely to be imposed for the major sporting event, sources told Fastmarkets.Beijing and the surrounding area of Hebei, including Yanqing and Zhangjiakou, will host 109 sporting events in 15 disciplines on February 4-20 in 2022 for Winter Olympic Games and March 4-1...Read More
Chinese lithium battery producer EVE Energy has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with battery materials producer GEM to recycle more than 10,000 tonnes per year of nickel from spent nickel-containing batteries as of 2024, EVE Energy said on Monday August 9.Under the terms of the MoU, starting in 2024 GEM has agreed to recycle nickel products and provide EVE Energy with more than 10,000 t...Read More
Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Tuesday August 10 that are worth another look.Germany's Thyssenkrupp ended force majeure at its Steel Europe division on August 6, the company's spokesperson told Fastmarkets on August 10.If any member was going...Read More
Turkish steel mills booked no new cargoes on Tuesday August 10, keeping prices stable, but older cargoes have been reported, sources told Fastmarkets.Despite a lack of new bookings on Tuesday, cargoes booked the previous week were reported by the market.A United Kingdom booking comprised of 25,000 tonnes of HMS 1&2 (80:20) at $460 per tonne cfr was traded late in the week to August 6....Read More
Ferrous scrap prices in Mexico were stable or down in the week ended Friday August 6, with some buyers succeeding in applying price cuts for obsolete grades.In Mexico's central Baj?-o region, at least two buyers were announcing a price reduction of 200 pesos ($10) on all grades.While price decreases were possible for obsolete grades, market participants did not see one for No1 busheling."The...Read More
The waiting time to deliver aluminium out of Istim's London Metal Exchange-registered warehouses in Johor, Malaysia, has risen to 78 days, according to the LME's latest queue report.The 78-day queue at the end of July is up from just eight days at the end of June. Over July, no fresh units were delivered into Istim's Johor warehouses and only 34,275 tonnes were delivered out. Total stock now sits...Read More
Prices for domestic steel rebar in Russia's Central Federal District have continued to decline, losing another 3000-5000 roubles ($41-68) per tonne in the seven days to Monday August 9.Market participants expect the downward trend to prevail until the busy construction season ends in early November.Considering the high prices on offer from traditional suppliers in the Moscow area, stockists have b...Read More
Most prices for steel import into the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia decreased during the week ended Tuesday August 10 because of weak demand, sources told Fastmarkets.The main reasons for the poor level of demand was said to be the holiday season, as well as the fact that buyers wanted to see prices reach a bottom before placing orders.Saudi ArabiaIndia offered hot-rolled coil at $960-980...Read More
The persistent logistics disruptions brought about by the Covid-19 pandemic have forced traders and buyers to rearrange their supply chains, and to change packaging and delivery destinations, while the continuing container crisis has pushed the US freight regulator to investigate the situation.The commodity world is facing logistics problems arising from the global container shortage. Additional p...Read More
Vietnamese steelmakers are planning to return to importing deep sea cargoes after limited recent buying activity in the country, sources told Fastmarkets on Tuesday August 10. Vietnamese buyers are looking closely at deep-sea cargoesMajor Chinese steel mills lower domestic scrap purchase prices for the second time in five daysTaiwan secures containerized scrap at lower pricesVietnamBuyers are seek...Read More
Prices for hot- and cold-rolled steel sheet in Russia's Central Federal District around Moscow went down as expected in the week ended Monday August 9, while the price of steel plate was stable despite downbeat sentiment among both mills and stockists, sources have told Fastmarkets.Hot-rolled sheetTwo key flat steel producers reduced their prices for HR sheet over the week by 7,200-7,500 roubles (...Read More
Increased offer prices for silico-manganese in India in the week to August 10 may stop the downward trend in the Indian silico-manganese export market, sources told Fastmarkets.Offer prices for domestic silico-manganese (60% Mn min/min 14% Si) increased to 95,000-96,000 rupees ($1,278-1,292) per tonne on Friday, from 93,000-94,000 rupees at the start of August, against renewed demand from Indian s...Read More