Base Metal Stock Articles

SHFE vs LME physical arbitrage 10/08: Copper, aluminium, zinc, nickel

August 10, 2018 / Karen Ng

The arbitrage for copper, aluminium, zinc and nickel imported into China on Friday August 10*...Read More

CHINA ALUMINIUM INGOT ADC 12 SNAPSHOT: Export prices rebound from floor, domestic prices flat

August 10, 2018 / Shivani Singh

Key data from the Wednesday August 8 pricing session in Asia. ...Read More

STEEL WEEK IN BRIEF: Trump doubles tariffs for Turkey, US sanctions on Iran to hit steel exports

August 10, 2018 / Viral Shah

Metal Bulletin reviews the major stories that have affected the steel market over the past week....Read More

TURKEY COATED FLAT STEEL: Prices fall on slow summer demand

August 10, 2018 / Serife Durmus

Prices for coated steel coil products in Turkey fell in the week ended Friday August 10 amid slow demand in the local and export markets, Metal Bulletin has heard. ...Read More

TURKEY FLAT STEEL: Market caution ramps up as US doubles tariff [UPDATE]

August 10, 2018 / Serife Durmus

Demand for flat steel products has remained weak in Turkey's domestic market while demand in the export markets also softened, sources told Metal Bulletin on Friday August 10....Read More

POLAND REBAR: Strong demand pushes up domestic prices

August 10, 2018 / Maria Tanatar

Domestic prices for rebar in Poland have increased slightly over the past week on strong demand, sources told Metal Bulletin on Friday August 10....Read More

Flat Steel Products Trade Log, August 10, 2018

August 10, 2018 / Staff reporter

The latest bids, offers and deals in the global markets for hot-rolled coil, cold-rolled coil, hot-dipped galvanized coil, pre-painted galvanized iron, steel plate, steel sheet and other flat steel products. ...Read More

Evraz H1 earnings up 65% despite lower steel products sales

August 10, 2018 / Vlada Novokreshchenova

Earnings at Russian steelmaker Evraz increased by 65.5% year-on-year in the first half of 2018 despite a drop in steel sales volumes, it announced on Thursday August 9....Read More

NORTH AMERICAN MORNING BRIEF 10/08: Smuggled antimony seized; LME prices lower on dollar; SHFE lead stocks climb

August 10, 2018 / Alice Mason

The latest metal markets news and price moves to start the North American day on Friday August 10. ...Read More

GLOBAL CHROME SNAPSHOT: Ore, charge chrome import prices continue slide on weak demand, excess stocks

August 10, 2018 / Anna Xu

Key data from the pricing session ending August 10....Read More

MB NON-FERROUS PRICE CHANGES 10/08: Noble alloys, bulk alloys & ores

August 10, 2018 / Staff reporter

The following Metal Bulletin noble alloys, bulk alloys and ores prices changed on Friday August 10:...Read More

Tech Talk for Friday August 10th 2018

10/08/2018 / Staff reporter

U.S. equity index futures were lower this morning. S&P 500 futures were down 13 points in pre-opening trade. Index futures are responding to an overnight drop by the Turkish Lira by more than 10%.Index futures were virtually unchanged following release of the July Consumer Price Index at 8:30 AM EDT. Consensus was an increase of 0.2% versus a gain of 0.1% in June. Actual was. Excluding food an...Read More

GLOBAL LITHIUM WRAP: China's lithium prices continue to fall on quiet trade

August 10, 2018 / Martim Facada

China's domestic spot battery-grade lithium carbonate prices remain under downward pressure this week, with fewer suppliers making higher offers. Lithium hydroxide prices decreased on new concluded deals but limited transactions, while lithium carbonate prices moved down in the rest of the world. Lithium carbonate and hydroxide prices fell week on week due to sluggish demand from downstream buyers...Read More

EUROPEAN MORNING BRIEF 10/08: China threatens import taxes on US copper concentrate; Lithium-ion battery boom; US wire rod prices steady

August 10, 2018 / Anna Xu

Good morning from Metal Bulletin's offices in Asia as we bring you the latest news and pricing stories on Friday August 10.Good morning from Metal Bulletin's offices in Asia as we bring you the latest news and pricing stories on Friday August 10.Base metals prices on the Shanghai Futures Exchange were broadly lower during morning trading on Friday August 10 amid a stronger dollar and ongoing trade...Read More

US PIG IRON: Buyers turn to Brazil for lower prices

August 10, 2018 / Marina Shulga

Deals for pig iron in the United States this week have been restricted to Brazil-origin material because prices were lower than for material from the Commonwealth of Independent States, Metal Bulletin heard on Friday August 10....Read More

IRON ORE DAILY: Lower port prices dampen seaborne buying activity

August 10, 2018 / July Zhang

Trading activity in the seaborne iron ore market remained lackluster on Friday August 10 due to a wide gap between its prices in comparison with those charged for materials at Chinese ports....Read More

COKING COAL DAILY: fob Australia prices pick up

August 10, 2018 / Sophie Zhao

The fob Australia segment of the seaborne coking coal market appears to be gaining more strength in comparison with the more lukewarm cfr China segment....Read More

LIVE FUTURES REPORT 10/08: LME base metals prices under dollar pressure; zinc prices fall 2.6%

August 10, 2018 / Hassan Butt

Base metals prices on the London Metal Exchange were lower across the board during morning trading on Friday August 10, capped by a fresh 2018 high in the dollar index while the escalating US-Sino trade rift continues to weigh on the complex. ...Read More

European antimony prices jump on China smuggling crackdown news

August 10, 2018 / Ewa Manthey

Antimony prices in Europe jumped above $8,000 per tonne on Friday August 10, an increase of 1.2% from the midweek assessment, fueled by the news that China has seized over 3,000 tonnes of smuggled antimony. ...Read More

GERMANIUM SNAPSHOT: Prices fall as buyers re-enter market

August 10, 2018 / Jethro Wookey

European germanium metal prices fell on Friday August 10, with buyers returning to the market for lower prices from sellers looking to offload material. ...Read More

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