Base Metal Stock Articles

TURKEY PIPE EXPORTS: Prices up despite soft demand

August 08, 2018 / Cem Turken

Turkish pipe export prices have strengthened in August with the support of higher price expectations from CIS and Chinese flat steel suppliers, even though demand is still subdued, sources said on Wednesday August 8....Read More

EUROPE SECTIONS: Trading thin during summer holiday break

August 08, 2018 / Carrie Bone

Prices for domestic hollow steel sections made in Europe remained flat on thin trading this week due to summer holidays across the continent, sources told Metal Bulletin on Wednesday August 8....Read More

Brazilian car production up 9.30% in July on higher domestic sales

August 08, 2018 / Felipe Peroni

Brazilian automotive production grew by 9.30% year on year in July, driven by an increase in domestic sales. ...Read More

CHINA STEEL SPOTLIGHT: Stricter winter production cuts to support domestic prices

August 08, 2018 / Jessica Zong

Stricter winter production cuts in China from October are expected to have a significant influence on the entire domestic steel market in comparison with the last heating season, industry sources told Metal Bulletin this week."Prices will likely be on a bullish trend later this year like how they did last year, and export transactions will be hard to conclude," an export trader in east China said,...Read More

Australia's Port Hedland iron ore exports dip to 5-month low in July

August 08, 2018 / July Zhang

Iron ore export volumes from Western Australia's Port Hedland fell to a five-month low in July - the first drop since March....Read More

China's iron ore imports rebound in July

August 08, 2018 / July Zhang

China's iron ore import volumes bounced up in July after a contraction in June....Read More

LIVE FUTURES REPORT 08/08: LME aluminium price rockets 3.2% on Alcoa strike; nickel edges above $14,000/t

August 08, 2018 / Hassan Butt

Aluminium prices on the London Metal Exchange soared by more than 3% at the close of trading on Wednesday August 8, buoyed by strike action at Alcoa's Pinjarra alumina refinery, while tit-for-tat tariffs continue to limit confidence in commodity investment. ...Read More

TURKEY PIPE EXPORTS: Prices up despite soft demand

August 08, 2018 / Cem Turken

Turkish pipe export prices have strengthened in August with the support of higher price expectations from CIS and Chinese flat steel suppliers, even though demand is still subdued, sources said on Wednesday August 8....Read More

BISMUTH SNAPSHOT: European prices slip at top end as sellers outnumber buyers

August 08, 2018 / Jethro Wookey

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

EUROPE HRC: Domestic prices pick up before market goes quiet for August

August 08, 2018 / Maria Tanatar

Domestic prices for hot-rolled coil (HRC) in Europe have moved up over the past week, supported by the effects from the recent regional safeguard case, sources told Metal Bulletin on Wednesday August 8....Read More

NORTH AMERICAN MORNING BRIEF 08/08: HKEX's H1 commodities profit down; China's July iron ore imports up; base metals premiums

August 08, 2018 / Julian Luk

The latest metal markets news and price moves to start the North American day on Wednesday August 8....Read More

EUROPEAN MORNING BRIEF 08/08: SHFE base metals broadly positive; global ali wrap; US ali scrap prices weaken

August 08, 2018 / Anna Xu

Good morning from Metal Bulletin's offices in Asia as we bring you the latest news and pricing stories on Wednesday August 8.Base metals prices on the Shanghai Futures Exchange were broadly up during morning trading on Wednesday, with nickel leading the complex higher for the third consecutive trading day. Check Metal Bulletin's live futures report here. Upward corrections of aluminium premiums wo...Read More

CHINA STEEL SPOTLIGHT: Stricter winter production cuts to support domestic prices

August 08, 2018 / Jessica Zong

Stricter winter production cuts in China from October are expected to have a significant influence on the entire domestic steel market in comparison with the last heating season, industry sources told Metal Bulletin this week."Prices will likely be on a bullish trend later this year like how they did last year, and export transactions will be hard to conclude," an export trader in east China said,...Read More

LIVE FUTURES REPORT 08/08: LME aluminium price rockets 3.2% on Alcoa strike; nickel edges above $14,000/t

August 08, 2018 / Hassan Butt

Aluminium prices on the London Metal Exchange soared by more than 3% at the close of trading on Wednesday August 8, buoyed by strike action at Alcoa's Pinjarra alumina refinery, while tit-for-tat tariffs continue to limit confidence in commodity investment. ...Read More

Autilla receives notice of wind-up petition under corporate insolvency act

August 08, 2018 / Alice Mason

Fintech firm Autilla has received a High Court notice of a petition to wind up the company under the corporate insolvency act. ...Read More

LME tightens warehouse third-party agreements after WWS landlords exercised right to retain metal

August 08, 2018 / Alice Mason

The London Metal Exchange has undertaken a review of its warehousing network and tightened up rules surrounding third-party landlords following the delisting of warehousing company Worldwide Warehouse Solutions (WWS). ...Read More

EUROPE SECTIONS: Trading thin during summer holiday break

August 08, 2018 / Carrie Bone

Prices for domestic hollow steel sections made in Europe remained flat on thin trading this week due to summer holidays across the continent, sources told Metal Bulletin on Wednesday August 8....Read More

SOUTHERN EUROPE REBAR: Prices remain strong as market enters holiday slowdown

August 08, 2018 / Viral Shah

Prices for rebar produced and delivered in Southern Europe remained unchanged at their recent high levels over the past week as the market entered the seasonal holiday slowdown, sources told Metal Bulletin on Wednesday August 8....Read More

Aqua Metals realistic but optimistic on recycling tech outlook

August 08, 2018 / Andrea Hotter

There are likely to be challenges in scaling up commercial production of Aqua Metals' non-polluting electrochemical lead recycling technology, but the company said it remains optimistic....Read More

Trade war risk to US copper totally overblown, Taseko says

August 08, 2018 / Benedict Konst

Canadian copper mining company Taseko Mining believes that concerns about trade disputes affecting mining companies that export to Asia is "totally overblown," president and chief executive officer Russell Hallbauer said in a conference summarising the company's April-June financial results on Wednesday August 8....Read More

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