Zinc's three-month price fell to $2,969.50 per tonne at the close of trading on the London Metal Exchange on Tuesday August 3, with the entire base-metals complex turning lower during the day and with Covid-19-related concerns returning to prominence.Zinc's benchmark futures contract fell from Monday's $3,050.50 per tonne closing price, which was the highest since June 14.The galvanizing metal fal...Read More
Base metals prices fell across the board on the London Metal Exchange on Tuesday August 3, with zinc experiencing the biggest drop amid a reversal of risk-on sentiment surrounding United States infrastructure and with the Covid-19 situation remaining in focus. The three-month zinc price on the LME was down by 2.1% at 9am on Tuesday, at $2,985 per tonne, after settling at $3,050.50 per tonne at the...Read More
Hot-rolled coil prices in the United States remained above $93 per hundredweight ($1,860 per short ton) for the fifth consecutive business day after market participants observed resolve among producers to cash in on the higher offers they circulated at the end of July. Fastmarkets' daily steel hot-rolled coil index, fob mill US was calculated at $93.47 per cwt ($1,869.40 per ton) on Tuesday August...Read More
Nanshan Aluminum, which is listed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange, plans to expand its aluminium recycling business by creating a new joint company with Singapore's United New Material Technology Investment, it announced on the SSE website on Tuesday August 3.The new joint company will focus on aluminium scrap recycling and processing, with recycled material feeding a new aluminium alloy project wi...Read More
Domestic steel rebar prices in Russia's Central Federal District declined during the week to Monday August 2 because an export duty came into force on August 1, directing more material into the local market.The Russian government has imposed an export tax on rebar for the period between August 1 and December 31, 2021. The base duty rate will be 15% but the duty will be no lower than $115 per tonne...Read More
ArcelorMittal Europe has launched new long steel products under its XCarb brand which are claimed to offer a reduced carbon footprint, with the intention of supporting the construction industry's efforts to meet environmental protection goals, the company announced on Friday July 30.ArcelorMittal Europe's Long Product division said that environmental production declarations (EPDs) were now availab...Read More
Domestic and imported rebar prices were stable in the United Arab Emirates during the week to Tuesday August 3, while imported billet prices increased because of globally strong billet prices, sources told Fastmarkets.Fastmarkets' weekly assessment for steel billet export, fob main port India was $645-650 per tonne fob on Friday July 30, rising from $630-635 per tonne on July 23.Domestic reb...Read More
Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Tuesday August 3 that are worth another look.Some overseas buyers have reneged on contracts for cold-rolled coil and hot-dipped galvanized coil exports from China after the recently announced cuts in value-added tax rebates for some steel products, industry sources told Fastmarkets.Nanshan Aluminum, which is...Read More
Turkish steel producers resumed their deep-sea scrap bookings after a short break, taking advantage of lower prices, market participants told Fastmarkets on Tuesday August 3.A steel mill in the Marmara region booked a US cargo comprising 29,000 tonnes of heavy melting scrap 1&2 (80:20) at $463 per tonne and 8,000 tonnes of shredded and 3,000 tonnes of plate and structural (P&S) at $478 per tonne c...Read More
Lower bids for Japanese steel scrap heard from key buyers, combined with the sharp drop in Chinese ferrous futures this week, have created a slide in sentiment across the major Asian steel scrap markets, sources told Fastmarkets on Tuesday August 3.Slide in Chinese futures market reduces cfr China scrap, billet pricesTokyo Steel drops scrap buy prices at Tahara works, except for Shindachi bushelin...Read More
Domestic and imported rebar prices were stable in the United Arab Emirates during the week to Tuesday August 3, while imported billet prices increased because of globally strong billet prices, sources told Fastmarkets.Fastmarkets' weekly assessment for steel billet export, fob main port India was $645-650 per tonne fob on Friday July 30, rising from $630-635 per tonne on July 23.Domestic reb...Read More
Prices for hot- and cold-rolled steel sheet in Russia's Central Federal District around Moscow showed no change week on week in the seven days to Monday August 2, with a mood of pessimism among both mills and stockists, sources have told Fastmarkets.A pricing downtrend developed in the steel plate sector, and this was expected to reach other market sectors later in the month.Hot-rolled sheetNomina...Read More
Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Tuesday August 3 that are worth another look.Some overseas buyers have reneged on contracts for cold-rolled coil and hot-dipped galvanized coil exports from China after the recently announced cuts in value-added tax rebates for some steel products, industry sources told Fastmarkets.Nanshan Aluminum, which is...Read More
The United States Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) plans to offer the last of this fiscal year's tin - 11.79 tonnes - in a bid opening at 9:30am US East Coast time on August 9 and closing at noon on August 10, according to an email the agency circulated to market participants on Tuesday August 3. The offering, which had been expected in July, adds to the 380 tonnes the DLA has offered to the tin-sta...Read More
Due to a reporter error, the United States zinc and copper premiums for Tuesday August 3 were published in Fastmarkets' price book after the scheduled time of 4pm GMT.Fastmarkets' fortnightly assessment of the copper grade 1 cathode premium, ddp Midwest US and the zinc SHG min 99.995% ingot premium, ddp Midwest USwere published later than the scheduled time of 4pm GMT.For more information, or...Read More
A summary of North-America based aluminium products manufacturer Arconic's second-quarter 2021 financial results, released on Tuesday August 3.In brief: Global aluminium products manufacturer Arconic reported a 52% increase in total sales during the second quarter of 2021, when compared to the same period last year, and an 8% increase in sales from the previous quarter.The company's total ad...Read More
Zinc's three-month price fell to $2,969.50 per tonne at the close of trading on the London Metal Exchange on Tuesday August 3, with the entire base-metals complex turning lower during the day and with Covid-19-related concerns returning to prominence.Zinc's benchmark futures contract fell from Monday's $3,050.50 per tonne closing price, which was the highest since June 14.The galvanizing metal fal...Read More
Iron ore prices edged up on Tuesday August 3, with market participants uncertain about the nature of steel production cuts in the rest of 2021, sources told Fastmarkets.Fastmarkets iron ore indices 62% Fe fines, cfr Qingdao: $184.67 per tonne, up $0.25 per tonne62% Fe low-alumina fines, cfr Qingdao: $185.47 per tonne, up $0.39 per tonne58% Fe fines high-grade premium, cfr Qingdao: $149.00 per tonn...Read More
Seaborne coking coal prices inched up in the cfr market and slipped in the fob market on Tuesday August 3, amid weak buying interest in both markets, sources said.Fastmarkets indicesPremium hard coking coal, fob DBCT: $214.67 per tonne, down $1.53 per tonnePremium hard coking coal, cfr Jingtang: $326.69 per tonne, up $0.30 per tonne Hard coking coal, fob DBCT: $182.41 per tonne, down $1.25 pe...Read More
Turkish prices for flat steel products decreased during July and trading was limited due to holidays during the month, sources told Fastmarkets on Tuesday August 3.Global weakness in flat steel markets during the holidays - Democracy Day was on July 15 in Turkey, and the Ei al-Adha holidays took place from July 19-24 - sparked the decline in prices.Turkish hot-rolled coil producers are currently a...Read More