Base Metal Stock Articles

EUROPE HRC: Buyers hold back from trading as sentiment dips

August 05, 2021 / Staff reporter

European buyers of hot-rolled coil have been in "wait-and-see" mode so domestic prices were fairly stable on Wednesday August 4, sources have told Fastmarkets.Sentiment in the market turned negative despite the seasonal slowdown, due to competitive import offers. Although the volumes available have not been significant, according to estimates by market participants, they will still affect sentimen...Read More

RESEARCH: Drop in global auto output causes steel scrap price spreads to widen

August 05, 2021 / Staff reporter

The latest forecasts and analysis of the ferrous scrap and iron metallics market from the Fastmarkets research team are ready to be viewed.Stifled automotive output this year, driven by a supply shortage of semiconductor chips used in vehicles, has tightened prime scrap availability and widened the spreads between this grade of steelmaking raw material and obsolete scrap.While wide prime-over-obso...Read More

FERROUS ANALYTICS: Soaring steel prices ease pressure on steelmaking margins in July

August 05, 2021 / Staff reporter

Fastmarkets' Ferrous Analytics report helps subscribers keep track of hot metal costs and steel production spreads in China, along with key pricing components of the steelmaking raw materials supply chain in Asia.Read More

EUROPE CRC: Domestic prices slide on competitive imports, improved availability

August 05, 2021 / Staff reporter

Domestic prices for cold-rolled coil in Europe declined in the week to Wednesday August 4 due to increased availability and lower import offers, sources told Fastmarkets.Fastmarkets' weekly price assessment for steel CRC, domestic, exw Northern Europe was ?,?1,270-1,310 per tonne on August 4, down by ?,?30-40 per tonne from ?,?1,300-1,350 per tonne ex-works a week earlier.The corresponding we...Read More

RESEARCH: H2 stainless steel outlook

August 05, 2021 / Staff reporter

Stainless steel prices continue to register new highs around the end of the first half of 2021 and steelmakers continue to enjoy outsized margins.They have responded in recent months by increasing their output, which has now pushed above pre-pandemic levels and will eventually restore balance to the market.For now, though, supply gaps are still being filled and buyers find themselves competing aga...Read More

Gerdau to add HRC, beams capacity in Brazil, CEO says

August 05, 2021 / Staff reporter

Brazil-based steelmaker Gerdau is investing in new flat-rolled and long steel rolling capacity at its Ouro Branco integrated mill in the country's southeastern state of Minas Gerais, chief executive officer Gustavo Werneck told journalists in a conference call on Wednesday August 4.The company will increase its capacity for hot-rolled coil (HRC) by 250,000 tonnes per year, to 1.1 million tpy, and...Read More

COBALT SNAPSHOT: Prices widen downward as sellers take profit in quiet market

August 05, 2021 / Staff reporter

Key data from the Wednesday August 4 pricing session in London.Key drivers Spot international cobalt prices widened downward on cheap offers from sellers willing to take profits in a quiet market, amid seasonally slow trading. Some sellers insisted on...Read More

ASIA STEEL SCRAP DIGEST: Sentiment down on falls in China futures, Japan scrap bids

August 04, 2021 / Staff reporter

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 prices Tokyo Steel drops scrap buy prices at Tahara works, except for Shindachi bushel...Read More

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: 5 key stories from August 3

August 04, 2021 / Staff reporter

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

GLOBAL ALUMINIUM WRAP: US, European premiums continue to set records

August 04, 2021 / Staff reporter

Aluminium premiums in the United States and Europe climbed further on Tuesday August 3 on tight supply in those regions, while premiums in Asia remained flat on muted demand.US Midwest premium jumps to fresh all-time highPremiums in Europe tick up on supply tightnessMain Japanese ports (MJP), South Korea premiums steady on thin liquidityUS Midwest premium shoots up by almost 10%Fastmarkets assesse...Read More

PRICING NOTICE: Delayed publication of US copper and zinc premiums

August 04, 2021 / Staff reporter

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

TURKEY FLAT STEEL WRAP: Prices decrease in July; trading limited due to holidays

August 04, 2021 / Staff reporter

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

ASIA STEEL SCRAP DIGEST: Sentiment down on falls in China futures, Japan scrap bids [UPDATE]

August 04, 2021 / Staff reporter

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

RUSSIA FLAT STEEL: Mills, stockists pessimistic about static pricing

August 04, 2021 / Staff reporter

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

MORNING VIEW: Base metals prices mainly lower on Tuesday as risk-off picks up

August 04, 2021 / Staff reporter

Base metals prices on both the London Metal Exchange and Shanghai Futures Exchange were generally weaker this morning, Tuesday August 3, with LME copper and SHFE aluminium bucking the trend, but the drop in US ten-year treasury yield hints of a pick-up in haven buying.Asian equities mainly lower this morningSome disappointing manufacturing purchasing managers' index (PMI) have raised concern about...Read More

GLOBAL CHROME SNAPSHOT: UG2 chrome ore market tightens in wake of alloy surge

August 04, 2021 / Staff reporter

An overview of the chrome ore and alloy markets in Asia, Europe and the United States on Tuesday August 3 and their latest price moves.China UG2 chrome ore prices rose following the surge in downstream ferro-chrome prices in recent weeks. Turkish lumpy ore prices also increased on high freight costs from Turkey to China. Domestic spot ferro-chrome prices adjusted downward after buyer interest weak...Read More

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: 5 key stories from August 3

August 04, 2021 / Staff reporter

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

High port inventories holding down manganese ore prices in China

August 04, 2021 / Staff reporter

Manganese ore prices were under pressure from stubborn port inventories in China during the week ended Friday July 30, with buying sentiment further lowered by new cuts to alloy production to be imposed in the south of the country.Almost all manganese alloy smelters in Ningxia province suspended their operations from July 27 due to reduced electricity supplies, market participants told Fastmarkets...Read More

RUSSIA REBAR: Domestic price falls as new export duty takes effect

August 04, 2021 / Staff reporter

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

MANGANESE ORE ANALYTICS: August 3, 2021

August 04, 2021 / Staff reporter

The latest data for global manganese ore market for the week ended July 30, 2021.Read More

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