Base Metal Stock Articles

Chinese cobalt sulfate prices rise further, most buyers hesitate

July 13, 2021 / Staff reporter

China's cobalt sulfate prices continued to gain on support from firm offers from sellers and bullish market sentiment, but many buyers have hesitated in restocking while they wait for a clearer direction in the market, sources told Fastmarkets.Fastmarkets' assessment for cobalt sulfate 20.5% Co basis, exw China rose to 79,000-81,000 yuan ($12,203-12,512) per tonne on Friday July 9, up from 78,000-...Read More

EUROPE ALLOY STEEL SCRAP: Austenitic prices move up on strong demand, tight availability

July 13, 2021 / Staff reporter

The price of austenitic stainless steel scrap increased in the week to Friday July 9, particularly for grade-316 material, driven by strong demand amid ongoing tight availability, sources told Fastmarkets.Fastmarkets' weekly price assessment for stainless steel scrap 316 solids domestic, delivered merchants UK was ?1,700-1,800 ($2,362-2,502) per tonne on July 9, widening upwards by ?60 per tonne...Read More

Chinese cobalt sulfate prices rise further, most buyers hesitate

July 13, 2021 / Staff reporter

China's cobalt sulfate prices continued to gain on support from firm offers from sellers and bullish market sentiment, but many buyers have hesitated in restocking while they wait for a clearer direction in the market, sources told Fastmarkets.Fastmarkets' assessment for cobalt sulfate 20.5% Co basis, exw China rose to 79,000-81,000 yuan ($12,203-12,512) per tonne on Friday July 9, up from 78,000-...Read More

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: 5 key stories from July 12

July 13, 2021 / Staff reporter

Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Monday July 12 that are worth another look.A group of Brazilian construction and real estate companies received a 20,000-tonne shipment of rebar from Turkey last week, national construction industry chamber CBIC said.The waiting time...Read More

MMK Metalurji starts HRC production

July 13, 2021 / Staff reporter

Magnitogorsk Iron & Steel Works' (MMK) Metalurji subsidiary in Turkey has started trial production of hot-rolled coil, the Russian company announced on Monday July 12.Located in the Iskenderun region, the mill halted operations at its meltshop and compact strip mill in late 2012. "The current situation allows us to resume operations at the electric-arc furnace facility, which is a very important...Read More

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: 5 key stories from July 12

July 13, 2021 / Staff reporter

Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Monday July 12 that are worth another look.A group of Brazilian construction and real estate companies received a 20,000-tonne shipment of rebar from Turkey last week, national construction industry chamber CBIC said.The waiting time...Read More

Brazilian slab export prices edge down amid pressure from buyers

July 13, 2021 / Staff reporter

Steel slab export prices from Brazil inched down over the week ended Friday July 9, with buyers placing low bids after a recent decrease in prices in other regions.Fastmarkets' weekly assessment of the price for steel slab, export, fob main port Brazil, was $975-995 per tonne on July 9, down by $5 per tonne from $980-1,000 per tonne on July 2.The...Read More

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: 5 key stories from July 12

July 13, 2021 / Staff reporter

Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Monday July 12 that are worth another look.A group of Brazilian construction and real estate companies received a 20,000-tonne shipment of rebar from Turkey last week, national construction industry chamber CBIC said.The waiting time...Read More

LIVE FUTURES REPORT 12/07: New 2021 highs for LME tin, rest of complex falls back

July 13, 2021 / Staff reporter

Tin's three-month price on the London Metal Exchange reached a new year-to-date peak of $32,250 per tonne on Monday July 12, with the soldering metal being the star performer while the rest of the base-metals complex fell from their Friday prices.Tin's futures contract was $32,094 per tonne at the close of trading on Monday, a 1.3% rise from its price at the same time on Friday of $31,680 per tonn...Read More

Brazilian construction group receives shipment of Turkish rebar; two more batches to arrive

July 13, 2021 / Staff reporter

A group of Brazilian construction and real estate companies received a 20,000-tonne shipment of rebar from Turkey last week, national construction industry chamber CBIC said.The chamber has gathered 137 companies in Brazil that were interested in importing rebar, and the material was booked in late February, CBIC said on Friday July 9.A second 20,000-tonne shipment booked by the same group wi...Read More

China's tellurium price falls for the first time since 2020

July 13, 2021 / Staff reporter

China's tellurium price dropped on July 9 after climbing for around 18 months, according to Fastmarkets' price assessment.Fastmarkets' weekly price assessment for tellurium 99.99% Temin, in-whs China was 575-582 yuan ($88.74-89.82) per kg on Friday July 9, downby 0.3% from $575-585 yuan per kg a week earlier.It marks the first time the tellurium price has fallen since early 2020, when the price wa...Read More

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: 5 key stories from July 12

July 13, 2021 / Staff reporter

Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Monday July 12 that are worth another look.A group of Brazilian construction and real estate companies received a 20,000-tonne shipment of rebar from Turkey last week, national construction industry chamber CBIC said.The waiting time...Read More

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: 5 key stories from July 9

July 12, 2021 / Staff reporter

Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Friday July 9 that are worth another look.The introduction of a Russian export duty on steel products carries serious risks for the country's steel industry, Russia's steel association Russkaya Stal warned last week.Sandfire Resources' Motheo copper mine in...Read More

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: 5 key stories from July 9

July 12, 2021 / Staff reporter

Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Friday July 9 that are worth another look.The introduction of a Russian export duty on steel products carries serious risks for the country's steel industry, Russia's steel association Russkaya Stal warned last week.Sandfire Resources' Motheo copper mine in...Read More

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: 5 key stories from July 9

July 12, 2021 / Staff reporter

Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Friday July 9 that are worth another look.The introduction of a Russian export duty on steel products carries serious risks for the country's steel industry, Russia's steel association Russkaya Stal warned last week.Sandfire Resources' Motheo copper mine in...Read More

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: 5 key stories from July 9

July 12, 2021 / Staff reporter

Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Friday July 9 that are worth another look.The introduction of a Russian export duty on steel products carries serious risks for the country's steel industry, Russia's steel association Russkaya Stal warned last week.Sandfire Resources' Motheo copper mine in...Read More

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: 5 key stories from July 9

July 12, 2021 / Staff reporter

Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Friday July 9 that are worth another look.The introduction of a Russian export duty on steel products carries serious risks for the country's steel industry, Russia's steel association Russkaya Stal warned last week.Sandfire Resources' Motheo copper mine in...Read More

Tech Talk for Monday July 12th 2021

12/07/2021 / Staff reporter

U.S. equity index futures were lower this morning. S&P 500 futures were down 6 points in pre-opening trade.The Shanghai Composite Index added 23.75 to 3,547.84 after China's central bank announced a reduction in reserve requirements for China's major banks effective July 15th. The reduction is expected to inject $150 billion into the economy.Disney gained $4.24 to $177.04 after JP Morgan raise...Read More

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: 5 key stories from July 9

July 12, 2021 / Staff reporter

Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Friday July 9 that are worth another look.The introduction of a Russian export duty on steel products carries serious risks for the country's steel industry, Russia's steel association Russkaya Stal warned last week.Sandfire Resources' Motheo copper mine in...Read More

NEW ENERGY MATERIALS MARKET REPORT 09/07: European supplies tight for battery-grade lithium, spodumene

July 10, 2021 / Staff reporter

An overview of the new energy materials markets and their price moves from the past week.Susan Zou, Yingchi Yang and...Read More

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