The markets for different grades of manganese ore are diverging rapidly, with low grade prices under sustained pressure from heavy stocks at ports, sources told Fastmarkets.Miners dropped their offers for 37% manganese while many buyers gave low counter bids based on portside prices.Fastmarkets calculated the manganese ore port index, base 37% Mn, range 35-39%, fot Tianjin, China at 34.30 yuan ($5...Read More
Domestic prices for hot-rolled coil in Northern Europe increased in the week to Friday July 9, supported by continuing supply tightness.Fastmarkets calculated its daily steel hot-rolled coil index, domestic, exw Northern Europe, at ?,?1,162.92 ($1,380.68) per tonne on July 9, up by ?,?13.42 per tonne week on week and up by ?,?15.23 per tonne month on month.The index was based on achievable prices...Read More
Seaborne coking coal prices stayed largely stable in the cfr market on Monday July 12 and climbed up in the fob market because some buyers started to procure on a demand basis, sources told Fastmarkets.Fastmarkets indicesPremium hard coking coal, fob DBCT: $210.53 per tonne, up $3.66 per tonnePremium hard coking coal, cfr Jingtang: $308.80 per tonne, up $0.84 per tonneHard coking coal, fob DBCT: $...Read More
Seaborne coking coal prices stayed largely stable in the cfr market on Monday July 12 and climbed up in the fob market because some buyers started to procure on a demand basis, sources told Fastmarkets.Fastmarkets indicesPremium hard coking coal, fob DBCT: $210.53 per tonne, up $3.66 per tonnePremium hard coking coal, cfr Jingtang: $308.80 per tonne, up $0.84 per tonneHard coking coal, fob DBCT: $...Read More
The waiting time to deliver out aluminium at Istim's London Metal Exchange-registered warehouses in Port Klang, Malaysia, was 168 days at the end of June, according to the LME's latest queue report.The queue has been declining very slowly over the past few months, down from 176 days at the end of May and 199 days at the end of April. The queue has been in place since a series of large cancell...Read More
Turkish domestic auto bundle scrap prices have inched upward over the past week, with two steel mills in the Izmir region raising their buy prices, market participants said on Monday July 12.Long steel mill Ege ??elik increased its buy price for auto bundle scrap by 50 Turkish lira per tonne to 4,160 lira ($480) per tonne delivered.Fellow long steel mill ?-zkan raised its...Read More
Zhongwang Aluminum Industry Company plans to re-activate 200,000 tonnes per year of aluminum production in October, sources told Fastmarkets on Monday July 12.Zhongwang is located in the Liaoning province in Northern China and is a subsidy of China Zhongwang Holdings Ltd., The company currently has a working capacity of 430,000...Read More
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
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
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
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
Domestic prices for hot-rolled coil in Northern Europe increased in the week to Friday July 9, supported by continuing supply tightness.Fastmarkets calculated its daily steel hot-rolled coil index, domestic, exw Northern Europe, at ?,?1,162.92 ($1,380.68) per tonne on July 9, up by ?,?13.42 per tonne week on week and up by ?,?15.23 per tonne month on month.The index was based on achievable prices...Read More
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
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
Brazilian domestic steel rebar prices were steady in July amid a stabilization in foreign markets and an increase in internal supply.Fastmarkets assessed the price for steel reinforcing bar (rebar), domestic, monthly, delivered Brazil, at 5,560-5,690 Reais ($1,057-1,081) per tonne on Friday July 9, unchanged since May 14, when it had come down from an all-time high of 5,630-5,700 Reais per tonne s...Read More
Turkish steel mills continued their deep-sea scrap purchases at a slow pace at the beginning of the week, trying to put further pressure on prices, market participants told Fastmarkets on Monday July 12.A steel mill in the Marmara region booked a European cargo, comprising 28,000 tonnes of HMS 1&2 (75:25) and 2,000 tonnes of a mixture of bonus and HMS 1, at an average price of $486.50 per tonne cf...Read More
Turkish domestic auto bundle scrap prices have inched upward over the past week, with two steel mills in the Izmir region raising their buy prices, market participants said on Monday July 12.Long steel mill Ege ??elik increased its buy price for auto bundle scrap by 50 Turkish lira per tonne to 4,160 lira ($480) per tonne delivered.Fellow long steel mill ?-zkan raised its...Read More
Iron ore prices moved up despite limited liquidity in the physical market on Monday July 12, while sentiment strengthened on news that China's central bank will cut the reserve requirement ratio (RRR), sources said.Fastmarkets iron ore indices62% Fe fines, cfr Qingdao: $217.85 per tonne, up $3.08 per tonne62% Fe low-alumina fines, cfr Qingdao: $220.60 per tonne, up $2.60 per tonne58% Fe fines high...Read More
Iron ore prices moved up despite limited liquidity in the physical market on Monday July 12, while sentiment strengthened on news that China's central bank will cut the reserve requirement ratio (RRR), sources said.Fastmarkets iron ore indices62% Fe fines, cfr Qingdao: $217.85 per tonne, up $3.08 per tonne62% Fe low-alumina fines, cfr Qingdao: $220.60 per tonne, up $2.60 per tonne58% Fe fines high...Read More
Seaborne iron ore concentrate and pellet prices increased in the week to Friday July 9, after the return of buying interest in China following the 100-year anniversary of country's communist party, sources told Fastmarkets.Fastmarkets iron ore indicesPellet premium over 65% Fe fines, cfr China: $62 per tonne, unchanged66% Fe concentrate, cfr Qingdao: $245.03 per tonne, up $2.76 per tonne65% Fe bla...Read More