An overview of the specialty steel raw materials markets in Europe and their latest price moves.Alex Cook in...Read More
Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Wednesday November 17 that are worth another look.Regional cooperation, public planning and funding capacity for new technologies will be key for the Latin American steel industry to deliver reduced greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in the long term, top executives and experts...Read More
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
Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Wednesday November 17 that are worth another look.Regional cooperation, public planning and funding capacity for new technologies will be key for the Latin American steel industry to deliver reduced greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in the long term, top executives and experts...Read More
Traders selling Iran-origin steel billet were looking for new opportunities with the markets continuing to weaken in Asia, including China, which until earlier this year was the major outlet for Iranian semi-finished steel.Egypt removed its 10% safeguard duty on billet earlier this week and has begun to offer good opportunities for companies trading Iranian semis.Around 50,000 tonnes of billet wer...Read More
A summary of London Metal Exchange warrant premiums for the week to Wednesday November 17.Please click...Read More
Domestic prices for hot-rolled coil were fairly stable in Northern Europe and Italy on Wednesday November 17; buyers and sellers both remained in "wait-and-see" mode, sources told Fastmarkets.Spot buyers preferred to hold back from booking any significant volumes for next year before the steelmakers settled their long-term contracts with end consumers. Some sources said that negotiations are likel...Read More
London Metal Exchange base metals prices mostly softened on the morning of Wednesday November 17 apart from those for aluminium and nickel, with the US Dollar Index rising to new heights. The US Dollar Index rose to 96.27 during early trading, its highest since July 2020. The three-month copper price was at $9,493.50 per tonne at 9am on Wednesday, down by 0.7% from its closing price of $9,561 per...Read More
Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Wednesday November 17 that are worth another look.Regional cooperation, public planning and funding capacity for new technologies will be key for the Latin American steel industry to deliver reduced greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in the long term, top executives and experts...Read More
Mexican ferrous scrap prices were stable for most grades, but sparse reports of price increases and higher-price deals were spotted in what could be the beginning of an uptrend in prices.At least one Mexican scrap buyer was heard applying slight increases for prime grade scrap, since the material supply was short. There were also reports of higher deals for some obsolete grades.But for most grades...Read More
Key data from Fastmarkets' ferro-silicon pricing sessions in China, Europe and the United States on the week ended Tuesday November 16.China Ferro-chrome producers in Inner Mongolia and Guangxi are running at high production rates, which could pressure alloy prices and increase chrome ore consumption.Spot ferro-chrome dropped again after suppliers lowered offers to destock. The improved productio...Read More
Although ferro-alloy prices have sharply climbed, steelmakers are unlikely to reduce their consumption of these raw materials given the small share of steel production costs it accounts for and the likelihood that prices will move down in the near-term, panelists said on Monday November 16 during Fastmarkets' International Ferro-alloys Conference.During the session titled "Steel Mill Panel Discuss...Read More
MineHub Technologies Inc has launched an application to digitalize and streamline the assay exchange process between buyer, seller and laboratories in base metal concentrates transactions, the blockchain technology platform said.The application, known as MineHub Assay Exchange, is the first in a series of network applications for concentrates that the company intends to roll out over the next mont...Read More
Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Tuesday November 16 that are worth another look.The Chinese government is in discussions with multiple metal industry bodies on suspending the publication of data related to the country's progress in achieving its ambitions for "carbon peaking and carbon neutrality," sources have told Fastmarkets.The lower...Read More
General Motors (GM) plans to extend its control of the midstream processing chain in the next 18 months while it gets battery plants in the United States up and running, a senior company executive at the automotive manufacturer said.This is also part of a push by the automaker to create a greener supply chain via reduced movement of materials around the world, GM manager of energy environment and...Read More
General Motors (GM) plans to extend its control of the midstream processing chain in the next 18 months while it gets battery plants in the United States up and running, a senior company executive at the automotive manufacturer said.This is also part of a push by the automaker to create a greener supply chain via reduced movement of materials around the world, GM manager of energy environment and...Read More
Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Tuesday November 16 that are worth another look.The Chinese government is in discussions with multiple metal industry bodies on suspending the publication of data related to the country's progress in achieving its ambitions for "carbon peaking and carbon neutrality," sources have told Fastmarkets.The lower...Read More
Turkish steelmakers were mostly quiet in the deep-sea scrap import markets following a sharp decline in the country's currency value, market participants told Fastmarkets on Tuesday November 16.Mills booked three deep-sea cargoes for December shipments at the beginning of the week.A steel mill in the Marmara region booked a UK cargo at $490 per tonne and a Baltic Sea cargo at $494.50 per tonne cfr...Read More
Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Tuesday November 16 that are worth another look.The Chinese government is in discussions with multiple metal industry bodies on suspending the publication of data related to the country's progress in achieving its ambitions for "carbon peaking and carbon neutrality," sources have told Fastmarkets.The lower...Read More
Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Tuesday November 16 that are worth another look.The Chinese government is in discussions with multiple metal industry bodies on suspending the publication of data related to the country's progress in achieving its ambitions for "carbon peaking and carbon neutrality," sources have told Fastmarkets.The lower...Read More