Key data from Fastmarkets' pricing session in Europe on Wednesday December 16.Key drivers Ferro-titanium has jumped more than 11% during the week to Wednesday December 16 to a peak last seen in January 2013 amid a flurry of orders from consumers in the steel sector, both for prompt shipment and for deliveries in January and February. The titanium scrap markets, where supplies have been getting tig...Read More
The Cobalt standard grade, in-whs Rotterdam, $/lb trade log including business, bids and offers reported to Fastmarkets.Fastmarkets publishes trades logs for its key price assessments and indices to bring more transparencyinto the markets it covers and the pricing process it applies.Fastmarkets assessed Cobalt standard grade, in-whs...Read More
The Cobalt alloy grade, in-whs Rotterdam, $/lbtrade log including business, bids and offers reported to Fastmarkets.Fastmarkets publishes trades logs for its key price assessments and indices to bring more transparencyinto the markets it covers and the pricing process it applies.Fastmarkets...Read More
The Cobalt sulfate 20.5% Co basis, exw China, yuan/tonne trade log including business, bids and offers reported to Fastmarkets.Fastmarkets publishes trades logs for its key price assessments and indices to bring more transparencyinto the markets it covers and the pricing process it applies.Fastmarkets assessed...Read More
Prices for steel slab in Iran's export market increased with new deals done over the week to Wednesday December 16, although billet prices remained stable, Fastmarkets learned.Iran's export billet prices are at their highest for the last 29 months, while Iran's steel slab export prices have reached their first new peak in 31 months.Iranian market participants expect a decline in the near future, h...Read More
Silver ETN (SLV) moved above $23.96 resuming an intermediate uptrend.Silver stocks are responding to higher silver prices. First Majestic Silver moved above US$12.21 and Cdn$15.90 resuming an intermediate uptrend.Travelers (TRV), a Dow Jones Industrial Average stock moved above $138.11 extending an intermediate uptrend.Accenture (ACN), an S&P 100 stock moved above $253.93 to an all-time high e...Read More
Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Tuesday December 15 that are worth another look.Brazilian flat steel sales from distributors fell in November compared with the previous month due to limited supply from steelmakers but increased on an annual basis, according to national flat steel...Read More
A summary of base metals premiums from across the globe for the week to Tuesday December 15.Please click...Read More
LME base metals prices were mixed on Tuesday December 15, with three-month copper and lead prices rising, while nickel fell below Monday's close despite setting a new year-to-date high earlier in the day.Nickel's three-month price failed to hold at the new year-to-date high of $17,880 per tonne reached during the day and fell back to $17,557 per tonne by 5pm - 0.2% lower than Monday's cl...Read More
Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Tuesday December 15 that are worth another look.Brazilian flat steel sales from distributors fell in November compared with the previous month due to limited supply from steelmakers but increased on an annual basis, according to national flat steel...Read More
An overview of the chrome ore and alloy markets on Tuesday December 15 and their latest price moves. China There was increased buying interest in charge chrome amid buoyed stainless steel performance and tight supply in China, in the context of gradual strengthening of the European alloy market. Domestic ferro-chrome spot liquidity remained very limited because of tightened supply as producer...Read More
China Copper became the head negotiator in the settlement of the 2021 copper concentrates treatment and refining charges (TC/RC) benchmark following years of expansion in copper capacity.On Monday December 14, the subsidiary of Chinalco - which has outgrown its state-owned peers - became the first smelter to secure a deal with US copper miner Freeport-McMoRan at $59.50 per tonne/5.95 cents per lb....Read More
Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Tuesday December 15 that are worth another look.Brazilian flat steel sales from distributors fell in November compared with the previous month due to limited supply from steelmakers but increased on an annual basis, according to national flat steel...Read More
Ferrous scrap prices in Mexico continued to increase in the week ended on Friday December 11 amid high demand from steel producers and a narrowing price gap between the north and central regions.At least two major steelmakers in the region near the country's northern Monterrey city announced increases in their scrap buying prices amid high competition to secure supply. A third steel producer...Read More
Domestic prices for ferrous scrap in Italy increased significantly in the month to Tuesday December 15, supported by the global uptrend as well as a material shortage in the domestic market, sources told Fastmarkets this week.Fastmarkets' monthly price assessment for steel scrap, No E3 (old thick scrap), domestic, delivered mill, Italy was ?,?260-265 ($316-322) per tonne on December 15, up b...Read More
Domestic ferrous scrap prices in Germany increased significantly in the month to Tuesday December 15, following the trend in the international market and supported by limited supplies, sources told Fastmarkets.Fastmarkets' monthly price assessment for steel scrap No E3 (old thick steel scrap), domestic, delivered mill, Germany, was ?,?285-310 ($346-376) per tonne on December 15, up by ?,?240-245 p...Read More
Base metals prices on both the London Metal Exchange and Shanghai Futures Exchange were mixed this morning, Tuesday December 15, this despite some healthy Chinese economic data. Stricter lockdowns measures in many countries are a headwind for equity markets, which may flow into the metalsWith gold prices up and US treasury yields down, this suggests a pick-up in haven demandBase metals The three-m...Read More
Belgian battery-materials manufacturer Umicore has upgraded its 2020 earnings guidance following a stronger-than-anticipated performance in November and December in its catalysis and recycling segments, the company said on Monday December 14. Umicore anticipates its full-year adjusted earnings before interest and taxes (Ebit) to be in the region of ?,?530 million ($644 million), compared with the...Read More
Belgian battery-materials manufacturer Umicore has upgraded its 2020 earnings guidance following a stronger-than-anticipated performance in November and December in its catalysis and recycling segments, the company said on Monday December 14. Umicore anticipates its full-year adjusted earnings before interest and taxes (Ebit) to be in the region of ?,?530 million ($644 million), compared with the...Read More
Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Tuesday December 15 that are worth another look.Brazilian flat steel sales from distributors fell in November compared with the previous month due to limited supply from steelmakers but increased on an annual basis, according to national flat steel...Read More