A decision by the European Union on the future of the bloc's scrap metal export trade, which is worth billions of euros per year, could come as early as December this year, the Bureau of International Recycling (BIR) conference in Brussels heard on Tuesday October 26.The recycling industry is facing tremendous challenges, panelists said. The EU has proposed restrictions on the export of "waste" ma...Read More
A summary of the operational results for Russia's largest steelmaker, Novolipetsk Steel (NLMK), which also has assets in Europe and the United States, for the third quarter (July-September) of 2021In brief?EUR? In the third quarter, NLMK's consolidated sales decreased by 4% compared with the second quarter, to 4.1 million tonnes amid steel output reductions at its Russian flat steel division.?EUR?...Read More
Uncertainty about steel product prices in the United Arab Emirates continued even after the country's biggest producer, Emirates Steel, announced a new rebar price on October 24, sources told Fastmarkets on Tuesday October 26.Emirates Steel has been offering rebar at 2,490 dirhams ($678) per tonne ex-works since October 24, rising from the previous 2,406 dirhams per tonne ex-works.But the price in...Read More
Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Tuesday October 26 that are worth another look.A decision by the European Union on the future of the bloc's scrap metal export trade, which is worth billions of euros per year, could come as early as December this year, the Bureau...Read More
Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Tuesday October 26 that are worth another look.A decision by the European Union on the future of the bloc's scrap metal export trade, which is worth billions of euros per year, could come as early as December this year, the Bureau...Read More
International cobalt spot metal prices have trended upward since the beginning of September, with sellers keeping the material in tight hands and offering aggressively, sources said. Meanwhile, the "mating season" is in full swing and talks about long-term contract renewals are ongoing amid an improved demand outlook for the coming year.Fastmarkets' benchmark price assessment for cobalt standard g...Read More
A summary of the operational results for Russia's largest steelmaker, Novolipetsk Steel (NLMK), which also has assets in Europe and the United States, for the third quarter (July-September) of 2021In brief?EUR? In the third quarter, NLMK's consolidated sales decreased by 4% compared with the second quarter, to 4.1 million tonnes amid steel output reductions at its Russian flat steel division.?EUR?...Read More
Flat steel import prices into the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia decreased or were unchanged during the week ended Tuesday October 26, with only one deal heard, sources told Fastmarkets.Offer prices decreased from India during the week, and Saudi Arabia also offered hot-rolled coil at reduced prices to the UAE."Everyone is in wait-and-see mode," one trader said. "With the Chinese futures ma...Read More
Hot-rolled coil prices in the United States rebounded on Tuesday October 26, with buyers still finding mills unwilling to budge on higher price levels despite reports of softness.Fastmarkets' daily steel hot-rolled coil index, fob mill US was calculated at $95.43 per hundredweight ($1,908.60 per ton) on Tuesday October 26, up by 2.12% from $93.45 per cwt on Monday October 25 but down by 0.50% from...Read More
Mexican ferrous scrap prices declined again over the past week, with lower prices becoming more widespread among buyers in the country's two main markets, sources told Fastmarkets.But market participants believe prices are close to reaching a bottom, with some buyers having difficulty securing deals at lower prices."We continued to see low prices, but it seems that prices are reaching a minim...Read More
Silicon prices in the United States continued to rise, chasing earlier increases in other regions. The US price hit an all-time high for the fifth week in a row, although prices in Europe and China were flat to down in the week to Friday October 22.The US price moved sharply during the assessment week, with range widening to a $1.25-per-lb spread and a high end hit $5 per lb for a commodity that w...Read More
The seaborne manganese ore market strengthened further in the week to Friday October 22, with sentiment supported by price increases at Chinese ports so far this month that has improved demand despite a recent downward correction of silico-manganese prices.Prices at Chinese ports consolidated their increases, with suppliers citing tighter supply and financial losses they had incurred in the first...Read More
A decision by the European Union on the future of the bloc's scrap metal export trade, which is worth billions of euros per year, could come as early as December this year, the Bureau of International Recycling (BIR) conference in Brussels heard on Tuesday October 26.The recycling industry is facing tremendous challenges, panelists said. The EU has proposed restrictions on the export of "waste" ma...Read More
Flat steel import prices into the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia decreased or were unchanged during the week ended Tuesday October 26, with only one deal heard, sources told Fastmarkets.Offer prices decreased from India during the week, and Saudi Arabia also offered hot-rolled coil at reduced prices to the UAE."Everyone is in wait-and-see mode," one trader said. "With the Chinese futures ma...Read More
A summary of the operational results for Russia's largest steelmaker, Novolipetsk Steel (NLMK), which also has assets in Europe and the United States, for the third quarter (July-September) of 2021In brief?EUR? In the third quarter, NLMK's consolidated sales decreased by 4% compared with the second quarter, to 4.1 million tonnes amid steel output reductions at its Russian flat steel division.?EUR?...Read More
A decision by the European Union on the future of the bloc's scrap metal export trade, which is worth billions of euros per year, could come as early as December this year, the Bureau of International Recycling (BIR) conference in Brussels heard on Tuesday October 26.The recycling industry is facing tremendous challenges, panelists said. The EU has proposed restrictions on the export of "waste" ma...Read More
Rebar demand in China's domestic market strengthened on Tuesday October 26 amid good weather, though prices were unchanged with sellers coming under destocking pressure.Domestic Eastern China (Shanghai): 5,350-5,400 yuan ($838-846) per tonne, unchangedRebar consumption rates among end users strengthened during the day with most parts of China experiencing mild weather conditions. This improved dem...Read More
Chinese nickel products producer Lygend Mining has started trialing its second autoclave for mixed hydroxide precipitate (MHP) at its Halmahera Persada Lygend (HPAL) project in Indonesia, it said on Sunday October 24. The move is part of the project's first phase of operations, which has a target capacity of 36,000 tonnes of MHP. The first autoclave has been in production since May.A second phase,...Read More
Sentiment in China's import market for steel billet warmed on Tuesday October 26 following a more solid performance by ferrous futures markets and reports of better power supply in the east of the country.Physical rebar and billet prices remained flat in key Chinese local markets on Tuesday, while the most-traded January rebar futures contract on the Shanghai Futures Exchange (SHFE) closed at 4,91...Read More
Rio Tinto and Iceland-based carbon-capture company Carbfix will partner to implement a carbon-capturing storage facility at Rio Tinto's ISAL Aluminium plant in Iceland, according to a statement published on Tuesday October 26.Carbfix will use Rio Tinto land around the ISAL smelter for an onshore carbon mineral storage facility, which will store carbon emissions from the smelter as well as other so...Read More