Base Metal Stocks Articles

DAILY STEEL SCRAP: Fresh US cargo raises prices by $5/tonne

October 26, 2021 / Staff reporter

Turkish steel mills continued to pay higher prices for deep-sea scrap, with news of a deal for US scrap from Friday pushing up prices on Monday October 25, market participants told Fastmarkets.A steel mill in the Iskenderun region booked a US cargo, comprising HMS 1&2 (80:20) at $510 per tonne and shredded at $530 per tonne cfr late on Friday October 22. The cargo composition,...Read More

Metalloinvest to build world's largest HBI facility

October 25, 2021 / Staff reporter

Russia's Metalloinvest plans to construct the world's biggest hot-briquetted iron (HBI) facility, to help speed up the transition to green steel production, the company said this week.Technology provider Midrex Technologies and engineering company Primetals will supply the new HBI Plant (HBI-4) at Lebedinsky GOK (LGOK), Metalloinvest said. The plant will be built at Gubkin in west Russia, and will...Read More

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: 5 key stories from October 22

October 25, 2021 / Staff reporter

Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Friday October 22 that are worth another look.Large volumes of steel billet position cargoes held by traders have been offered at lower prices to buyers in Southeast Asia in recent days amid China's continued price decline, sources told Fastmarkets.Vale...Read More

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: 5 key stories from October 22

October 25, 2021 / Staff reporter

Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Friday October 22 that are worth another look.Large volumes of steel billet position cargoes held by traders have been offered at lower prices to buyers in Southeast Asia in recent days amid China's continued price decline, sources told Fastmarkets.Vale...Read More

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: 5 key stories from October 22

October 25, 2021 / Staff reporter

Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Friday October 22 that are worth another look.Large volumes of steel billet position cargoes held by traders have been offered at lower prices to buyers in Southeast Asia in recent days amid China's continued price decline, sources told Fastmarkets.Vale...Read More

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: 5 key stories from October 22

October 25, 2021 / Staff reporter

Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Friday October 22 that are worth another look.Large volumes of steel billet position cargoes held by traders have been offered at lower prices to buyers in Southeast Asia in recent days amid China's continued price decline, sources told Fastmarkets.Vale...Read More

Tech Talk for Monday October 25th 2021

25/10/2021 / Staff reporter

U.S. equity index futures were higher this morning. S&P 400 futures were up 7 points in pre-opening trade.Bausch Health gained US$0.41 to $29.13 after receiving FDA approval for XipereRestaurant Brands International added $0.47 to Cdn$76.59 after reporting higher than consensus third quarter earnings. Alibaba slipped $0.40 to $174.00 after Truist lowered its target price from $260 to $230.Cela...Read More

Mexico's Ahmsa considers US Chapter 11 bankruptcy for thermal coal division

October 25, 2021 / Staff reporter

Mexico's Altos Hornos de M?(C)xico (Ahmsa) is considering seeking Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection for its Minera del Norte thermal coal subsidiary, after a Mexican commission canceled state supply contracts, the company said on Thursday October 21.Minera del Norte - also known as Minosa - is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Mexican steelmaker and has the capacity to produce 6.6 million tonnes per...Read More

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: 5 key stories from October 22

October 25, 2021 / Staff reporter

Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Friday October 22 that are worth another look.Large volumes of steel billet position cargoes held by traders have been offered at lower prices to buyers in Southeast Asia in recent days amid China's continued price decline, sources told Fastmarkets.Vale...Read More

Mexico's Ahmsa considers US Chapter 11 bankruptcy for thermal coal division

October 24, 2021 / Staff reporter

Mexico's Altos Hornos de M?(C)xico (Ahmsa) is considering seeking Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection for its Minera del Norte thermal coal subsidiary, after a Mexican commission canceled state supply contracts, the company said on Thursday October 21.Minera del Norte - also known as Minosa - is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Mexican steelmaker and has the capacity to produce 6.6 million tonnes per...Read More

Rio Tinto to invest $7.5 billion to meet its revised emission targets

October 24, 2021 / Staff reporter

Rio Tinto will invest $7.5 billion to reduce emissions and meet its carbon targets earlier than planned, the company announced on Wednesday September 20.Following more ambitious climate targets by governments, Rio Tinto is revising its emissions reduction targets. Its new target is to reduce its Scope 1 & 2 carbon emissions of the greenhouse gas (GHG) Protocol by 50% by 2030, more than triple...Read More

Metalloinvest to build world's largest HBI facility

October 24, 2021 / Staff reporter

Russia's Metalloinvest plans to construct the world's biggest hot-briquetted iron (HBI) facility, to help speed up the transition to green steel production, the company said this week.Technology provider Midrex Technologies and engineering company Primetals will supply the new HBI Plant (HBI-4) at Lebedinsky GOK (LGOK), Metalloinvest said. The plant will be built at Gubkin in west Russia, and will...Read More

Vale restarts Salobo copper mine ops after 18-day downtime

October 23, 2021 / Staff reporter

Vale has restarted a conveyor belt at its Salobo copper mine in Brazil following an 18-day stoppage due to a fire, the multi-metal producer said on Friday October 22.Activities at the site's processing plant resumed on Friday, and the company will subsequently ramp up copper concentrate output on Monday October 25.An estimated 8,000 tonnes of copper production was lost because of that downtime, Va...Read More

European trade groups warn about 'catastrophic impact' of Chinese magnesium shortage

October 23, 2021 / Staff reporter

European trade groups warned about the potentially "catastrophic impact" of a Chinese magnesium supply shortage on metals producers in the region, calling on the European Commission and national governments to take immediate action to mitigate the risks to industry.The groups - European Aluminium, European steel association Eurofer, European Automobile Manufacturers' Association, European metals a...Read More

MANGANESE SNAPSHOT: Portside ore price rises support seaborne market

October 23, 2021 / Staff reporter

Key data from Fastmarkets' pricing sessions in India, Europe, China and the United States on Friday October 22.China Higher port prices and the likelihood of fewer shipments arriving in the coming months supported buying sentiment in the seaborne manganese ore market. Portside low- and high-grade manganese ore markets extended their rallies amid firm sentiment among suppliers, but buying appetites...Read More

European trade groups warn about 'catastrophic impact' of Chinese magnesium shortage

October 23, 2021 / Staff reporter

European trade groups warned about the potentially "catastrophic impact" of a Chinese magnesium supply shortage on metals producers in the region, calling on the European Commission and national governments to take immediate action to mitigate the risks to industry.The groups - European Aluminium, European steel association Eurofer, European Automobile Manufacturers' Association, European metals a...Read More

ENERGY TRANSITION RAW MATERIALS 22/10: Battery-grade lithium spot prices continue to rally amid strength in domestic China and aggressive offers

October 23, 2021 / Staff reporter

An overview of the new energy materials markets and their price moves in the week to Friday October 22.Susan Zou, Yingchi Yang and...Read More

LIVE FUTURES 22/11: LME aluminium back at $2,800/t; copper, nickel continue to slide

October 23, 2021 / Staff reporter

London Metal Exchange base metals prices were mostly lower at the 5pm close on October 22, with investors looking to book profits from peaks reached earlier in the week. Aluminium's three-month price rolled back most of the gains made so far this month, with its closing price on Friday at 5pm, at $2,868 per tonne, being the lowest since October 6, with more than 37,000 lots traded. The metal...Read More

GLOBAL FERRO-SILICON SNAPSHOT: US supply squeeze forces prices to new heights

October 23, 2021 / Staff reporter

Key data from Fastmarkets' pricing sessions in China, Europe and the United States on Friday October 22. China ?EUR?The price of ferro silicon in China continued to narrow downward following a correction in a previous rally, with many market participants taking a wait-and-see attitude toward the market and an expected steel mill tender in late October. ?EUR?Overall supply was still tight, howeve...Read More

ENERGY TRANSITION RAW MATERIALS 22/10: Battery-grade lithium spot prices continue to rally amid strength in domestic China and aggressive offers

October 23, 2021 / Staff reporter

An overview of the new energy materials markets and their price moves in the week to Friday October 22.Susan Zou, Yingchi Yang and...Read More

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