The latest forecasts from Fastmarkets' team of analysts are ready to view.US prices continue to hold Seamless oil country tubular goods (OCTG) and line pipe prices remained unchanged for the third straight month in June, and we expect them to remain stable through the summer before edging higher on the back of a measured rise in drilling rates.The lack of price movement in recent months does not i...Read More
Prices for hollow steel sections in Europe continued to move down on Wednesday June 17, with feedstock prices continuing to fall ahead of the imminent renewal of the EU's import quotas, sources told Fastmarkets.Fastmarkets' price assessment for steel sections (medium), domestic, delivered Northern Europe, was ?,?540-560($610-633) per tonne on Wednesday, down from ?,?550-560 per tonne a week e...Read More
Sales of passenger cars in Europe tumbled by 52.26% year on year in May 2020, marking the fifth consecutive month of decline.New car sales in Europe totaled 581,161 vehicles in May 2020, down from 1,217,259 units sold in the corresponding month of 2019, the European Automotive Manufacturers Association (ACEA) said on Wednesday June...Read More
Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Wednesday June 17 that are worth another look.The European Commission (EC) has outlined plans to regulate access of foreign investors in the single market of the European Union, the commission said on its website on June 17.European Aluminium has called on the European Commission (EC) to address the distorting effects of foreign subsidies...Read More
Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Wednesday June 17 that are worth another look.The European Commission (EC) has outlined plans to regulate access of foreign investors in the single market of the European Union, the commission said on its website on June 17.European Aluminium has called on the European Commission (EC) to address the distorting effects of foreign subsidies...Read More
The latest forecasts from Fastmarkets' team of analysts are ready to view.US prices continue to hold Seamless oil country tubular goods (OCTG) and line pipe prices remained unchanged for the third straight month in June, and we expect them to remain stable through the summer before edging higher on the back of a measured rise in drilling rates.The lack of price movement in recent months does not i...Read More
Prices for hollow steel sections in Europe continued to move down on Wednesday June 17, with feedstock prices continuing to fall ahead of the imminent renewal of the EU's import quotas, sources told Fastmarkets.Fastmarkets' price assessment for steel sections (medium), domestic, delivered Northern Europe, was ?,?540-560($610-633) per tonne on Wednesday, down from ?,?550-560 per tonne a week e...Read More
The three-month nickel price was the worst-performing LME base metal at the close of trading on Wednesday June 17, with a 1.3% downturn, while a steady climb in zinc futures saw it overcome nearby resistance. Nickel's outright price on the London Metal Exchange closed at $12,871 per tonne on Wednesday afternoon, with selling pressure seeing it fall from an intraday high of $13,045 per tonne,...Read More
Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Wednesday June 17 that are worth another look.The European Commission (EC) has outlined plans to regulate access of foreign investors in the single market of the European Union, the commission said on its website on June 17.European Aluminium has called on the European Commission (EC) to address the distorting effects of foreign subsidies...Read More
BHP has appointed David Lamont as its new chief financial officer effective December 1, 2020, ahead of the departure of the current CFO Peter Beaven, the company announced on Wednesday June 17.Currently Lamont is the CFO of the Australia Stock Exchange-listed biotech company CSL, a position he has held since January 2016.Read More
At 5,500 meters above sea level, a team of four from a major Chinese zinc smelter was driving up a snowy mountain in the summer of 2018, on their way to the country's largest known zinc-lead deposit - the Huoshaoyun deposit southwest of Hotan County in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region.But the field trip came to an abrupt end when the team was just two hours away from the site. "We...Read More
The three-month nickel price was the worst-performing LME base metal at the close of trading on Wednesday June 17, with a 1.3% downturn, while a steady climb in zinc futures saw it overcome nearby resistance. Nickel's outright price on the London Metal Exchange closed at $12,871 per tonne on Wednesday afternoon, with selling pressure seeing it fall from an intraday high of $13,045 per tonne,...Read More
A summary of London Metal Exchange warrant premiums from across the globe for the week to Wednesday June 17.Please click...Read More
Seaborne iron ore prices weakened on Wednesday June 17 amid concerns over the demand outlook for steel products.Fastmarkets iron ore indices 62% Fe fines, cfr Qingdao: $104.09 per tonne, down $0.76 per tonne. 62% Fe low-alumina fines, cfr Qingdao: $106.43 per tonne, down $1.37 per tonne. 58% Fe fines high-grade premium, cfr Qingdao: $92.78 per tonne, down $1.23 per tonne. 65% Fe Brazil-o...Read More
The latest forecasts from Fastmarkets' team of analysts are ready to view.Aluminium: Demand outlook revisedWe are not surprised to see aluminium prices retreat from last week's high after flagging up in recent reports that they had become overbought. 'Sell-the-rally' traders will be targeting the April high now, down at $1,534 per tonne. This week we have reviewed our aluminium demand forecasts fo...Read More
The latest forecasts from Fastmarkets' team of analysts are ready to view.US prices continue to hold Seamless oil country tubular goods (OCTG) and line pipe prices remained unchanged for the third straight month in June, and we expect them to remain stable through the summer before edging higher on the back of a measured rise in drilling rates.The lack of price movement in recent months does not i...Read More
The price for steel H-beams in Europe moved down Wednesday June 17, after feedstock costs in the region were settled lower than expected, sources told Fastmarkets.Fastmarkets' weekly price assessment for steel beams, domestic, delivered Northern Europe, was ?,?520-550 ($587-621) per tonne on Wednesday, down from ?,?530-550 per tonne a week earlier."The [beam] price is slightly lower this week due...Read More
A summary of London Metal Exchange warrant premiums from across the globe for the week to Wednesday June 17.Please click...Read More
Global tin premiums were broadly static in the fortnight to Tuesday June 16, with a narrowing import arbitrage window for shipment into China doing little to sway weak demand conditions, and forward spreads continue to deter business elsewhere. Shanghai buying appetite reduces amid narrowed arbitrage. US premiums remain flat but weakening demand, widening backwardation expected to hit premiu...Read More
European Aluminium has called on the European Commission (EC) to address the distorting effects of foreign subsidies in the European Union (EU) single market and said the region's aluminium industry is buckling under the pressure of subsidized excess capacity from China.The EC can help create a level playing field for the industry in Europe and must rapidly translate the ambitions of its recently...Read More