The United States will continue its anti-dumping and countervailing duty investigations into imports of pre-stressed concrete steel wire strand from 14 countries and the island of Taiwan, according to an announcement by the US International Trade Commission (ITC)."The United States International Trade Commission... determined that there is a reasonable indication that a US industry is materia...Read More
Both domestic and imported steel beam prices in the United States were unchanged in May on persistent lower demand. Fastmarkets' monthly price assessment for steel beams 8 x 8-inch, fob mill US held at $35.25 per hundredweight ($705 per short ton) on Thursday May 28; the price fell to that level on April 30 after remaining at $36.50 per cwt since January 30.Fastmarkets' monthly price assessment fo...Read More
ArcelorMittal plans to restart production at its mill in Bosnia, while Italy's AFV Beltrame puts one plant on pause and Acciai Terni Speciali cuts output in the week ended Friday May 29.ArcelorMittal restarted operations in the hot zone at its Zenica plant in Bosnia this week, and plans to re-open the rolling mills in June.The company also said that its Omarska mine near Prijedor, which supplies t...Read More
The Turkish steel producers resumed their deep-sea scrap purchases after the post-Ramadan holiday break with prices going up, while demand in Asia was also firm during the working week ended Friday May 29.Turkish steel mills booked six deep-sea cargoes at higher pricesUS exporters are working to fill sales from both West and East CoastsImport scrap prices in Vietnam rise, outlook unclearTight supp...Read More
The market for pig iron in the United States improved during the week ended Friday May 29, with suppliers bullish amid continued demand and higher prices in China.Fastmarkets' price assessment for pig iron, import, cfr Gulf of Mexico, US was $310-312 per tonne on Friday, up from $305-310 per tonne a week before. "Our next deals will be at a higher level [than the previous purchase a...Read More
The price of shredded ferrous scrap imported into India in containers moved up on Friday May 29, on growing interest from mills returning to the market for the first time since the Covid-19 lockdown, sources told Fastmarkets.Fastmarkets calculated the steel scrap, shredded, index, import, cfr Nhava Sheva, India, at $275.21 per tonne on Friday, up from $266.67 per tonne a week earlier. Many market...Read More
Slab export prices in Brazil increased in the week to Friday May 29, with multiple deals and negotiations taking place in Asia.Fastmarkets assessed the price for steel slab export, fob main port Brazil at $345-355 per tonne on Friday, up by $5-10 from $335-350 per tonne the previous week.Demand for Brazilian slab has increased in Asia, with one deal concluded for 40,000 tonnes to China and another...Read More
Prices in Southeast Asia's steel billet market tumbled over the past week due to weaker demand from Chinese importers, sources said. Market participants attributed the reduction in Chinese demand to the weaker-than-expected economic stimulus announced at the country's recent annual parliamentary meeting, while adverse weather conditions are weighing on domestic rebar demand in eastern China, a maj...Read More
China's domestic rebar prices continued to rise slightly on Friday May 29, following the strength in the iron ore market. Domestic Eastern China (Shanghai): 3,530-3,560 yuan ($493-498) per tonne, up by 20 yuan per tonneNorthern China (Beijing) - weekly assessment: 3,600-3,630 yuan per tonne, up by 30-50 yuan per tonneFastmarkets' calculation for the index of iron ore 62% Fe fines, cfr Qingdao was...Read More
Key data from the pricing sessions in Asia, Europe and the United States for the session ending Friday May 29.China UG2 chrome ore prices rose for a fourth consecutive week - deals at higher prices were reported, reflecting attempts to restock among ferro-chrome producers with low on-hand inventories. Domestic spot ferro-chrome prices stabilized - sentiment further strengthened after Taiyuan Iro...Read More
Key data from the pricing sessions in Asia, Europe and the United States for the session ending Friday May 29.China Domestic prices continued to rise, propelled higher by supply tightness. Market sentiment also improved after many steel mills set their June tender prices for ferro-silicon at 5,900-6,000 yuan ($824-838) per tonne for cargoes...Read More
The latest forecasts from Fastmarkets' team of analysts is ready to view.US demand shrinksDemand projections call for a continued retreat in US electric-resistance welded (ERW) line pipe and oil country tubular goods (OCTG) consumption as drill rigs and the number of wells drilled per rig are cut. Project demand in the large-diameter line pipe market is also shrinking with deferred or canceled pro...Read More
The latest forecasts from Fastmarkets' team of analysts is ready to view.US demand shrinksDemand projections call for a continued retreat in US electric-resistance welded (ERW) line pipe and oil country tubular goods (OCTG) consumption as drill rigs and the number of wells drilled per rig are cut. Project demand in the large-diameter line pipe market is also shrinking with deferred or canceled pro...Read More
Brazilian crude steel production dropped by 39% year on year in April, according to figures released by national steel association A??o Brasil early this week.Output totaled 1.81 million tonnes, down from 2.97 million tonnes in April 2019.At least a dozen blast furnaces in the country are currently halted due to weak demand amid the Covid-19 pandemic.Finished steel output reached 1.23 million tonn...Read More
Fastmarkets is proposing to amend the specifications of cobalt hydroxide prices in order to reference a threshold for maximum iron content.Following an initial discussion with market participants, Fastmarkets is proposing to tighten the chemical specifications of the cobalt hydroxide payable indicator, min 30% Co, cif China, % payable of Fastmarkets' standard-grade cobalt price (low end) and the c...Read More
The latest forecasts from Fastmarkets' team of analysts is ready to view.US demand shrinksDemand projections call for a continued retreat in US electric-resistance welded (ERW) line pipe and oil country tubular goods (OCTG) consumption as drill rigs and the number of wells drilled per rig are cut. Project demand in the large-diameter line pipe market is also shrinking with deferred or canceled pro...Read More
After a consultation period, Fastmarkets has amended the specifications of its price assessments for battery-grade lithium carbonate and hydroxide to better reflect emerging norms in battery-grade chemistry.The changes will take effect on June 1, 2020.The amendments to the specifications of the price of the lithium carbonate 99.5% Li2CO3 min, battery grade, spot price range exw domestic China, yua...Read More
Domestic prices for hot-rolled coil in Northern Europe went down day on day on Friday May 29 due to poor demand.Fastmarkets' daily steel hot-rolled coil index, domestic, exw Northern Europe, was ?,?400.71 ($442.31) per tonne on Friday, down by ?,?6.17 per tonne day on day from ?,?406.88 per tonne ex-works on Thursday.Friday's index was calculated based on deals and "workable" prices heard at ?,?39...Read More
The three-month price of zinc on the London Metal Exchange rose by 2.50% during trading on Friday May 29 to close at $1,988 per tonne.The zinc price reached a high of $1,992 per tonne on Friday, but failed to breach the $2,000-per-tonne mark despite a turnover of 9,867 lots.LME zinc stocks have declined to 101,350 tonnes after an outflow of 1,900 tonnes and fresh cancellations of 750 tonnes on Fri...Read More
Seaborne iron ore prices increased rapidly on Friday May 29 on growing concerns over supplies from Brazil. Fastmarkets iron ore indices 62% Fe fines, cfr Qingdao: $102.39 per tonne, up $5.30 per tonne. 62% Fe low-alumina fines, cfr Qingdao: $105 per tonne, up $6.11 per tonne. 58% Fe fines high-grade premium, cfr Qingdao: $87.30 per tonne, up $1.76 per tonne. 65% Fe Brazil-origi...Read More