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IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: 5 key stories from October 1

October 04, 2021 / Staff reporter

Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Friday October 1 that are worth another look.Tata Steel officially separated its operations in the United Kingdom and the Netherlands on Friday October 1 after an agreement was reached a day earlier, the company said.Since mid-September, a swathe of...Read More

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: 5 key stories from October 1

October 04, 2021 / Staff reporter

Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Friday October 1 that are worth another look.Tata Steel officially separated its operations in the United Kingdom and the Netherlands on Friday October 1 after an agreement was reached a day earlier, the company said.Since mid-September, a swathe of...Read More

Tata Steel splits UK and Netherlands businesses

October 04, 2021 / Staff reporter

Tata Steel officially separated its operations in the United Kingdom and the Netherlands on Friday October 1 after an agreement was reached a day earlier, the company said.Under the new structure, Tata Steel Europe will no longer exist as an operational organization; Tata Steel Netherlands and Tata Steel UK will operate as two independent companies.Tata Steel started national-level consultations t...Read More

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: 5 key stories from October 1

October 04, 2021 / Staff reporter

Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Friday October 1 that are worth another look.Tata Steel officially separated its operations in the United Kingdom and the Netherlands on Friday October 1 after an agreement was reached a day earlier, the company said.Since mid-September, a swathe of...Read More

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: 5 key stories from October 1

October 04, 2021 / Staff reporter

Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Friday October 1 that are worth another look.Tata Steel officially separated its operations in the United Kingdom and the Netherlands on Friday October 1 after an agreement was reached a day earlier, the company said.Since mid-September, a swathe of...Read More

Tech Talk for Monday October 4th 2021

04/10/2021 / Staff reporter

U.S. equity index futures were lower this morning. S&P 500 futures were down 13 points in pre-opening trade. Tesla added $20.03 to $795.25 after reporting higher than consensus quarterly production and revenues.Incyte slipped $0.33 to $67.98 after Truist lowered its target price from $120 to %95.Deere eased $1.20 to $341.00 after JP Morgan lowered its target price from $346.00 to $297.00MMM dr...Read More

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: 5 key stories from October 1

October 04, 2021 / Staff reporter

Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Friday October 1 that are worth another look.Tata Steel officially separated its operations in the United Kingdom and the Netherlands on Friday October 1 after an agreement was reached a day earlier, the company said.Since mid-September, a swathe of...Read More

EU steelmakers will exhaust emissions budget 15 years early without new tech, report says

October 03, 2021 / Staff reporter

European steel companies must scale up their decarbonization technologies within the coming decade or risk exhausting their allocated emissions allowances early, according to a report released on Tuesday September 14.The report, "Steeling for Net Zero," by climate researcher Industry Tracker, found that selected European steel companies have less than 26% of their carbon budget remaining and must...Read More

RESEARCH: HDG, tinplate contract prices set for big hike

October 03, 2021 / Staff reporter

The latest forecasts from Fastmarkets' team of analysts is ready to view.As we approach the end of the first half of 2021, steel markets in Europe and the United States continue to heat up. This six-month period is largely unprecedented, with both steel prices and steelmakers' margins hitting a number of new record highs throughout.The rally is likely nearing its end, however, with global steel ou...Read More

RESEARCH: Bullish factors could underpin US HRC prices into Q3 2021

October 03, 2021 / Staff reporter

The latest forecasts from Fastmarkets' team of analysts are ready to view.This month's key North American steel forecast highlights:?EUR?  US sheet prices hit record highs again in May, with upward momentum persisting into June. Actual US hot-rolled coil prices averaged $1,553 per ton in May, largely in line with our forecast of $1,540 per ton. Prices remain supported by strong underlying sup...Read More

HOTTER ON METALS: Triland move from ring a blow to LME

October 03, 2021 / Staff reporter

If any member was going to leave the London Metal Exchange ring trading floor, the exchange was probably hoping it wouldn't be Triland Metals Ltd.The company, a wholly owned subsidiary of Japanese conglomerate Mitsubishi, is one of the exchange's longest serving Category 1 members, having joined in 1972 after being founded in the prior year. Having a unit of Japan's largest trading company as a ri...Read More

COMMENT: Plunging iron ore prices, Evergrande and the global steel supply chain

October 03, 2021 / Staff reporter

The collapse of the iron ore market and market turbulence over Chinese property developer Evergrande Group are adding to the economic woes caused by the Delta variant of Covid-19 for much of this year.It is hard to find bright sparks in the months ahead for the ferrous supply chain, which has been buffeted repeatedly in a short span of few months, starting with Chinese Premier Li Keqiang's comment...Read More

RESEARCH: Ferro-alloy prices to maintain momentum into June, through H2 2021

October 03, 2021 / Staff reporter

The latest forecasts from Fastmarkets' team of analysts are ready to view.Bulk ferro-alloy prices have shown impressive gains again this month, with ferro-silicon, silicon metal and manganese alloy prices all making significant increases. Noble alloy markets also enjoyed upward momentum, with both vanadium and molybdenum prices rising sharply.Recovering demand from steelmakers globally, together w...Read More

Tata Steel splits UK and Netherlands businesses

October 03, 2021 / Staff reporter

Tata Steel officially separated its operations in the United Kingdom and the Netherlands on Friday October 1 after an agreement was reached a day earlier, the company said.Under the new structure, Tata Steel Europe will no longer exist as an operational organization; Tata Steel Netherlands and Tata Steel UK will operate as two independent companies.Tata Steel started national-level consultations t...Read More

HOTTER ON METALS: Might the LME ring be about to lose a member?

October 03, 2021 / Staff reporter

Eight of the nine Category 1 members of the London Metal Exchange have indicated their support for continuing to trade official lunchtime prices in the open-outcry ring.Does this mean that one company does not support ring trading? And could one of the exchange's members be preparing to leave the trading floor?The exchange revealed on Monday August 9 that it had majority support for the ring, in a...Read More

RESEARCH: US HRC prices to remain well above long-term averages in 2022

October 03, 2021 / Staff reporter

The latest forecasts from Fastmarkets' team of analysts are ready to view.This month's key North American steel forecast highlights:US prices for hot-rolled coil moved in line with our forecasts in August, averaging $1,910 per ton, within 1% accuracy of our forecast of $1,925 per ton. The market has achieved much-needed stability in recent weeks, with prices fluctuating in the range of $1,900-1,94...Read More

RESEARCH: Ferro-alloy prices forecast to maintain momentum through Q3 2021

October 03, 2021 / Staff reporter

The latest forecasts from Fastmarkets' team of analysts are ready to view.This month's key ferro-alloy forecast highlights:Bulk and noble alloys both moved largely in line with our price forecasts globally over the past month, though several markets surprised to the upside, exceeding our forecast gains. Stronger-than-forecast pricing momentum was primarily triggered by supply shortages in numerous...Read More

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: 5 key stories from September 29

October 03, 2021 / Staff reporter

Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Wednesday September 29 that are worth another look....Read More

Suspension of Vale's Mariana iron ore complex partially revoked

October 03, 2021 / Staff reporter

The suspension of activity in the vicinity of the Xingu dam in Vale's Mariana iron ore complex has been partially revoked, allowing the associated railway to resume activities, the Brazilian company said on Thursday September 30.The Regional Labor Superintendence (SRT) had issued an order to partly reverse the suspension of operations to allow the resumption of transportation along the Vit??ria-Mi...Read More

RESEARCH: Ferro-alloy prices forecast to remain elevated through Q2 2021 on supply shortfall and rising demand

October 03, 2021 / Staff reporter

The latest forecasts from Fastmarkets' team of analysts are ready to view.This month's key ferro-alloy forecast highlights:?EUR?  Impressive advances in ore and alloy prices persisted in March, with most markets posting significant price gains. Strengthening demand from steelmakers along with supply shortages and depleted inventories in numerous markets, as well as freight and transportation...Read More

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