Here are five Fastmarkets MB stories you might have missed on Friday December 20 that are worth another look.The spot main Japanese port (MJP) aluminium premium is likely to remain under pressure next year due to growing supply and weak demand amid a decline in global automobile sales, market participants told Fastmarkets. Evraz Vanadium has elected to partner with Mica Group, naming the Chin...Read More
AM InvestCo, the consortium led by ArcelorMittal, has signed a non-binding agreement with the government-appointed commissioners of Italian plant Ilva, ArcelorMittal said on Friday December 20.The agreement "forms a basis to continue negotiations on a new industrial plan for Ilva, including discussions on a substantial equity investment by a government-controlled entity", the company said.The new...Read More
Here are five Fastmarkets MB stories you might have missed on Friday December 20 that are worth another look.The spot main Japanese port (MJP) aluminium premium is likely to remain under pressure next year due to growing supply and weak demand amid a decline in global automobile sales, market participants told Fastmarkets. Evraz Vanadium has elected to partner with Mica Group, naming the Chin...Read More
Here are five Fastmarkets MB stories you might have missed on Friday December 20 that are worth another look.The spot main Japanese port (MJP) aluminium premium is likely to remain under pressure next year due to growing supply and weak demand amid a decline in global automobile sales, market participants told Fastmarkets. Evraz Vanadium has elected to partner with Mica Group, naming the Chin...Read More
U.S. equity index futures were higher this morning. S&P 500 futures were up 6 points in pre-opening trade. Index futures were virtually unchanged following release of November Durable Goods Orders at 8:30 AM EST. Consensus was an increase of 1.5% versus a gain of 0.5% in October. Actual was. Excluding Transportation Orders, consensus for November Durable Goods Orders was an increase of 0.2% ve...Read More
AM InvestCo, the consortium led by ArcelorMittal, has signed a non-binding agreement with the government-appointed commissioners of Italian plant Ilva, ArcelorMittal said on Friday December 20.The agreement "forms a basis to continue negotiations on a new industrial plan for Ilva, including discussions on a substantial equity investment by a government-controlled entity", the company said.The new...Read More
Brazilian apparent steel consumption dropped by 2.1% year on year in November, as an increase in long-steel demand was not enough to offset a quick decline reported for flat-rolled products, national steelmakers' association Instituto A??o Brasil said on Thursday December 19.Steel consumption totaled 1.72 million tonnes during November, down from 1.76 million tonnes a year before.Flat-steel use wa...Read More
Steel demand in North Africa is projected to grow by around 3% in the coming year to 23.5 million tonnes, delegates were told at Fastmarkets' Middle East Iron & Steel Conference in Dubai on December 9-11.Ramy Saleh, the chief business development officer at Egypt's El Marakby Steel cited gross domestic product and population growth as the main drivers of steel demand in the region, which, accordin...Read More
A string of long-term deals for cobalt hydroxide show that bullish forecasts for cobalt consumption from the electric vehicle (EV) sector are coming into play. Glencore will supply battery manufacturer SK Innovation with up to 30,000 tonnes of cobalt contained in hydroxide over six years, it said last week - a deal worth about $1 billion in today's market. And other deals also point...Read More
If you are a producer or consumer, or are active in the physical markets, then you had better be aware of a new set of regulations that will make it all the more important for you to choose the right logistics partner from next year.The International Maritime Organization (IMO) has ruled that from January 1, 2020, the marine sector will have to reduce sulfur emissions by more than 80% by switching...Read More
Most major aluminium producers agree that tackling the carbon intensity of the smelting process is one of the biggest challenges facing their industry. What they cannot agree on is how to deal with the situation, as a lively panel hosted by Fastmarkets during LME Week at the end of October showed. Aluminium smelting is an energy-intensive business and the market is starting to differentiate b...Read More
Aluminium billet premiums remained under pressure in the week ended Friday December 20 despite low liquidity ahead of the holiday break. Market conditions aggressive in SpainUS premium holds at all-time lowBrazilian market uneventfulThailand premium steadyVery low bids in Europe not taken seriouslyThe billet premium in Germany fell on Friday to a record low since Fastmarkets began pricing it in 20...Read More
Base metals on the London Metal Exchange broadly closed down in the afternoon on Friday December 20, once more capped by a stronger US dollar index, trading up 0.29% at 97.69 this afternoon, ignoring better-than-expected economic indicators from China.China's CB Leading index, an economic leading indicator intended to forecast future economic activity, was up three percentage points month on month...Read More
An overview of the battery raw materials markets and their latest price moves.Read More
An overview of the battery raw materials markets and their latest price moves.Read More
Evraz Vanadium has elected to partner with Mica Group, naming the Chinese trading company the exclusive sales agent for Evraz ferro-vanadium into the Chinese market.The Mica Group will serve as the sole channel for sales of both ferro-vanadium 50% and ferro-vanadium 80% grades from the Russian vanadium producer to the Chinese market, effective January 1, 2020."Instead of selling our ferro-vanadium...Read More
Fastmarkets' copper concentrates treatment and refining charges (TC/RC) index rose for the second straight week on Friday December 20, with the spot market firming slightly after cargoes from Dongying Fangyuan and some other smelters were diverted, leading to higher availability.The spot copper concentrates TC/RC index, cif Asia Pacific, was at $51.80 per tonne/5.18 cents per lb on December 20, up...Read More
Key data from the pricing sessions in Europe, Asia and the United States for the week ending Friday December 20. China Seaborne prices of both grades of manganese ore in China rose despite limited market activity, underpinned by improved sentiment stemming from rising portside ore prices in recent weeks. The Chinese domestic portside ore prices of both grades continued higher. Many ore traders rai...Read More
An overview of the minor metals markets and their latest price moves.Read More
An overview of the battery raw materials markets and their latest price moves.Read More