Swiss trading firm SiderAlloys has hired Matteo Chareun this month as manager of its commercial division, Chareun told Fastmarkets.Prior to this role, Chareun spent seven years as commercial division manager at Swiss trading house Euromet SA, a position in which he...Read More
Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Monday September 27 that are worth another look.Brazil's Usiminas is halting its No2 blast furnace at Ipatinga for another 90-150 days after an incident on Friday, the flat steel producer said on Monday September 27.For aluminium market participants...Read More
Seaborne coking coal cfr prices decreased on Monday September 27 due to market participants' expectations of lower demand in the coming months.Fastmarkets indicesPremium hard coking coal, cfr Jingtang: $594.56 per tonne, down $6.26 per tonneHard coking coal, cfr Jingtang: $529.82 per tonne, down $45.41 per tonnePremium hard coking coal, fob DBCT: $406.07 per tonne, up $0.08 per tonneHard coking co...Read More
Spot zinc concentrate processing charges fell in the second half of September, with Chinese smelters stocking up for winter production and power curbs expected to limit smelting operations until early October.Fastmarkets assessed the zinc spot concentrate treatment charge, cif China at $75-88 per tonne on Friday September 24, narrowing downward by $4 from $75-92 per tonne two weeks prior. Prime br...Read More
Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Friday September 24 that are worth another look.Demand for steel, especially for flat products, in China could be hit by power supply constraints caused by the drive to reduce energy consumption and sustained coal shortages.Nyrstar,...Read More
Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Friday September 24 that are worth another look.Demand for steel, especially for flat products, in China could be hit by power supply constraints caused by the drive to reduce energy consumption and sustained coal shortages.Nyrstar,...Read More
Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Friday September 24 that are worth another look.Demand for steel, especially for flat products, in China could be hit by power supply constraints caused by the drive to reduce energy consumption and sustained coal shortages.Nyrstar,...Read More
Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Friday September 24 that are worth another look.Demand for steel, especially for flat products, in China could be hit by power supply constraints caused by the drive to reduce energy consumption and sustained coal shortages.Nyrstar,...Read More
Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Friday September 24 that are worth another look.Demand for steel, especially for flat products, in China could be hit by power supply constraints caused by the drive to reduce energy consumption and sustained coal shortages.Nyrstar,...Read More
Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Friday September 24 that are worth another look.Demand for steel, especially for flat products, in China could be hit by power supply constraints caused by the drive to reduce energy consumption and sustained coal shortages.Nyrstar,...Read More
Base metals prices were mainly lower on the London Metal Exchange and mixed on the Shanghai Futures Exchange on Monday September 27, while the broader markets looked more positive.* Higher oil prices are adding to inflationary concerns...* ...US 10-year treasuries yields rise to levels not seen since JulyBase metalsThree-month base metals prices on the LME were mainly weaker this morning, with the...Read More
U.S. equity index futures were lower this morning. S&P 500 futures were down 15 points in pre-opening trade.Index futures were virtually unchanged following release of the August Durable Goods Orders report at 8:30 AM EDT. Consensus was an increase of 0.7% versus an upwardly revised 0.5% in July. Actual was an increase of 1.8. Excluding transportation orders, consensus was an increase of 0.5%...Read More
Zinc producers in China's southwestern province of Yunnan should be able to fully resume their operations by mid-June, sources said.Yunnan will remove its power restrictions by the end of June that have stunted local zinc output, the provincial energy bureau said.A few zinc smelters in Yunnan have already resumed production, however, sources that spoke to Fastmarkets said.Production capa...Read More
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
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
Turkish alloy steelmaker ??emtas has started production at its new stabilizer line for supplying steel to commercial vehicle producer Man, ??emtas said on Tuesday September 21.Located in Bursa, ??emtas has a crude-steel production...Read More
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
The impact of China's new "Two High" energy and emissions policy is likely to continue in the iron ore market into the first quarter of 2022, sources told Fastmarkets this week.Sentiment for the coming six months has turned increasingly bearish since the guidelines, coupled with winter production restrictions, were announced in September. New guidance on 'Two-High' projectsThe "Two-High" poli...Read More
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
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