The London Metal Exchange three-month tin price fell by 7% on Tuesday July 2, spanning an intraday range of $17,585-18,980 per tonne. Traders and analysts described the move as a technically-led retreat for the metal. Some 1,289 lots of material changed hands by the afternoon kerb on the same day; the most tin traded since June 2017, with an approximate market value of $113 million. This sharp sel...Read More
Cobalt prices came under pressure across the supply chain in June, facing weak seasonal demand while still finding a balance in light of upstream supply increases and changing Chinese consumption habits. Price moves In June, buyers returned to the hand-to-mouth style procurement seen in the first quarter, in anticipation of weaker prices materializing over the summer. As a result, prices came unde...Read More
Here are five Fastmarkets MB stories you might have missed on Tuesday July 2 that are worth another look.It has been more than half a year since the seaborne iron ore market got a new tool to manage the price risks associated with exposure to the high-grade segment. And judging by the performance of the Singapore Exchange's 65% Fe iron ore futures contract so far this year...Read More
Cobalt hydroxide payables came under continued pressure in June, hitting new lows for 2019, even as the underlying benchmark price for cobalt metal surrendered the gains made over April and May. The metal and intermediates markets have continued to move independently of one another amid a surplus and greater competition for sales of the latter, and weaker demand from the Chinese battery sector. "P...Read More
It has been over half a year since the seaborne iron ore market got itself a new tool to manage price risks associated with exposure to the high-grade segment.And going by the performance of the Singapore Exchange's (SGX) 65% Fe iron ore futures contract so far this year, it is serving its purpose.On average, more than a million tonnes worth of the contract have been traded every month since its D...Read More
The London Metal Exchange three-month tin price fell by 7% on Tuesday July 2, spanning an intraday range of $17,585-18,980 per tonne. Traders and analysts described the move as a technically-led retreat for the metal. Some 1,289 lots of material changed hands by the afternoon kerb on the same day; the most tin traded since June 2017, with an approximate market value of $113 million. This sharp sel...Read More
Seaborne iron ore prices continued to rise on Tuesday July 2, amid persistently tight supply and news about an easing of the restrictions on steel production in China.MB 62% Fe Iron Ore Index: $125.77 per tonne cfr China, up by $2.12 per tonneMB 62% Fe Iron Ore Index-Low Alumina: $126.24 per tonne cfr China, up by $0.48 per tonneMB 58% Fe Premium Index: $115.04 per tonne, up by $1.37 per tonneMB 6...Read More
The seaborne coking coal market softened further on Tuesday July 2, with offers continuing to fall while buyers kept to the sidelines to see how much more prices could fall.On the Global Coal trading platform, a cargo of unbranded materials was offered during the day at $186 per tonne fob Australia, and a shipment of branded materials, at $191 per tonne fob Australia. Both are August-laycan cargoe...Read More
Turkish steel mills continued their deep-sea purchases of scrap cargoes for August shipments, with prices rising further, sources said on Tuesday July 2.A steel mill in the Iskenderun region booked a Baltic Sea cargo late on July 1, comprising 29,000 tonnes of HMS 1&2 (80:20) at $297.50 per tonne and 6,000 tonnes of bonus at $307.50 per tonne cfr.The same mill booked a...Read More
The price paid for flat steel products imported in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Saudi Arabia increased over the past week, while demand for materials was limited, sources said on Tuesday July 2.The increase in price for steelmaking raw materials is one of the reasons for higher prices in the steel rebar market this week.Fastmarkets' daily index for Northern Europe-origin HMS 1&2 (80:20) was...Read More
Here are five Fastmarkets MB stories you might have missed on Tuesday July 2 that are worth another look.It has been more than half a year since the seaborne iron ore market got a new tool to manage the price risks associated with exposure to the high-grade segment. And judging by the performance of the Singapore Exchange's 65% Fe iron ore futures contract so far this year...Read More
A deal struck between the European Union and South America's Mercosur trading group will boost trade between the two blocs in non-ferrous metals and related products, Fastmarkets heard on Tuesday July 2.The agreement must now be ratified by both sides, but it is intended to phase out all EU duties charged on industrial goods, including metals and metal items, over a period of 10 years.In return, t...Read More
Tin futures prices came down by more than $1,200 per tonne in afternoon trading in London on Tuesday July 2, in what traders and analysts described as a technically-led retreat for the metal.At $17,600 per tonne, the London Metal Exchange's benchmark 3-month tin futures contract was down by 7.1% or $1,355 per tonne against the previous day's close."[A price of] $17,500 [per tonne] is the next psyc...Read More
Tin's three-month price on the London Metal Exchange was down by around 3% during morning trading on Tuesday July 2, with market participants pondering the metal's sudden decline against sizeable volumes traded. The flurry of selling activity in tin took place mostly overnight, with the metal reaching an intra-morning high of $18,980 per tonne at around 1:10am London time, before declining to curr...Read More
Optimism that the resumption of US-China trade talks meant a trade deal was once again on the agenda led to a relief rally in base metals prices in early trading on Monday July 1, but disappointing manufacturing purchasing managers' index (PMI) data across most regions has led to the gains being reversed.Manufacturing PMI data for Japan, China, Australia, Taiwan, South Korea, Mexico, the EU and JP...Read More
Base metals prices on the Shanghai Futures Exchange were all down during morning trading on Tuesday July 2, with a raft of disappointing manufacturing data out across China and Europe dampening the recent positivity stemming from the Group of 20 (G20) summit in Japan over the weekend.Investors have switched focus from the recent positive developments in the US-China trade war after the release of...Read More
Global crude steelmaking capacity could increase by 3.9-4.9% from 2018 to 2021 if current investment projects are all realized, the Organization for Economic Co-operation & Development (OECD) said in a paper published on Tuesday July 2.The OECD calculated that, if current and planned capacity-building projects are realized and there are no closures over the three-year period, the additions to glob...Read More
Prices for imported and domestic rebar in the United Arab Emirates have increased over the past seven days, but demand was still weak, sources said on Tuesday July 2.The reason for the higher prices for rebar was increases in the prices for raw materials.Fastmarkets' daily index for Northern Europe-origin HMS 1&2 (80:20) scrap was calculated at $292.09 per tonne cfr on July 1, compared with $273.8...Read More
Chinese cold rolled coil and hot-dipped galvanized coil (HDG) export prices rose during the week to Tuesday July 2 on bullish market sentiment following output cuts in China's steelmaking hub of Tangshan, while demand remained weak in multiple import markets.The price of Chinese CRC and HDG had tracked gains in the upstream Chinese hot-rolled coil market over the pricing week.Fastmarkets MB's dail...Read More
China's hot-rolled coil prices plunged on Tuesday July 2 after Tangshan's local government eased up on steelmaking restrictions in the region announced just a week earlier.DomesticEastern China (Shanghai): 3,920-3,930 yuan ($569-572) per tonne, down 80-90 yuan per tonneNorthern China (Tianjin): 3,880-3,890 yuan per tonne, down 40-50 yuan per tonneA futures trader in Shanghai said that many market...Read More