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
Treatment charges (TCs) on copper concentrates are marginally lower this week because of further aggressive bids from traders on third-quarter tonnages despite fresh spot supply from the Cobre Panama greenfield project.Fastmarkets' Asia-Pacific TC/RC index dropped to $52.4 per tonne/5.24 cents per lb on Friday June 28, its lowest since the index was launched in June 2013. It was $53.5 per tonne/5....Read More
Chinese imports of manganese ore soared to a record high in May after comparatively low prices for ore and strength in domestic alloy markets in late February and early March led to increased bookings for cargoes loaded in March and April.China imported 3.36 million tonnes of manganese ore in May, up by 46.3% from 2.29 million tonnes in the prior month, according to official, but unconfirmed, data...Read More
An overview of the battery raw materials markets and their latest price moves.Read More
ERG partially restarted production of cobalt metal at Chambishi in Zambia earlier this month. It is understood that the new production is fed by hydroxide produced at ERG's Metalkol Roan Tailings & Reclamation (RTR) project in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). RTR started production late last year, with output in the process of increasing to 14,000 tonnes per year of cobalt in the form of...Read More
Treatment charges (TCs) on copper concentrates are marginally lower this week because of further aggressive bids from traders on third-quarter tonnages despite fresh spot supply from the Cobre Panama greenfield project.Fastmarkets' Asia-Pacific TC/RC index dropped to $52.4 per tonne/5.24 cents per lb on Friday June 28, its lowest since the index was launched in June 2013. It was $53.5 per tonne/5....Read More
Global ferrous scrap prices ended the downtrend during the working week from Monday June 24 to Friday June 28, with Turkish mills returning to the market for August shipment deep-sea cargoes, bringing a positive sentiment to the market. Turkish import prices increase sharply on resumed buyingUS export markets remain weak with sales from West CoastCheaper Japanese scrap to limit US imports into Asi...Read More
The UK light iron inter-merchant spot market has been relatively stable amid some widening in price assessments while suppliers and consumers jockey for position in their estimates for the outcome of July monthly settlement talks due to start next week, sources told Fastmarkets on Friday June 28.Fastmarkets' weekly price assessment for UK grade-5C ferrous scrap on an inter-merchant basis was ?80-...Read More
The first day of the Group of 20 (G20) summit in Japan gets underway on Friday June 28. With world leaders gathering at the event, and a few notable meetings scheduled on the sidelines, market participants will be keeping a close eye on any developments.The London Metal Exchange three-month base metals prices were weaker on Friday morning and it is worth noting that the strongest performer this we...Read More
An overview of the battery raw materials markets and their latest price moves.Read More
ERG partially restarted production of cobalt metal at Chambishi in Zambia earlier this month. It is understood that the new production is fed by hydroxide produced at ERG's Metalkol Roan Tailings & Reclamation (RTR) project in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). RTR started production late last year, with output in the process of increasing to 14,000 tonnes per year of cobalt in the form of...Read More
Australian spodumene miner Galaxy Resources has delayed one shipment of 15,000 tonnes of lithium spodumene previously planned for the second quarter from its Mount Cattlin nameplate operation in Western Australia, it said on Wednesday June 26. Although further details were not disclosed by the company, falling lithium prices and delays on production expansion by some converters in China, who typic...Read More
Coated flat steel prices in Turkey decreased over the week ended on Friday June 28, with demand reportedly weak in both the local and export markets.Export demand had initially improved after the United States decided on May 17 to reduce its tariffs on Turkish steel imports to 25% from 50%, but then declined again because of Turkish producers' high prices.Domestic pricesDemand in the country's loc...Read More
Hot-rolled and cold-rolled coil prices in Turkey moved down over the past week due to the summer slowdown and reduced end-user consumption, sources told Fastmarkets on Friday June 28.Domestic pricesFastmarkets' weekly price assessment for Turkish domestic HRC was $500-510 per tonne ex-works on Friday, compared with $500-520 per tonne ex-works a week earlier.Turkish mills have been offering th...Read More
China's hot-rolled coil exporters capitalized on higher prices on Friday June 28 amid stability in the domestic market.DomesticEastern China (Shanghai): 3,920-3,940 yuan ($570-573) per tonne, narrowing from 3,900-3,950 yuan per tonneNorthern China (Tianjin): 3,850-3,860 yuan per tonne, up 10 yuan per tonneTrading activity picked up a bit in Shanghai after prices fell a bit from the high end compar...Read More
Domestic rebar prices in Poland have been largely unchanged over the past week supported by good demand, sources told Fastmarkets on Friday June 28.Fastmarkets' weekly price assessment for domestic 12mm B500B-grade rebar in Poland was 2,000-2,100 zloty ($534-561) per tonne ex-works on June 28, compared with 2,000-2,110 zloty per tonne ex-works a week earlier.The assessment reflects the deals...Read More
China's rebar market maintained its upward momentum on Friday June 28 amid rising futures, though spot demand fell gradually. Domestic Eastern China (Shanghai): 3,960-4,000 yuan ($577-583) per tonne, up 20 yuan per tonneNorthern China (Beijing): 3,850-3,880 yuan per tonne, up 40-50 yuan per tonneRebar futures rose during the day with traders engaging in speculation amid bullish sentiment attribute...Read More
The possibility of new restrictions in major steelmaking regions in China will likely give long steel prices in the country - which have been trending upward since hitting a price floor a week ago - a further boost in July.Industry sources are increasingly concerned over whether two other major rebar production regions - the provinces of Jiangsu and Shandong - will introduce output curbs to improv...Read More
Global ferrous scrap prices ended the downtrend during the working week from Monday June 24 to Friday June 28, with Turkish mills returning to the market for August shipment deep-sea cargoes, bringing a positive sentiment to the market. Turkish import prices increase sharply on resumed buyingUS export markets remain weak with sales from West CoastCheaper Japanese scrap to limit US imports into Asi...Read More