The price of shredded ferrous scrap imported into India fell further this week, reflecting continued poor demand, sources told Fastmarkets.Fastmarkets' weekly index for containerized imports of shredded scrap into India fell to $318.38 per tonne cfr Nhava Sheva on Friday June 14 from $324 per tonne cfr Nhava Sheva on June 7. This is the third consecutive week-on-week drop. There were no deals hear...Read More
The UK ferrous scrap market for deliveries to domestic consumers in June has settled at prices unchanged from the previous month, with export prices holding up high enough to support the British market, trade sources told Fastmarkets on Friday June 14.The UK market has seen enough demand for material to be imported into Turkey from Europe to resist attempts by British consumers to negotiate a dome...Read More
Turkish deep-sea scrap import prices continued to fall at the end of the week amid growing supplies, sources said on Friday June 14.Steel mills in Turkey booked a number of deep-sea cargoes of HMS 1&2 (80:20) earlier in the week at around $292-293 per tonne cfr. On Friday, however, a steel mill in the Izmir region booked a Baltic Sea cargo out of Russia, comprising HMS 1&2 (80:20) a...Read More
The queue for aluminium at London Metal Exchange-approved warehouses at Port Klang, Malaysia, operated by Istim, edged down to 109 days at the end of May, according to the latest LME data.This is slightly down from the 113-day queue at the end of April, the LME said on June 10, but it is significantly lower than the 229-day queue registered at the end of February.Queues for copper,...Read More
Eastern China's hot-rolled coil prices weakened further on Friday June 14, with rising inventory levels putting pressure on sellers.DomesticEastern China (Shanghai): 3,800-3,810 yuan ($549-550) per tonne, down 20 yuan per tonneNorthern China (Tianjin): 3,780-3,790 yuan per tonne, unchangedThe domestic market remained inactive despite sellers making price cuts.A Tianjin-based trader pointed out tha...Read More
Seaborne coking coal prices were largely stable on Friday June 14 following a series of transactions a day earlier.A transaction involving a cargo of premium mid-vol hard coking coal was heard to be under negotiation at around $201-203 per tonne cfr China. There was no word of the transaction being concluded at the time of writing."The price sounds too high for the current market but the seller is...Read More
China's domestic rebar market resumed its downtrend on Friday June 14 on declining futures, with prices expected to fall further on mills' higher steel output. Domestic Eastern China (Shanghai): 3,870-3,900 yuan ($559-563) per tonne, down 10-20 yuan per tonneNorthern China (Beijing): 3,780-3,830 yuan per tonne, down 10 yuan per tonneWhile rebar futures moved upward in the first half of the day, th...Read More
Nickel's three-month price on the London Metal Exchange was higher during morning trading on Friday June 14, climbing by just under 1% while the rest of the complex edged lower. The metal's futures price has improved throughout the week, but has failed to break above $12,000 per tonne. Supporting the uptrend however, LME nickel stocks continue to drift lower at 163,122 tonnes on Friday, their lowe...Read More
Key data from the June 14 pricing session in London Key drivers- Cobalt prices continue to drift lower, with sellers open to cheaper bids to achieve sales early in what is expected to be a quiet few months for buying. Demand is slow and potential buyers are happy to hold out for expected lower prices in the coming weeks. Some sources have reported receiving minimum call-offs...Read More
An overview of the minor metals markets and the reasons for any price moves.Read More
The following Fastmarkets minor metals prices changed on Friday June 14:Minor metalsBismuth MB China domestic, yuan/tonne: 41,500-43,500 yuan per tonne from 40,500-42,000 yuanChromium MB free market alumino-thermic, $/tonne: $7,580-7,850 per tonne from $7,750-7,950Cobalt...Read More
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Three-month base metals prices on the London Metal Exchange were mixed so far on Friday June 14, reflecting deteriorating sentiment in broader risk markets amid the recent uptick in tensions in the Middle East and while global trade tensions overhang.Military officials from the United States have released a video of what they say shows Iran's Revolutionary Guard removing an unexploded limpet mine...Read More
European stainless steel prices have been largely stable this week despite coming under pressure from a number of market factors, with mills seeming determined to avoid any erosion of their production margins, sources told Fastmarkets on Friday June 14.Fastmarkets assessed the price of grade-304 cold-rolled (CR) stainless steel sheets at ?,?2,190-2,250 ($2,472-2,539) per tonne delivered in Norther...Read More
Copper's three-month price on the London Metal Exchange consolidated at the close of trading on Thursday June 13, improving from an intraday low of $5,811.50 per tonne and closing marginally higher despite fresh inflows totaling more than 37,000 tonnes.News of strike action at Chilean state-owned copper producer Codelco's Chuqicamata mine helped to improve copper's three-month price over the day,...Read More
Workers in unions 1, 2 and 3 of Codelco's Chuquicamata copper mine have rejected the company's most recent contract offer and plan to go on strike from Friday June 14, Codelco said on Wednesday June 12.The strike is to begin during the first work shift on Friday after workers expressed their dissatisfaction with a 1.2% salary rise and a one-time benefits package - worth around $20,000 - without an...Read More
Employees at the Chuquicamata division of Codelco plan to go on strike from tomorrow, Friday June 14, after union-to-management talks broke down, the three workers' trade unions said on Thursday June 13.The members of the three workers' trade unions unanimously decided to begin industrial action on Friday after Codelco's latest offer failed to meet workers' expectations over medical expenses and p...Read More
Brazilian primary aluminium production declined for the 17th consecutive month on an annual basis during April 2019, data from national industry association Abal showed on Wednesday June 12.The aluminium industry in the country is preparing for the Albras smelter to return to full capacity and is preparing to discuss its import quota for the second half of the year.Primary aluminium production in...Read More
After China's spot tungsten concentrate price fell below a level widely considered to be the break-even point for most producers in the country, many in the market had expected the price to bottom out.But the price has defied this expectation and continues on a downward trend, most recently reaching its lowest since July 2017. Some in the market are pointing to an abundance of supply as the reason...Read More
Vietnam's tungsten miner Masan Resources has hired former Amalgamated Metals Corporation (AMC) trader William Parry-Jones, the company told Fastmarkets on Thursday June 13.Parry-Jones has joined the company this month as its manager for tungsten raw materials and has relocated to Hanoi from London after almost eight...Read More