Prices for imported steel billet and domestic rebar in the United Arab Emirates have gone down over the past week, while rebar import prices have remained stable, sources told Fastmarkets on Tuesday June 11.Domestic rebarThe demand for local rebar was weak, because the country has just finished observing the Islamic holy month of Ramadan.The observance of Ramadan in Muslim communities and countrie...Read More
The CIS export rebar and wire rod market was quiet in the week to Monday June 10 due to the Eid holidays, marking the end of the holy month of Ramadan, in the major sales outlets.Customers preferred to take a wait-and-see position, expecting prices to decrease in the near term following the softening of import scrap prices in Turkey at the end of last week. Indications of rebar offers from Ukraine...Read More
China's rebar prices rebounded on Tuesday June 11 after Beijing urged local governments to issue special bonds to support economic growth and maintain a reasonable level of liquidity in the market.Domestic Eastern China (Shanghai): 3,900-3,940 yuan ($563-569) per tonne, up 30-40 yuan per tonneNorthern China (Beijing): 3,800-3,860 yuan per tonne, widened upward by 20 yuan per tonneThe State Council...Read More
Seaborne iron ore prices soared on Tuesday June 11 in line with spikes in the futures prices amid bullishness triggered by more supply issues in Australia and economic stimulus in China.MB 62% Fe Iron Ore Index: $106.61 per tonne cfr Qingdao, up by $5.10 per tonne. MB 62% Fe Pilbara Blend Fines Index: $105.41 per tonne cfr Qingdao, up by $5.10 per tonne. MB 62% Fe Iron Ore Index-Low Alumina: $109....Read More
The Turkish deep-sea scrap import market was mostly quiet on Tuesday June 11 with the mills focused on making sales of finished steel, sources told Fastmarkets.The mills in Turkey booked three deep-sea cargoes from the United States over the weekend, taking advantage of falling prices.The prices on those cargoes sent the daily scrap indices down by around $11-12 per tonne at the beginning of the w...Read More
Prices for imported steel billet and domestic rebar in the United Arab Emirates have gone down over the past week, while rebar import prices have remained stable, sources told Fastmarkets on Tuesday June 11.Domestic rebarThe demand for local rebar was weak, because the country has just finished observing the Islamic holy month of Ramadan.The observance of Ramadan in Muslim communities and countrie...Read More
The export market for steel slab from the Commonwealth of Independent States was quiet in the first week of July, with some major producers preferring to hold back their offers due to the uncertain market conditions.Market participants expected competition with Brazilian suppliers to escalate in the coming weeks because the South American country's quota for imports into the United States was clos...Read More
China's rebar prices rebounded on Tuesday June 11 after Beijing urged local governments to issue special bonds to support economic growth and maintain a reasonable level of liquidity in the market.Domestic Eastern China (Shanghai): 3,900-3,940 yuan ($563-569) per tonne, up 30-40 yuan per tonneNorthern China (Beijing): 3,800-3,860 yuan per tonne, widened upward by 20 yuan per tonneThe State Council...Read More
Brazilian production of light vehicles increased by 29.9% year on year in May due to a recovery in domestic consumption.The country produced 275,700 units in May, up from 212,300 units a year earlier, according to figures released by national car association Anfavea late last week.The increase in production was mainly due to a continuing recovery in domestic market consumption, Anfavea said.....Read More
Eastern China's Shagang has lowered the list prices for its rebar and wire rod booked and shipped in mid-June. The mill is selling its HRB400 16-25mm rebar at 4,070 yuan ($588) per tonne over the June 11-20 period, down 180 yuan per tonne from its last...Read More
China's finished steel exports fell in May on both a year-on-year basis as well as when compared with the preceding month. The country shipped 5.74 million tonnes of finished steel abroad last month, down 16.5% from a year earlier, according preliminary Chinese customs data released on Monday June 10.Last month's exports are also...Read More
Domestic rebar prices in Brazil fell during May as leading steelmakers battle with new participants for market share amid low domestic demand, retreating from announced price increases.Fastmarkets' domestic rebar price assessment was 2,450-2,600 Reais per tonne delivered on June 7, down from 2,600-2,720 Reais per tonne a month prior. The bottom of the price range is at its lowest for this year.Lon...Read More
The duty-paid aluminium premium in Rotterdam edged higher on Tuesday June 11, supported by an uptick in demand. Sustained wide contango levels on nearby London Metal Exchange spreads motivated traders to hold on to metal, keeping premiums flat elsewhere. Duty-paid Rotterdam premium ticks higher, sentiment bullish US Midwest premium holds on steady fundamentals Premiums flat across Asia Brazil prem...Read More
A summary of base metals premiums from across the globe for the week to Tuesday June 11.Please click...Read More
Prices for flat steel products imported into the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia remained steady over the past week during the Eid al-Fitr holiday, which marked the end of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan, sources said on Tuesday June 11.The observance of Ramadan among Muslim communities typically results in shorter working days and reduced demand for materials. Ramadan began early in May a...Read More
Base metals on the London Metal Exchange mostly traded up during afternoon trading on Tuesday June 11 amid rumors that the United States Federal Reserve will cut interest rates as early as July 2019.This move should shore up central banks in a weakening global economy and support the equities markets that the metals seem to be following, which is facilitating price rises across the complex."The me...Read More
Here are five Fastmarkets MB stories you might have missed on Tuesday June 11 that are worth another look.Operations at the Nchanga copper smelter, the largest in Zambia by capacity, have been completely suspended during a dispute between the country's government and Indian company Vedanta, the majority owner of smelter operator Konkola Copper Mines, local media reported on Tuesday June 11. G...Read More
South32's decision to review the future of its manganese alloy assets comes as little surprise to fellow manganese alloy producers because they are likely to be considering similar options. The review, which could result in the divestment of the assets, reflects a wider predicament affecting alloy producers struggling with historically high ore prices and a subdued market for their own product. So...Read More
The London Metal Exchange has decided on a dispute over when the load-in, load-out (LILO) rule should have been activated, ruling in favor of warehouse company Istim. People familiar with the situation said that the warehousing firm had been found to have acted vigorously and without delay in its dealings with Glencore at its warehouses in Port Klang, Malaysia, following large cancellations of alu...Read More
Seaborne iron ore prices soared on Tuesday June 11 in line with spikes in the futures prices amid bullishness triggered by more supply issues in Australia and economic stimulus in China.MB 62% Fe Iron Ore Index: $106.61 per tonne cfr Qingdao, up by $5.10 per tonne. MB 62% Fe Pilbara Blend Fines Index: $105.41 per tonne cfr Qingdao, up by $5.10 per tonne. MB 62% Fe Iron Ore Index-Low Alumina: $109....Read More