The ferro-silicon markets in Europe and the United States were stable over the week ended on Friday June 7.United States Liquidity in the market indicated that prices had not moved over the week. Sentiment in the market was weakening, which will translate into lower trade prices, sources said.Key quote"There have been few spot transactions this...Read More
Turkish deep-sea scrap import prices have gone down sharply, which was expected after the mills in the country failed to sell finished long steel products to the United States, sources told Fastmarkets on Monday June 10.Two steel mills in Turkey booked three US cargoes over the weekend.A steel mill in the Iskenderun region booked a US cargo on June 8, comprising 12,500 tonnes of HMS 1&2 (90:10) at...Read More
Turkish domestic scrap prices have inched upward over the past week because of the recent uptick in imported scrap prices, sources said on Monday June 10.Three steel mills in the Izmir region increased their buy prices for auto bundle scrap due to the rising cost of imported material.Long steel mill Habas increased its buy price for auto bundle scrap to TRY1,715 ($294) per tonne delivered,...Read More
The development plans in place at Russian nickel producer Nornickel will not be adversely affected by the resignation last year of major shareholder Oleg Deripaska, according to company president Vladimir Potanin.Russian news agency Tass reported Potanin's comments, made on Thursday June 6 on the sidelines of the St Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF).Potanin and Deripaska had battled...Read More
Global risk sentiment improved on Monday June 10 after the United States reached a last-minute trade deal with Mexico over the weekend, averting the imposition of a 5% tariff on all Mexican goods entering the US.The positive trade development has paved the way for the London Metal Exchange three-month base metals prices to recover higher this morning as investors' appetite for risk assets returns....Read More
Fastmarkets - a leading source of pricing information for the global commodity markets - announces that it has been selected by the London Metal Exchange (LME) as its partner to develop the lithium price benchmark. This global strategic partnership will develop a definitive roadmap aimed at providing a pricing mechanism for lithium that can be utilized throughout the supply chain and will support...Read More
The export market for hot-rolled coil and cold-rolled coil from the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) remained quiet on Monday June 10, with activity yet to pick up after Eid al Fitr celebrations in key destinations.Fastmarkets' weekly price assessment for HRC exports from the CIS was $475-490 per tonne fob Black Sea on June 10, narrowing upward from $470-490 per tonne fob a week...Read More
A further weakening of China's domestic hot-rolled coil prices on Monday June 10 led overseas buyers to bid lower for the product, resulting in sparse trading.DomesticEastern China (Shanghai): 3,810-3,830 yuan ($551-554) per tonne, down 20-30 yuan per tonneNorthern China (Tianjin): 3,740-3,750 yuan per tonne, down 50 yuan per tonnePrices continued to drop during the day amid losses in the futures...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
Brazilian import volumes of both flat and long steel products increased in May 2019 amid increased shipments from China and Turkey.Imports of flat steel products rose by 11.64% in May, compared with the corresponding month last year, to 129,759 tonnes from 116,235 tonnes, according to figures from the Brazilian economy ministry.Flat steel imports in South America...Read More
The onset of the monsoon season in India has forced a major steelmaker to offload rebar to Singapore at prices below those offered by competitors from Turkey.The weekly Fastmarkets MB import price assessment for rebar in Southeast Asia - which mainly looks at cargoes sold into Singapore on a theoretical-weight basis - was $486-487 per tonne cfr for the week to Monday June 10, down $9-13 per tonne...Read More
China's rebar prices continued to fall on Monday June 10 in both the domestic and export markets amid declining futures and intensifying pressure to sell. Domestic Eastern China (Shanghai): 3,870-3,900 yuan ($560-564) per tonne, down 20-30 yuan per tonneNorthern China (Beijing): 3,800-3,840 yuan per tonne, down 40-50 yuan per tonneA price drop in the billet market over the weekend, coupled falling...Read More
Turkish deep-sea scrap import prices have gone down sharply, which was expected after the mills in the country failed to sell finished long steel products to the United States, sources told Fastmarkets on Monday June 10.Two steel mills in Turkey booked three US cargoes over the weekend.A steel mill in the Iskenderun region booked a US cargo on June 8, comprising 12,500 tonnes of HMS 1&2 (90:10) at...Read More
Turkish domestic scrap prices have inched upward over the past week because of the recent uptick in imported scrap prices, sources said on Monday June 10.Three steel mills in the Izmir region increased their buy prices for auto bundle scrap due to the rising cost of imported material.Long steel mill Habas increased its buy price for auto bundle scrap to TRY1,715 ($294) per tonne delivered,...Read More
Seaborne iron ore prices edged up on Monday June 10 amid positive buying activity and gains in the futures markets.MB 62% Fe Iron Ore Index: $101.51 per tonne cfr Qingdao, up $0.91 per tonne. MB 62% Fe Pilbara Blend Fines Index: $100.31 per tonne cfr Qingdao, up $0.91 per tonne. MB 62% Fe Iron Ore Index-Low Alumina: $105.20 per tonne cfr Qingdao, up $1.16 per tonne. MB 58% Fe Premium Index: $92.61...Read More
The CIS export billet market was quiet in the first week of June with most potential customers on holidays, Fastmarkets heard on Monday June 10.But negative sentiment was spreading after the decline in import scrap prices in Turkey late last week, as well as the lack of interest among customers."Mills expected demand to pick up after [the post-Ramadan] holidays in the...Read More
Steel slab import prices in Asia fell slightly over the past week because of a slowdown in parts of Southeast Asia related to the end of Ramadan, while activity in East Asia was limited by weakness in the downstream hot-rolled coil market.Market participants in the key Southeast Asian import market of Indonesia were away on June 3-7 due the Eid al-Fitr public holiday to mark the end of the Is...Read More
China's rebar prices continued to fall on Monday June 10 in both the domestic and export markets amid declining futures and intensifying pressure to sell. Domestic Eastern China (Shanghai): 3,870-3,900 yuan ($560-564) per tonne, down 20-30 yuan per tonneNorthern China (Beijing): 3,800-3,840 yuan per tonne, down 40-50 yuan per tonneA price drop in the billet market over the weekend, coupled falling...Read More
Russian steelmaker Metalloinvest will build a terminal for the transfer of hot-briquetted iron (HBI) and iron ore pellets at the port of Ust-Luga, the largest and deepest port on the Baltic Sea, in response to growing demand.Ust-Luga lies west of St Petersburg, on the southern shore of the Gulf of Finland, close to the Russian border with Estonia."Metalloinvest aims to satisfy the growing global d...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