Light iron scrap prices in the UK were unchanged on Friday August 17 for a third consecutive week despite a fall in export prices for shredded scrap and the settlement of monthly deliveries to domestic consumers for August....Read More
Comex copper prices edged up on Friday morning in the US, with the base metals complex benefiting from a weaker dollar....Read More
An overview of the battery raw materials markets and their price moves from the past week.Read More
Chinese domestic spot battery-grade lithium carbonate prices have fallen on thin buying activity and lower prices, while lithium hydroxide prices have temporarily stabilized this week, while seaborne, European and US lithium carbonate prices moved down.Battery-grade lithium carbonate prices continue their downtrend while downstream consumers are waiting for the market to hit the bottom due to the...Read More
The trade log for battery-grade lithium carbonate in China including trades, bids and offers reported to Metal Bulletin.Unless otherwise stated, all prices are per tonne on an ex-works China basis. Delivered prices are netted back.Metal Bulletin pricesClick here for Metal Bulletin's price assessment for lithium carbonate min 99.5% Li2CO3 battery grade, spot price range, ex-works China, yuan per to...Read More
Sentiment in Turkey's flat steel market improved after the Turkish lira regained some value towards the end of the week, sources told Metal Bulletin on Friday August 17....Read More
Prices for coated steel coil products in Turkey were stable in the week ended Friday August 17, while sentiment was improving after the Turkish lira started to regain value toward the end the week after dipping earlier in August. ...Read More
China's hot-rolled coil prices rose on Friday August 17 following news that Tangshan will start its winter production limits from September 1 onward....Read More
Metal Bulletin reviews the major stories that have affected the steel market over the past week....Read More
Metal Bulletin will not publish certain price assessments for steel and ferrous scrap products in the Middle East and Turkey during the period August 20-24, 2018, because of the religious Eid al-Adha public holidays.The following prices will not be published during that period. Normal publishing schedules will be resumed in the week beginning Monday August 27.Egypt semi-finished and long steel- Eg...Read More
Domestic prices for rebar in Poland have been steady over the past week due to the seasonal market slowdown, sources told Metal Bulletin on Friday August 17....Read More
The global scrap markets were significantly affected by the political tensions between the United States and Turkey during the working week from Monday August 13 to Friday August 17, and by the collapse in Turkish import prices at the end of the week....Read More
Prices for containerized shredded scrap imported into India fell by more than $10 per tonne this week due to the crisis in Turkey having a knock-on effect, sources told Metal Bulletin on Friday August 17....Read More
No new bookings were heard in the United States pig iron market this week for material from Brazil or from the Commonwealth of Independent States....Read More
Indian local secondary billet prices rose this week by at least 1,700 rupees ($24) per tonne because of rising demand and a limited supply of semi-finished steel products, Metal Bulletin heard on Friday August 17....Read More
The CIS export billet market was quiet on Friday August 17 amid tumbling billet export prices from Turkey....Read More
China's domestic rebar prices moved up on Friday August 17 following higher billet and futures prices. ...Read More
Base prices for both flat and long stainless steel products in Europe were assessed unchanged for the tenth consecutive week on Friday August 17....Read More
The global scrap markets were significantly affected by the political tensions between the United States and Turkey during the working week from Monday August 13 to Friday August 17, and by the collapse in Turkish import prices at the end of the week....Read More
An overview of the battery raw materials markets and their price moves from the past week.Read More