Base Metal Stocks Articles

BHP settles $50m US class action complaint over Samarco dam failure

August 10, 2018 / Viral Shah

BHP has settled a class action complaint in the United States in relation to the Samarco dam failure in Brazil that took place in 2015, the miner said on Thursday August 9....Read More

Venezuela's HBI price falls on weak scrap market

August 10, 2018 / Marina Shulga

The export price for hot-briquetted iron (HBI) from Venezuela fell on Friday August 10 following a scrap price drop worldwide....Read More

Pig iron export price from Brazil set to fall on high output, low uptake

August 10, 2018 / Marina Shulga

The pig iron export price from Brazil may soon go down due to higher production and a weak market in the United States, sources told Metal Bulletin on Friday August 10....Read More

EUROPE ALLOY STEEL SCRAP: Austenitic prices edge up on nickel cost in slow trading

August 10, 2018 / Ross Yeo

Austenitic alloy scrap prices in Europe and the UK edged higher in Metal Bulletin's assessments on Friday August 10 on firmer nickel costs....Read More

UK SCRAP: Light iron market stable amid August settlements

August 10, 2018 / Declan Conway

The UK light iron scrap market held steady this week, with inter-merchant prices unchanged for the second week in a row amid reports of monthly delivery contracts to domestic consumers being settled at prices around ?15 per tonne lower than in July....Read More

NORTH AMERICAN MORNING BRIEF 10/08: Smuggled antimony seized; LME prices lower on dollar; SHFE lead stocks climb

August 10, 2018 / Alice Mason

The latest metal markets news and price moves to start the North American day on Friday August 10. ...Read More

EUROPEAN MORNING BRIEF 10/08: China threatens import taxes on US copper concentrate; Lithium-ion battery boom; US wire rod prices steady

August 10, 2018 / Anna Xu

Good morning from Metal Bulletin's offices in Asia as we bring you the latest news and pricing stories on Friday August 10.Good morning from Metal Bulletin's offices in Asia as we bring you the latest news and pricing stories on Friday August 10.Base metals prices on the Shanghai Futures Exchange were broadly lower during morning trading on Friday August 10 amid a stronger dollar and ongoing trade...Read More

STEEL WEEK IN BRIEF: Trump doubles tariffs for Turkey, US sanctions on Iran to hit steel exports

August 10, 2018 / Viral Shah

Metal Bulletin reviews the major stories that have affected the steel market over the past week....Read More

NON-FERROUS WEEK IN BRIEF 10/08: China tariffs; LME warehousing update; antimony seized in crack-down; ferro-molybdenum prices fall 3%

August 10, 2018 / Alice Mason

Metal Bulletin rounds up some of the key news and price moves across the global metal markets this week....Read More

LIVE FUTURES REPORT 10/08: LME base metals buffeted by soaring dollar; aluminium price resists

August 10, 2018 / Hassan Butt

The prices of base metals on the London Metal Exchange were mostly lower at the close of trading on Friday August 10, with most metals erasing their midweek surge after the dollar rocketed to its highest level in over a year. ...Read More

NON-FERROUS WEEK IN BRIEF 10/08: China tariffs; LME warehousing update; antimony seized in crack-down; ferro-molybdenum prices fall 3%

August 10, 2018 / Alice Mason

Metal Bulletin rounds up some of the key news and price moves across the global metal markets this week....Read More

LIVE FUTURES REPORT 10/08: Comex copper price erases gains on dollar surge

August 10, 2018 / Dalton Barker

Comex copper prices staggered lower on Friday August 10, after hitting a one-week high yesterday, amid a surging dollar and continued worries over US trade policy. ...Read More

WEEKLY SCRAP WRAP: Prices fall as Turkish, Taiwanese weakness damps sentiment

August 10, 2018 / Nat Rudarakanchana

Global scrap prices have declined in key regions from the levels they showed a week ago, with the weakening Turkish lira damping sentiment in what is the world's largest scrap import market.Taiwanese import and US export prices followed those in Turkey, with prices in the two regions tumbling. And fresh trade actions announced by the United States on Friday August 10 could further destabilize the...Read More

INDIA IMPORT SCRAP: Prices decline but market remains weak

August 10, 2018 / Maria Tanatar

Prices for containerized shredded scrap imported into India have decreased in deals reported over the past week, sources told Metal Bulletin on Friday August 10....Read More

LIVE FUTURES REPORT 10/08: LME base metals buffeted by soaring dollar; aluminium price resists

August 10, 2018 / Hassan Butt

The prices of base metals on the London Metal Exchange were mostly lower at the close of trading on Friday August 10, with most metals erasing their midweek surge after the dollar rocketed to its highest level in over a year. ...Read More

BATTERY RAW MATERIALS MARKET REPORT 10/08: Chinese lithium hydroxide prices drop almost 6%; cobalt prices dip

August 10, 2018 / Charlotte Radford

An overview of the battery raw materials markets and their price moves from the past week.Read More

NON-FERROUS WEEK IN BRIEF 10/08: China tariffs; LME warehousing update; antimony seized in crack-down; ferro-molybdenum prices fall 3%

August 10, 2018 / Alice Mason

Metal Bulletin rounds up some of the key news and price moves across the global metal markets this week....Read More

CHINA ALI SUMMIT: Chinese bauxite deficit could lead to higher domestic alumina prices

August 10, 2018 / Hui Li

Chinese alumina prices could rise due to declining domestic bauxite quality, with refineries turning to seaborne markets to supplement raw material supply, delegates heard at the China Aluminium Industry Summit in Harbin on August 7-10. ...Read More

Donald Trump doubles Section 232 tariffs for Turkish steel

August 10, 2018 / Cem Turken

United States president Donald Trump said on Friday August 10 that he has authorized higher tariffs on imports from Turkey, imposing a 20% duty on aluminum and 50% duty on steel.The announcement via Twitter came as tensions between the two countries over the detention of US evangelical pastor Andrew Brunson escalated."I have just authorized a doubling of tariffs on steel and aluminium with re...Read More

LIVE FUTURES REPORT 10/08: Comex copper price erases gains on dollar surge

August 10, 2018 / Dalton Barker

Comex copper prices staggered lower on Friday August 10, after hitting a one-week high yesterday, amid a surging dollar and continued worries over US trade policy. ...Read More

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