Base Metal Stocks Articles

GLOBAL COPPER PREMIUMS TABLE

July 18, 2018 / Julian Luk

A summary ofcopper premiums from across the global for the week to Tuesday July 17. ...Read More

GLOBAL NICKEL PREMIUMS TABLE

July 18, 2018 / Metal Bulletin Editorial

A summary of nickel premiums from around the world for the week for Tuesday July 17....Read More

LIVE FUTURES REPORT 18/07: Comex copper returns to negative territory

July 18, 2018 / Dalton Barker

Comex copper prices were unable to hold in yesterday's tight trading range on the morning of Wednesday July 18, with a resurgent dollar again applying heavy selling pressure....Read More

NORTH AMERICAN MORNING BRIEF 18/07: Stronger dollar weighs on LME prices; Rusal exports recover; weekly base metals premiums

July 18, 2018 / Wei Jun Lau

The latest metals news and prices to start the North American day on Wednesday July 18. ...Read More

SHFE vs LME physical arbitrage 18/07: Copper, aluminium, zinc, nickel

July 18, 2018 / Karen Ng

The arbitrage for copper, aluminium, zinc and nickel imported into China on Wednesday July 18*...Read More

Brazilian flat steel sales up 37.8% in June amid delayed shipments, price increases

July 18, 2018 / Felipe Peroni

Brazilian flat steel sales increased by 37.8% year on year in June as the market was recovering from a strike of truck drivers that delayed shipments in the previous month. ...Read More

Brazilian long steel imports up 98% in June on surge from Turkey

July 18, 2018 / Felipe Peroni

Brazilian long steel imports increased by 97.99% year-on-year in June 2018, due to higher shipments from Turkey....Read More

EUROPE SECTIONS: Prices up after proposed feedstock price increase

July 18, 2018 / Carrie Bone

Prices for domestic hollow steel sections made in Europe went up this week after mills last week announced they would increase prices of hot-rolled coil, the base material for sections, sources told Metal Bulletin on Wednesday July 18....Read More

NORTHERN EUROPE REBAR: Price range widens upward ahead of EU safeguard measures

July 18, 2018 / Viral Shah

Prices for rebar produced and delivered in Northern Europe widened upward by ?,?20 per tonne over the past week amid tight supply and the imminent implementation of EU preliminary safeguard measures on steel imports, sources told Metal Bulletin on Wednesday July 18....Read More

TITANIUM SNAPSHOT: Spot alloy prices hold up despite summer lull; 0.5% tin scrap price ticks up

July 18, 2018 / Jon Stibbs

Key data from the Wednesday 18 July pricing session in Europe. ...Read More

MB NON-FERROUS PRICE CHANGES 18/07: Noble alloys & ores

July 18, 2018 / editorial@metalbulletin.com

The following Metal Bulletin noble alloys and ores prices changed on Wednesday July 18:...Read More

Brazilian pig iron export volumes down 35% in June

July 18, 2018 / Felipe Peroni

Pig iron export volumes from Brazil dropped by 35.22% year-on-year in June because of reduced demand from Mexico, according to figures released by the country's foreign trade ministry, MDIC, earlier this month....Read More

Brazilian iron ore expots to China up 3.64% on higher prices

July 18, 2018 / Felipe Peroni

Brazilian iron ore exports to China increased by 3.64% year-on-year in June, amid higher prices, according to figures released by the country's foreign trade ministry, MDIC....Read More

Tech Talk for Wednesday July 18th 2018

18/07/2018 / Staff reporter

U.S. equity index futures were lower this morning. S&P 500 futures were down 3 points in pre-opening trade. Index futures were virtually unchanged following release of the June Housing Start report at 8:30 AM EDT. Consensus was a slip to 1.32 million units from lower revised 1.337 million units in May. Actual was 1.173 million units.Google dropped $6.44 to $1206.64 after the European Union iss...Read More

Steelmaking Raw Materials Trade Log, July 18, 2018

July 18, 2018 / Staff reporter

The latest bids, offers and deals in the global markets for iron ore, pig iron, direct-reduced iron and other steelmaking raw materials. ...Read More

IRON ORE DAILY: Pilbara Blend fines trade at narrower discounts

July 18, 2018 / July Zhang

Seaborne iron ore prices rose modestly on Wednesday July 18 with several cargoes of Pilbara Blend fines traded at smaller discounts than earlier in the week....Read More

Rio Tinto revises 2018 target for Canadian iron ore operations

July 18, 2018 / July Zhang

Rio Tinto expects to see a further drop in its Canadian iron ore pellet and concentrate output this year, but is maintaining the guidance for its Australian iron ore and coking coal operations. Iron Ore Company of Canada Rio Tinto 58.7%-owned Iron Ore Company of Canada (IOC) sold 449,000 tonnes of pellets and concentrate in the three months to June, down 89% both from a year earlier (4.14 million...Read More

COKING COAL DAILY: Jingtang trades not helping bearish seaborne market

July 18, 2018 / Sophie Zhao

The seaborne coking coal spot market was mostly quiet on Wednesday July 18 amid bearish sentiment due to expectations of a further weakening of the Chinese yuan. ...Read More

Taiwan's ferrous scrap imports up 11% in May

July 18, 2018 / Paul Lim

Taiwan's ferrous scrap imports increased by 11% on the year in May, according to the territory's customs agency....Read More

LIVE FUTURES REPORT 18/07: Dollar strength unsettles LME base metals; copper, nickel prices down

July 18, 2018 / Hassan Butt

Base metals on the London Metal Exchange were mostly lower during morning trading on Wednesday July 18, impeded by a strong advance in the US dollar index amid persistent pressure from escalating global trade tensions. ...Read More

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