Base Metal Stocks Articles

IRON ORE PRICES: Benchmark index falls further as futures drop

March 12, 2018 / Deepali Sharma

Seaborne iron ore prices fell further on Monday March 12 following a sharp drop in the futures market. Metal Bulletin's 62% Fe Iron Ore Index Today: $69.93 per tonne cfr Qingdao Daily change: down by $0.16 per tonne Month-to-date average: $74.99 per tonne Metal...Read More

COKING COAL DAILY: Premium products come under pressure

March 12, 2018 / Deepali Sharma

The gap between prices for premium hard coking coal and second-tier materials has narrowed by $20 per tonne over the past week, with the top-tier segment experiencing further weakness on Monday March 12.A bid was made for cargo of premium hard coking coal at $214 per tonne fob Australia while offers for such materials have fallen to about $225 per tonne fob Australia, market participants told Meta...Read More

Steelmaking Raw Materials Trade Log, March 12, 2018

March 12, 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. Latest transaction: iron oreIron oreBeijing Iron Ore Trading Center (Corex) , 15,000 tonnes of 61.23%...Read More

LIVE FUTURES REPORT 12/03: Comex copper starts week in negative territory

March 12, 2018 / Dalton Barker

Comex copper prices came under selling pressure on the morning of Monday March 12 in the United States, with markets awaiting to assess the impact of import tariffs that President Donald Trump will sign into law within the next fortnight.Copper for May settlement on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange dipped by 0.95 cents or 0.3% to $3.1265 per lb. "While further selling pressur...Read More

LIVE FUTURES REPORT 12/03: LME base metals dip after unexpected Friday rally

March 12, 2018 / Alice Mason

Base metals prices on the London Metal Exchange dipped slightly during morning trading on Monday March 12 while looking to consolidate Friday's rally.The three-month copper price was down 1% recently below $6,900 per tonne following a 10,000-tonne delivery into LME-listed warehouses in New Orleans."The extent of Friday's rally caught the market unawares and so the current correction is healthy but...Read More

Liquidity falls further in iron ore market

March 12, 2018 / July Zhang

Physical iron ore prices continued to weaken amid limited liquidity on Monday March 12.Key driversChina's ferrous futures experienced a fourth day of across-the-board losses in comparison with the preceding day's settlement prices, with the benchmark iron ore contract shedding 2.6% of its value.The weathervane billet price in Tangshan also fell 40 yuan ($6.30) per tonne late in the afternoon.North...Read More

Low rhenium prices spur fall in recycling volumes

March 12, 2018 / Tanya Ashreena

Historically low rhenium prices are leading to a decline in the amount of recycled material coming into the market, with several recycling facilities having closed or reduced production.Metal Bulletin's assessed rhenium pellet prices at $623-658 per lb on March 2, down from $700-750 last month and from highs of $4,600-4,850 per lb 10 years ago. Catalyst-grade ammonium perrhenate (AP...Read More

GLOBAL SILICON WRAP: Chinese silicon price stable on high raw material costs; European prices steady

March 12, 2018 / Susan Zou

Chinese silicon export prices have been stable due to high raw materials costs and limited output during dry season though market participants are wary of a headwind on low buying interest, while European prices were steady on a hesitant market sentiment.The Chinese grade 553 silicon export price stood at $2,010-2,050 per tonne on Friday March 9, unchanged from one week ago. Since the start of Dec...Read More

METALS MORNING VIEW 12/03: Metals consolidate Friday's rebound gains

March 12, 2018 / William Adams

Base metals traded on the London Metal Exchange are once again weaker across the board this morning, Monday March 12, with prices off by an average of 0.4%. Losses are fairly tightly grouped between 0.2% and 0.7%, with the three-month copper price down by 0.4% at $6,930 per tonne.Volume has been average with 8,181 lots traded as of 07.17am London time. Today's weakness follows strong rebounds last...Read More

EUROPEAN MORNING BRIEF 12/03: Nickel leads SHFE base metals higher; US non-ferrous scrap exports decline in Jan; US Ali market on edge after tariff

March 12, 2018 / Anna Xu

Good morning from Metal Bulletin's offices in Shanghai as we bring you the latest news and pricing stories on Monday March 12.Base metals traded on the Shanghai Futures Exchange were up across the board during Asian morning trading on Monday, with nickel leading the pack higher.The most-traded July nickel contract on the SHFE stood at 104,530 yuan ($16,508) per tonne as of 02.48am London time, up...Read More

PRICING NOTICE: Correction to EU grade-304 stainless steel raw materials index

March 12, 2018 / Viral Shah

Metal Bulletin has corrected the price assessment for its EU domestic stainless Steel grade-304 raw materials index, which was published incorrectly on Monday February 26, due to a data input error.Metal Bulletin's weekly raw materials index for Europe-origin grade-304 stainless steel should have been published as $1,527.51 per tonne on Monday February 26, but a data input error meant the index wa...Read More

Ilva and the Italian flat steel market - poised for a change?

March 12, 2018 / Marina Maliushkina

For a number of years problems at Ilva, the largest steelworks in Europe, have been casting shadow over the performance of the whole Italian steel industry. Will an acquisition of Ilva by a consortium led by ArcelorMittal, now in its final stage, be a game changer for the market?Following multiple reports of environmental and health problems caused by the Taranto plant, in 2013 Ilva was placed und...Read More

Ilva and the Italian flat steel market - poised for a change?

March 12, 2018 / Marina Maliushkina

For a number of years problems at Ilva, the largest steelworks in Europe, have been casting shadow over the performance of the whole Italian steel industry. Will an acquisition of Ilva by a consortium led by ArcelorMittal, now in its final stage, be a game changer for the market?Following multiple reports of environmental and health problems caused by the Taranto plant, in 2013 Ilva was placed und...Read More

Ilva and the Italian flat steel market - poised for a change?

March 12, 2018 / Marina Maliushkina

For a number of years problems at Ilva, the largest steelworks in Europe, have been casting shadow over the performance of the whole Italian steel industry. Will an acquisition of Ilva by a consortium led by ArcelorMittal, now in its final stage, be a game changer for the market?Following multiple reports of environmental and health problems caused by the Taranto plant, in 2013 Ilva was placed und...Read More

Ilva and the Italian flat steel market - poised for a change?

March 12, 2018 / Marina Maliushkina

For a number of years problems at Ilva, the largest steelworks in Europe, have been casting shadow over the performance of the whole Italian steel industry. Will an acquisition of Ilva by a consortium led by ArcelorMittal, now in its final stage, be a game changer for the market?Following multiple reports of environmental and health problems caused by the Taranto plant, in 2013 Ilva was placed und...Read More

Ilva and the Italian flat steel market - poised for a change?

March 12, 2018 / Marina Maliushkina

For a number of years problems at Ilva, the largest steelworks in Europe, have been casting shadow over the performance of the whole Italian steel industry. Will an acquisition of Ilva by a consortium led by ArcelorMittal, now in its final stage, be a game changer for the market?Following multiple reports of environmental and health problems caused by the Taranto plant, in 2013 Ilva was placed und...Read More

Ilva and the Italian flat steel market - poised for a change?

March 12, 2018 / Marina Maliushkina

For a number of years problems at Ilva, the largest steelworks in Europe, have been casting shadow over the performance of the whole Italian steel industry. Will an acquisition of Ilva by a consortium led by ArcelorMittal, now in its final stage, be a game changer for the market?Following multiple reports of environmental and health problems caused by the Taranto plant, in 2013 Ilva was placed und...Read More

Ilva and the Italian flat steel market - poised for a change?

March 12, 2018 / Marina Maliushkina

For a number of years problems at Ilva, the largest steelworks in Europe, have been casting shadow over the performance of the whole Italian steel industry. Will an acquisition of Ilva by a consortium led by ArcelorMittal, now in its final stage, be a game changer for the market?Following multiple reports of environmental and health problems caused by the Taranto plant, in 2013 Ilva was placed und...Read More

Ilva and the Italian flat steel market - poised for a change?

March 12, 2018 / Marina Maliushkina

For a number of years problems at Ilva, the largest steelworks in Europe, have been casting shadow over the performance of the whole Italian steel industry. Will an acquisition of Ilva by a consortium led by ArcelorMittal, now in its final stage, be a game changer for the market?Following multiple reports of environmental and health problems caused by the Taranto plant, in 2013 Ilva was placed und...Read More

Ilva and the Italian flat steel market - poised for a change?

March 12, 2018 / Marina Maliushkina

For a number of years problems at Ilva, the largest steelworks in Europe, have been casting shadow over the performance of the whole Italian steel industry. Will an acquisition of Ilva by a consortium led by ArcelorMittal, now in its final stage, be a game changer for the market?Following multiple reports of environmental and health problems caused by the Taranto plant, in 2013 Ilva was placed und...Read More

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