The Turkish import scrap market is likely to swap the volatility seen in the first two months of 2018 for a more stable market environment during the remainder of the first half of the year, according to the Bureau of International Recycling (BIR).The prediction was among the market comments and observations in the BIR's latest quarterly report, published on Thursday February 22.Turkish import scr...Read More
Iron ore prices softened slightly but stayed above $79 per tonne cfr China on Tuesday February 27 after a jump a day earlier. Metal Bulletin's 62% Fe Iron Ore Index Today: $79.15 per tonne cfr Qingdao Daily change: down by $0.21 per tonne Month-to-date average: $77.29 per tonne Metal Bulletin's 58% Fe Premium Index Today: $61.87 per tonne cfr...Read More
Seaborne coking coal prices remain firm, with market participants expecting the resurgence of Chinese demand to set direction in the coming weeks. Premium category cargoes were heard offered at around $235 per tonne cfr China on Tuesday February 27, with offers on second-tier materials at around $200 per tonne cfr China. Bids on fob Australia premium hard coking coal moved up to $230 per tonne on...Read More
Prices for seaborne iron ore were rangebound on Tuesday February 27 after they rose close to the $80-per-tonne level a day earlier. Key drivers Premiums for March-delivery cargoes of Pilbara Blend fines and Newman fines continued to weaken during the day amid an increase in the number of such cargoes being offered on the market and thin buying interest among mills. Several trading sources pegged t...Read More
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
Base metals prices on the London Metal Exchange were mostly firmer during morning trading on Tuesday February 27, but no significant movements are taking place.The three-month aluminium price was $20 higher as it pushed back above $2,150 per tonne after further cancellations at LME-listed warehouses. 24,900 tonnes was cancelled in Port Klang, this morning, with an additional 9,900 delivered out of...Read More
Arbitrage for copper, aluminium, zinc and nickel imported into China on Tuesday February 27*Copper -$74.05 (-468.17 yuan) Aluminium -$442.25 (-2,796.06 yuan) Zinc -$165.51 (-1,046.38 yuan) Nickel -$598.95 (-3,786.72 yuan) * Metal Bulletin calculates the...Read More
Ferroglobe plc reported improved revenues for the fourth quarter and fiscal year 2017, which the company attributed to higher prices for silicon metal. London-based Ferroglobe reported revenue of $468.2 million in the fourth quarter, up 3.7% from $451.6 million in the third quarter. Meanwhile, revenue for the year 2017 was $1.7 billion, up 10.5% from $1.6 billion the previous year. The ferro-alloy...Read More
Cobalt prices made further gains last week, but the rally was kept in check by buyers able to satisfy some of their requirements by purchasing scrap and pulling forward contracted volumes. Metal Bulletin's benchmark price assessment for low-grade cobalt was $38.50-39.30 per lb, in-warehouse, on Friday February 23, up from $38.15-39.30 per lb midweek, and $38-39.30 a week earlier. High-gr...Read More
Base metals traded on the London Metal Exchange are up across the board by an average of 0.4% this morning, Tuesday February 27.Aluminium prices lead the way with a gain of 0.7%, while the rest are up between 0.1% for zinc and 0.4% for tin, with copper prices up by 0.3% at $7,136 per tonne. Volume has been average with 6,677 lots traded as of 07.12 am London time. This follows a day of general str...Read More
Import prices for steel billet in Southeast Asia edged up over the past week while those for slab in the wider region including East Asia experienced sharp gains amid limited offers.Metal Bulletin's assessment of import prices for billet in Southeast Asia was $540-555 per tonne cfr for the week ended Monday February 26, up $5 per tonne from a week earlier.Prices increased after trading activity pi...Read More
Handan, a major steel-producing city in north China's Hebei province, will step up its steelmaking curbs by cutting production by 50-55% until the end of March, according to an official notice from its local government late on Monday February 26. The city, which is among 28 in the country's northern region that are limiting production at 50% of capacity during the winter heating season, which ends...Read More
In the assumption that one of the three recommendations by the DOC (Dept. of Commerce) is adopted and unlike section 201 made permanent, US producer prices (FOB Midwest mill) are unlikely to fall in the short term but the degree of gains could be quite different.In this article we examine "option 3" - a quota regime, which restricts foreign steel to 63% of the 2017 total. In this scenario the pric...Read More
Handan, a major steel-producing city in north China's Hebei province, will step up its steelmaking curbs by cutting production by 50-55% until the end of March, according to an official notice from its local government late on Monday February 26. The city, which is among 28 in the country's northern region that are limiting production at 50% of capacity during the winter heating season, which ends...Read More
In the assumption that one of the three recommendations by the DOC (Dept. of Commerce) is adopted and unlike section 201 made permanent, US producer prices (FOB Midwest mill) are unlikely to fall in the short term but the degree of gains could be quite different.In this article we examine "option 3" - a quota regime, which restricts foreign steel to 63% of the 2017 total. In this scenario the pric...Read More
In the assumption that one of the three recommendations by the DOC (Dept. of Commerce) is adopted and unlike section 201 made permanent, US producer prices (FOB Midwest mill) are unlikely to fall in the short term but the degree of gains could be quite different.In this article we examine "option 3" - a quota regime, which restricts foreign steel to 63% of the 2017 total. In this scenario the pric...Read More
In the assumption that one of the three recommendations by the DOC (Dept. of Commerce) is adopted and unlike section 201 made permanent, US producer prices (FOB Midwest mill) are unlikely to fall in the short term but the degree of gains could be quite different.In this article we examine "option 3" - a quota regime, which restricts foreign steel to 63% of the 2017 total. In this scenario the pric...Read More
In the assumption that one of the three recommendations by the DOC (Dept. of Commerce) is adopted and unlike section 201 made permanent, US producer prices (FOB Midwest mill) are unlikely to fall in the short term but the degree of gains could be quite different.In this article we examine "option 3" - a quota regime, which restricts foreign steel to 63% of the 2017 total. In this scenario the pric...Read More
In the assumption that one of the three recommendations by the DOC (Dept. of Commerce) is adopted and unlike section 201 made permanent, US producer prices (FOB Midwest mill) are unlikely to fall in the short term but the degree of gains could be quite different.In this article we examine "option 3" - a quota regime, which restricts foreign steel to 63% of the 2017 total. In this scenario the pric...Read More
In the assumption that one of the three recommendations by the DOC (Dept. of Commerce) is adopted and unlike section 201 made permanent, US producer prices (FOB Midwest mill) are unlikely to fall in the short term but the degree of gains could be quite different.In this article we examine "option 3" - a quota regime, which restricts foreign steel to 63% of the 2017 total. In this scenario the pric...Read More