Turkish steel mills have returned to the deep-sea scrap markets for March cargoes and the prices have fallen further at the recent transactions, sources said on Tuesday January 30.The mills had been widely expected to book more cargoes for delivery in February, but no such deals have been reported.Instead, after a short period of negotiation, the mills in the country booked two deep-sea cargoes fr...Read More
Metal Bulletin is proposing to launch two blister copper refining charges (RC) assessments.Metal Bulletin proposes to launch two blister copper refining charges (RC) assessments, namely blister copper 98-99% spot RC cif China, and blister copper 98-99% annual benchmark RC cif China. The spot assessment will be published on a monthly basis while the benchmark assessment will be published on an annu...Read More
ABN Amro's Casper Burgering took the top spot on Metal Bulletin's Apex 2017 yearly base metals leaderboard with an accuracy rating of 96.4%.In second place for base metals was Investec with an accuracy rating of 96.1%, while Ed Meir of INTL FCStone was in third with 96%. Metal Bulletin Research took fourth place with 95.60% and Bert Melek from TD Securities was fifth with 94.10%. In the precious m...Read More
Comex copper prices saw minor profit-taking in the US morning on Tuesday January 30, with the red metal unable to establish a clear price direction over the past week. Copper for March settlement on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange fell 0.50 cents or 0.2% to $3.1890 per lb. "We are positive on copper over the very short term, expecting...Read More
Base metals prices on the London Metal Exchange are weaker across the board by an average of 0.9% this morning, Tuesday January 30.Nickel prices lead the way with a loss of 1.8%, with the rest of the complex trailing in their wake: tin (-1.1%) zinc (-0.9%), copper (-0.8%, at $7,035 per tonne), aluminium (-0.4%) and lead (-0.1%). Volume has been strong with 12,588 lots traded as of 06.50 am London...Read More
Russian flat-steel producers are in a bullish mood but, unusually for the market, their offer prices for February-rolled hot- and cold-rolled steel sheet differ widely, buyers told Metal Bulletin on Monday January 29.The major suppliers are Novolipetsk Steel (NLMK) and Severstal."Both have increased their offer prices for February-rolled material, but Severstal's price is still lower, even though...Read More
Most buyers of flat steel in the United Arab Emirates and in Saudi Arabia preferred to delay their purchasing this week because they had enough stocks and they expected discounts, sources told Metal Bulletin on Tuesday January 30.UAEHot-rolled coil (HRC) was offered at $600-610 per tonne cfr from China, while buyers were bidding $590-595 per tonne cfr.India offered the product at $610-620 per tonn...Read More
Most major mills in China on Tuesday January 30 rolled over their export offers for hot-rolled coil for this week amid a drop in supply in the domestic market. Domestic Eastern China (Shanghai): 4,070-4,110 yuan ($643-649) per tonne, down 20 yuan per tonne Northern China (Tianjin): 3,940-3,970 yuan per tonne, unchanged China's domestic HRC market remained relatively steady during the day, with pri...Read More
The latest bids, offers and deals in the global markets for rebar, wire rod, steel beams and other long steel products. Latest transactions: rebarRebarTurkey, export, rebar, offered at $560-565 per tonne cfr, theoretical weight, to the UAE.Turkey,...Read More
Egyptian steel producer National Port Said Steel (NPSS) has started production of billet and rebar at its facility in Al Ain Al Sokhna, Italian equipment supplier Danieli said on Monday January 29.The mill is 55 km south of Suez and 120 km east of Cairo. It has capacity for 830,000 tonnes per year of billet and 530,000 tpy of rebar and...Read More
Most of the prices for rebar and billet in the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia were stable this week while imports were silent, sources told Metal Bulletin on Tuesday January 30.Demand for local rebar, meanwhile, was strong in the UAE. Domestic rebar Major local rebar producers in the UAE announced new prices on January 16. The country's biggest producer, Emirates Steel, is offering rebar at...Read More
ABN Amro's Casper Burgering took the top spot on Metal Bulletin's Apex 2017 yearly base metals leaderboard with an accuracy rating of 96.4%.In second place for base metals was Investec with an accuracy rating of 96.1%, while Ed Meir of INTL FCStone was in third with 96%. Metal Bulletin Research took fourth place with 95.60% and Bert Melek from TD Securities was fifth with 94.10%. In the precious m...Read More
Turkish steel mills have returned to the deep-sea scrap markets for March cargoes and the prices have fallen further at the recent transactions, sources said on Tuesday January 30.The mills had been widely expected to book more cargoes for delivery in February, but no such deals have been reported.Instead, after a short period of negotiation, the mills in the country booked two deep-sea cargoes fr...Read More
Iron ore prices tumbled below $73 per tonne cfr China on Tuesday January 30 after a drop in billet prices, with trades concluded at lower prices than a week ago. Metal Bulletin's 62% Fe Iron Ore Index Today: $72.97 per tonne cfr Qingdao Daily change: down by $1.36 per tonne Month-to-date average: $75.97 per tonne Metal Bulletin's 58% Fe Premium Index Today: $59.70 per tonne cfr...Read More
Most of the prices for rebar and billet in the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia were stable this week while imports were silent, sources told Metal Bulletin on Tuesday January 30.Demand for local rebar, meanwhile, was strong in the UAE. Domestic rebar Major local rebar producers in the UAE announced new prices on January 16. The country's biggest producer, Emirates Steel, is offering rebar at...Read More
China's domestic rebar prices were flat on Tuesday January 30 amid weak futures and sparse trading.Domestic Eastern China (Shanghai): 3,820-3,890 yuan ($603-614) per tonne, unchanged Northern China (Beijing): 3,900-3,940 yuan per tonne, unchanged Weakening futures kept the spot market bearish and resulted in buyers lowering their procurement rates further during the day. But sellers kept their off...Read More
Supply concerns continued to drive Chinese ferro-vanadium and global vanadium pentoxide (V2O5) prices, while European ferro-vanadium prices found stability at slightly lower levels while market activity slowed. Low availability continues to drive Chinese FeV, V2O5 markets European ferro-vanadium prices stabilize at slightly lower levels US FeV market continues to run on supply concerns, trader int...Read More
Manganese ore prices continued to exhibit strength on thinning supplies last week, while Chinese alloy markets felt pressure from slowing demand. Tightening supplies drive ore prices upward Sluggish demand weakens Chinese alloy prices EU alloy markets remain firm in quiet market US alloy prices continue to run on cold-weather-related tightnessOre prices edge higher on tightening suppliesManganese...Read More
A summary of base metals premiums across the globe for the week to Tuesday January 30.Read More
Base metals prices on the London Metal Exchange closed in negative territory across the board on Tuesday January 30, with nickel slumping over 3%. Nickel prices rallied to a fresh two-and-a-half-year high of $13,915 per tonne last week, but has now come under increased selling pressure and a downward correction. "It's [nickel's] price action can be quite volatile. We are seeing broad based ri...Read More