The pig iron market in the United States was silent during the week ended Friday July 17, with prices considered high compared with those for ferrous scrap and hot-rolled coil.Fastmarkets' weekly price assessment for pig iron, import, cfr Gulf of Mexico, US was unchanged at $330 per tonne on Friday, in line with the latest deal done in the market during the week to July 10.No interest was rep...Read More
Turkish steel producers continued their deep-sea scrap purchases at the end of the week at slightly higher prices, sources told Fastmarkets on Friday July 17.A steel mill in Northern Turkey booked a Baltic Sea cargo, comprising 8,000 tonnes of HMS 1&2 (80:20) at $260 per tonne, 14,000 tonnes of shredded at $265 per tonne and 4,000 tonnes of bonus at $270 per tonne cfr.Another steel mill in the Izm...Read More
Brazilian steelmaker and iron ore producer Companhia Sider??rgica Nacional (CSN) has signed a new agreement with Glencore to supply 4 million tonnes of iron ore over five years with a $115 million pre-payment, the company said on Thursday July 16.This marks the third time CSN and Glencore have agreed terms for iron ore supply pre-payments since February 2019. The Brazilian company has sought such...Read More
The price of ferrous scrap imported into India in containers remained firm on Friday July 17 because of restricted material supply, sources have told Fastmarkets.Fastmarkets calculated the steel scrap, shredded, index, import, cfr Nhava Sheva, India, at $281.46 per tonne on July 17, up from $279.17 per tonne a week earlier.No deals were heard on the market this week, although offers were in the ra...Read More
The inter-merchant spot market for light iron scrap in the UK moved up over the week ended Friday July 17 after being unchanged since June 12, with tighter supplies for delivery into yards seeing higher prices, industry sources said.Fastmarkets' weekly price assessment for steel scrap 5C, loose old light, domestic, delivered inter-merchant, UK, was up by ?5 per tonne to ?85-95 ($107-119) per ton...Read More
Seaborne premium prices decreased on Friday July 17 due to bearish sentiment in the market, sources said.Fastmarkets indicesPremium hard coking coal, fob DBCT: $107.50 per tonne, down $1.72 per tonne Premium hard coking coal, cfr Jingtang: $117.61 per tonne, down $0.35 per tonneHard coking coal, fob DBCT: $89.09 per tonne, down $2.24 per tonneHard coking coal, cfr Jingtang: $100.02 per tonne, down...Read More
Declining copper stocks at London Metal Exchange-registered warehouses are not an indicator of improving demand conditions in Europe, according to industry participants, with the LME's recent off-warrant stock publication showing the extent of surplus supply in the region.Deliverable LME copper stocks in Rotterdam have fallen by 55.9% so far this month, declining from 67,225 tonnes on-warrant on J...Read More
Seaborne iron ore prices fell on Friday July 17 amid limited trading activity for the mid- and high-grade fines segment due to the current high prices, according to trade sources. Fastmarkets iron ore indices 62% Fe fines, cfr Qingdao: $110.31 per tonne, down $1.31 per tonne. 62% Fe low-alumina fines, cfr Qingdao: $112.33 per tonne, down $0.72 per tonne. 58% Fe fines high-grade premium, cfr Qingda...Read More
Import demand for hot-rolled coil in China declined in the week ended Friday July 17 after Indian sellers kept their offers at high levels. Domestic prices were largely stable during the day.DomesticEastern China (Shanghai): 3,870-3,900 yuan ($553-558) per tonne, widening downward by 10 yuan per tonneNorthern China (Tangshan) - weekly assessment: 3,770-3,800 yuan per tonne, up 50 yuan per tonneSel...Read More
London Metal Exchange three-month base metals prices were mostly subdued during morning trading on Friday July 17, with a record daily surge in US coronavirus cases weakening investor sentiment, while copper futures managed a slight improvement despite thin volumes and a tight forward curve. LME copper's outright price was recently at $6,406 per tonne, sustaining above nearby support levels and up...Read More
The cobalt alloy grade, in-whs Rotterdam trade log including business, bids and offers reported to Fastmarkets. Fastmarkets publishes trades logs for its key price assessments and indices to bring more transparency into the markets it covers and the pricing...Read More
The cobalt standard grade, in-whs Rotterdam trade log including business, bids and offers reported to Fastmarkets. Fastmarkets publishes trades logs for its key price assessments and indices to bring more transparency into the markets it covers and the pricing process it applies. Fastmarkets assessed...Read More
Chinese domestic spot prices of both indium and germanium have yet to yield any gains after the provincial government of Yunnan announced further details on the commercial stockpiling of several non-ferrous metals, which in theory could lend some support to these metals, Fastmarkets understands. In the latest announcement, Yunnan's provincial government unveiled the exact volumes for the commercia...Read More
An overview of the minor metals markets and the reasons for any price moves.Read More
Key data from the pricing session in Shanghai on Friday July 17. Key drivers The cobalt metal price in China retreated slightly due to softening local futures prices amid weakened sentiment following a plunge on the stock market in China on Thursday. Spot...Read More
An overview of the Chinese minor metals markets and the reasons for their latest price moves.Read More
Markets were mixed across the board this morning, Friday July 17, while traders consolidate recent gains - key will be how well prices manage to hold up.The base metals traded on the London Metal Exchange were all down, but only by an average of 0.3%, while the base metals on the Shanghai Futures Exchange were mixed, but down by an average of 0.2% An European Union summit is underway today to try...Read More
The mining and materials equity team at RBC Capital Markets has raised its silver price forecasts by 16% in 2020, 17% in 2021 and 14% in 2022.RBC now forecasts silver prices will average US$17.76 per oz. this year, US$18.75 per oz. next year, and US$18.50 per oz. in 2021.Silver is currently at about US$19.36 per oz., up by 53% from mid-March.The bank credited its higher price forecasts to "a more...Read More
Mine financing company Triple Flag Precious Metals has closed a US$550 million gold and silver stream on future production from China Molybdenum's Northparkes mine in Australia.The deal gives Triple Flag rights to the majority of the gold and silver that will be produced at the mine in New South Wales until it receives 630,000 oz. gold and 9 million oz. silver. At that point, Triple Flag will cont...Read More
Demand for Japanese steel scrap in key Vietnam import markets continued this week with domestic steelmakers sourcing the raw materials to churn out billet for Chinese buyers, sources said."A lot of spot demand for scrap in Asia is now [coming from] Vietnamese steel mills, which are betting on the Chinese appetite for billet imports to continue," a mill source in Asia told Fastmarkets on Friday Jul...Read More