European domestic cold-rolled coil prices were fairly stable over the week to Wednesday July 29 due to a seasonal demand slowdown, sources told Fastmarkets. Fastmarkets' weekly price assessment for steel cold-rolled coil, domestic, exw Northern Europe was ?,?490-510 ($575-598) per tonne on Wednesday, compared with ?,?485-510 per tonne a week earlier. The assessment reflects "workable" prices...Read More

Domestic prices for mesh-quality steel wire rod in the south of Europe were broadly unchanged in the week to Wednesday July 29, while in the north of the region producers managed to achieve some upticks, supported by good buying and a lack of competitive import offers, sources told Fastmarkets.Southern EuropeIn the south of Europe, trading activity was slower this week because the market was enter...Read More

Artemis all set thanks to unique approachSPONSOREDartemis resourcesThis compares with earnings of $87 million for the previous corresponding period.First Quantum said sales revenues for the quarter of about $1 billion was an increase of 8% from the comparable period of 2019, primarily driven by copper and gold sales from Cobre Panama and higher sales from Las Cruces, offset by lower realised coppe...Read More

Export prices for bulk cargoes of Japanese steel scrap have risen for the third consecutive week amid solid buying interest, market sources told Fastmarkets on Wednesday July 29.Fastmarkets' price assessment for steel scrap H2, export, fob main port Japan, was ?25,000-25,500 ($237-242) per tonne on Wednesday, up by ?500 per tonne from ?24,500-25,000 per tonne last week.Japan-origin H1:H2 (50:50...Read More

Turkish steel mills resumed their deep-sea scrap purchases with prices edging up, sources said on Wednesday July 29.A steel mill in the Iskenderun region booked a European cargo, comprising 18,000 tonnes of HMS 1&2 (80:20) at $273 per tonne and 9,000 tonnes of bonus scrap at $283 per tonne cfr.Another steel mill in the Izmir region booked a Baltic Sea cargo, comprising HMS 1&2 (80:20) at $275 per...Read More

Seaborne premium hard coking coal prices were relatively stable on Wednesday July 29 in a quiet seaborne market, with most participants in wait-and-see mode. Fastmarkets indicesPremium hard coking coal, fob DBCT: $108.60 per tonne, down $0.66 per tonne Premium hard coking coal, cfr Jingtang: $118.88 per tonne, up $0.09 per tonneHard coking coal, fob DBCT: $89.34 per tonne, up $1 per...Read More

A summary of production figures and financial results from Brazilian steelmaker Companhia Sider??rgica Nacional (CSN) for the second quarter of 2020, as stated in its earnings report published on Tuesday July 28.In brief Steel slab output was up year-on-year in the second quarter because a revamp of CSN's No3 blast furnace in June-October 2019 increased its productivity. This offset the effects of...Read More

Markets were for the most part consolidating this morning, Wednesday July 29, with base and precious metals prices mixed, albeit with the path of least resistance remaining to the upside.Traders are having to weigh up the continuing spread of the Covid-19 virus across the United States and pockets of second waves in other major economies and some disappointing economic news, against the prospects...Read More

Seaborne iron ore prices were up on Wednesday July 29 in an active day on trading platforms, with gains observed in the futures markets. Fastmarkets iron ore indices 62% Fe fines, cfr Qingdao: $110.57 per tonne, up $3.91 per tonne. 62% Fe low-alumina fines, cfr Qingdao: $112.98 per tonne, up $3.19 per tonne. 58% Fe fines high-grade premium, cfr Qingdao: $97.41 per tonne, up $1.86 per tonne. ...Read More

Ukraine-based integrated steelmaker ArcelorMittal Kryvyi Rih (AMKR) plans to construct a pelletizing plant that is expected to start production by the end of 2023, its chief executive officer, Mauro Longobardo, said.The plant will have the capacity to produce pellets at a rate of 5 million tonnes per year and will raise the Fe content in the mill's iron ore products to 68% from 65.3% currently, ac...Read More

Seagate Technologies (STX), a NASDAQ 100 stock moved below $45.93 and $45.50 setting an intermediate downtrend.Costar (CSGP), a NASDAQ 100 stock moved above $747.11 extending an intermediate uptrend.Pre-opening comments for Wednesday July 29thU.S. equity index futures were higher this morning. S&P 500 futures were up 11 points in pre-opening trade.Investors are waiting for news on interest rat...Read More

The firmly-closed arbitrage window between the London Metal Exchange and Shanghai Futures Exchange manifested in lower China nickel premiums in the week to Tuesday July 28, with a lack of profit-making pushing deals lower, Fastmarkets heard.Closed arb window pushes China premiums lowerUS spot market flat amid muted return to market from stainless steel millsEuropean market remains subdued amid sum...Read More

China's domestic rebar prices were flat on Wednesday July 29, with trading activity remaining stagnant despite strengthening futures.Domestic Eastern China (Shanghai): 3,570-3,600 yuan ($510-514) per tonne, unchangedChina's strengthening stock market lent strength to rebar futures during the day, an industry analyst in Shanghai said.The Shanghai Composite Index ended Wednesday at 3,294.55 points,...Read More

The London Metal Exchange three-month zinc price made gains during the morning session on Wednesday July 29 after a further 15,050-tonne fresh inflow into LME approved warehouses this morning. LME zinc stocks have been subject to over a week of significant consecutive inflows, with stocks up 54% to their current 187,475-tonne level today from 121,050 tonnes on July 20.The rising stocks failed to c...Read More

Key data from the pricing session in London on Wednesday July 29. Key driversMarket participants eye higher cobalt metal, salt and intermediate prices in China, which have translated into some sellers raising offer prices in the international market - including some...Read More

Cobalt hydroxide payables continued to rally in the first half of the week started Monday July 27, with logistical tightness in South Africa still limiting suppliers' capacity to offer units on spot inquiries.The cobalt hydroxide payable indicator, min 30% Co, cif China, % payable of Fastmarkets' standard-grade cobalt price (low end), rose to 74-75% on July 29, up from 70-73% on July 24. This was...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 cobalt standard grade, in-whs Rotterdam at $13.75-14.15 per lb on Wednesday July 29, 2020....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 process it applies. Fastmarkets assessed cobalt...Read More

Key data from the pricing session in Europe on Wednesday July 29.Key drivers The ferro-titanium market has established a price floor after dropping steadily in recent weeks, with the price range holding in its present range in expectation of renewed demand and tighter scrap availability in the near term. For now, the alloy price range is at a level last seen on February 3, 2017, when the asse...Read More

Key data from Fastmarkets' pricing session in China on Wednesday July 29. Key driversSome major producers increased their offer prices in response to growing inquiries.A few suppliers held back from offering this week, which limited the availability of cargoes in...Read More