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Trade log: Cobalt standard grade, in-whs Rotterdam, $/lb

July 16, 2020 / www.metalbulletin.com

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 $13.75-14.05 per...Read More

JAPAN STEEL SCRAP: Prices move up as buyers rush to market

July 16, 2020 / www.metalbulletin.com

Prices for bulk cargoes of Japan-origin scrap have increased over the past week on strong demand from buyers in South Korea, Taiwan and Vietnam, market participants told Fastmarkets on Wednesday July 15.Fastmarkets' price assessment for steel scrap H2, export, fob main port Japan, was ?23,000-23,500 ($214-219) per tonne on Wednesday, up by ?500 per tonne week on week.One cargo of Japanese H2 scr...Read More

GLOBAL MARKETS-Vaccine hopes give stocks, euro and oil shot in the arm

July 15, 2020 / www.kitco.com

* Stocks helped by vaccine hopes as US-Sino tensions simmer * Euro at four-month high ahead of recovery fund meeting * Oil climbs before OPEC meetingBy Marc JonesLONDON, July 15 (Reuters) - World shares climbed toward afour-month high on Wednesday with the euro and oil in tow, ashopes for a coronavirus vaccine offset rising tensions betweenthe United States and China.Asia had a choppy session afte...Read More

MORNING VIEW: Broader markets mixed amid numerous crosswinds

July 16, 2020 / www.metalbulletin.com

Asian-Pacific equities were mixed this morning, Wednesday July 15, with markets in China and Hong Kong lower, while other markets in the region and pre-market major western equity markets were firmer.The base metals traded on the London Metal Exchange and Shanghai Futures Exchange gave a similarly divergent performance; three-month base metals prices on the LME mostly edged higher this morning, wh...Read More

Rusal calls for new Nornickel management

July 16, 2020 / www.metalbulletin.com

UC Rusal, Nornickel's second-largest shareholder, has called for a change in the latter's management, following three polluting events in six weeks within Nornickel. In a statement issued on Tuesday July 14, Rusal questioned the competence of Nornickel management and its board of directors, saying: "[T]hrough their collective inertia, this is likely to lead to severe and damaging criticism from th...Read More

Ontario Supporting Businesses in Almaguin Highlands Region

July 15, 2020 / news.ontario.ca

BURK'S FALLS - The Ontario government is investing more than $1.4 million through the Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corporation (NOHFC) in three companies in the Almaguin Highlands Region, helping create fifteen new jobs."As the province reopens and the economy recovers, companies in the north need our support," said Greg Rickford, Minister of Energy, Northern Development and Mines. "NOHFC fundin...Read More

Trade log: Cobalt standard grade, in-whs Rotterdam, $/lb

July 16, 2020 / www.metalbulletin.com

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 $13.75-14.05 per...Read More

Alamos shares dip after $514-million expansion plans for northern Ontario mine

July 15, 2020 / www.canadianinvestor.com

Share this articleTORONTO - Shares in Alamos Gold Inc. are trading lower after the miner announced it would proceed with a $514 million expansion of its Island Gold mine in northern Ontario.It says the decision is based on a study of several options that concluded the best path forward was to proceed with a mill upgrade and shaft expansion to increase ore extraction to 2,000 tonnes per day by 20...Read More

Trade log: Cobalt alloy grade, in-whs Rotterdam, $/lb

July 16, 2020 / www.metalbulletin.com

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

Trade log: Cobalt alloy grade, in-whs Rotterdam, $/lb

July 16, 2020 / www.metalbulletin.com

The cobalt alloy grade, in-whs Rotterdam trade log including business, bids and offers reported to Fastmarkets. 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...Read More

Elon Musk's Nightmare Just Came True

July 15, 2020 / www.energyandcapital.com

So, has anything interesting happened to Tesla lately?Unless you've been living under a rock, which might be a possibility given the pandemic climate we find ourselves trading in today, it's a safe bet that you've seen a story or two regarding the world's best hype man.Tesla's stock move recently was nothing short of spectacular:Was the move justified? Of course not.The sentimental valuation spike...Read More

EUROPE HRC: Domestic price up in north, stable in south, as demand creeps back

July 16, 2020 / www.metalbulletin.com

Domestic prices for hot-rolled coil have moved upward in Northern Europe, supported by a lack of competitive import offers and a slow revival of demand, sources told Fastmarkets on Wednesday July 15.Fastmarkets' daily steel hot-rolled coil index, domestic, exw Northern Europe, was calculated at ?,?405.43 ($461.00) per tonne on Wednesday, up by ?,?2.43 per tonne from ?,?403.00 per tonne on July 14....Read More

INK Ultra Money: No Fed exit and the Lassonde mining curve

July 14, 2020 / www.canadianinsider.com

"Throw out the old rulebook," advises Christophe Ollari, founder of Ollari Consulting. In a Real Vision interview Tuesday, he makes the case that we have entered a period of no turning back for central banks. He argues that normalization will not be possible, and I agree. We were assuming as much when we suggested in our market report Monday that we were approaching a period of helicopter money....Read More

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: 5 key stories from July 15

July 16, 2020 / www.metalbulletin.com

Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Wednesday July 15 that are worth another look.Polish coking coal miner Jastrzebska Sp??lka Weglowa (JSW) is looking for financial aid to support operations badly affected by the Covid-19 pandemic, the company said on Wednesday July 15.Part of the Nchanga copper mine in Zambia collapsed during the morning of July 15, as operator Konkola Cop...Read More

EUROPE BEAMS: Market begins to slow for summer

July 16, 2020 / www.metalbulletin.com

The price of steel H-beams in Europe was unchanged week on week on Wednesday July 15, with the market slowing ahead of the traditional summer lull, sources have told Fastmarkets.Fastmarkets' weekly price assessment for steel beams, domestic, delivered Northern Europe was ?,?520-550 ($591-625) per tonne on Wednesday, unchanged week on week.Producers have been pushing for price increases of ?,?20 pe...Read More

EUROPE SECTIONS: Market steady as summer slowdown begins

July 16, 2020 / www.metalbulletin.com

The price of hollow steel sections in Northern Europe remained unchanged on Wednesday July 15 with the seasonal summer slowdown beginning, sources have told Fastmarkets.Fastmarkets' price assessment for steel sections (medium), domestic, delivered Northern Europe, was ?,?540-560 ($614-638) per tonne on Wednesday, unchanged week on week.The market was described as quiet this week, with some market...Read More

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: 5 key stories from July 15

July 16, 2020 / www.metalbulletin.com

Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Wednesday July 15 that are worth another look.Polish coking coal miner Jastrzebska Sp??lka Weglowa (JSW) is looking for financial aid to support operations badly affected by the Covid-19 pandemic, the company said on Wednesday July 15.Part of the Nchanga copper mine in Zambia collapsed during the morning of July 15, as operator Konkola Cop...Read More

IRON ORE DAILY: Seaborne prices rangebound amid near-term demand outlook uncertainty

July 16, 2020 / www.metalbulletin.com

Seaborne iron ore prices observed rangebound movements on Wednesday July 15 amid uncertainty surrounding the near-term demand on steel because of the flooding caused by heavy rainfalls in southern China.Fastmarkets iron ore indices 62% Fe fines, cfr Qingdao: $112.30 per tonne, down $0.18 per tonne.62% Fe low-alumina fines, cfr Qingdao: $114.11 per tonne, down $0.15 per tonne.58% Fe fines high-grad...Read More

JAPAN STEEL SCRAP: Prices move up as buyers rush to market

July 16, 2020 / www.metalbulletin.com

Prices for bulk cargoes of Japan-origin scrap have increased over the past week on strong demand from buyers in South Korea, Taiwan and Vietnam, market participants told Fastmarkets on Wednesday July 15.Fastmarkets' price assessment for steel scrap H2, export, fob main port Japan, was ?23,000-23,500 ($214-219) per tonne on Wednesday, up by ?500 per tonne week on week.One cargo of Japanese H2 scr...Read More

FOCUS: High spot billet prices force default on 200,000 tonnes of Chinese billet

July 16, 2020 / www.metalbulletin.com

Steel traders in China have defaulted on contracts to supply their customers with some 200,000 tonnes of July-delivery Tangshan-origin steel billet as a result of high spot prices, industry sources told Fastmarkets this week.Buyers affected by the defaults have had to seek out cargoes in the spot market to meet their immediate needs, they said."Buyers can buy seaborne cargoes that will arrive in C...Read More

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