Excess supplies of rebar in Russia's Central Federal District around Moscow led to a decline in prices in the week to Monday September 6, after domestic producers that usually trade elsewhere redirected supplies to the country's key steel-consuming region.Fastmarkets' weekly price assessment for steel reinforcing bar (rebar), domestic, cpt Moscow, Russia, was 58,000-62,000 roubles ($795-850) per t...Read More

Nornickel on Monday September 6 issued the world's only financial investment backed by carbon neutral nickel.It will trade as part of Nornickel's Global Palladium Fund (GPF) portfolio on the Vienna stock exchange, Wiener B??rse.Nornickel began to supply carbon-neutral nickel in late June, 2021.Russia's Nornickel, the world's second largest nickel miner after Brazil's Vale SA, said the new inv...Read More

Australian mining company Nickel Mines has acquired 100% of the interest in the Siduarsi nickel-cobalt project in the Papua province of Indonesia, it said in a press release published on Thursday September 2.The Siduarsi site covers 16,470 hectares, with the highest individual grades of 2.07% nickel and 0.36% cobalt recorded across a 1-meter vertical channel sample.The project's potential was prom...Read More

Market participants told Fastmarkets on Tuesday September 7 that bauxite production in Guinea has been unaffected so far, despite a coup in the West African country.The coup began on Sunday September 5 when soldiers detained President Alpha Cond?(C), and then announced on state television that the government had been dissolved. Despite the political uncertainties, the operations of mining projects...Read More

Base metals prices on the London Metal Exchange were mostly lower on the morning of Tuesday September 7 amid extremely thin trading, with zinc being the only exception with a $10 per tonne increase. The LME zinc price was at $3,017.50 per tonne at 9am on Tuesday, with its intraday high of $3,020 per tonne during early trading being the highest since August 27. The galvanizing metal was called the...Read More

Base metals prices on the London Metal Exchange were mainly weaker on the morning of Tuesday September 7, while all but aluminium on the Shanghai Futures Exchange were down. China's imports and exports growth accelerated in August, compared with July's increases... ...this despite Covid-19 disruptions and container shortagesBase metalsThree-month base metals prices on the LME were mainly weaker th...Read More

Base metals prices on the London Metal Exchange were mainly weaker on the morning of Tuesday September 7, while all but aluminium on the Shanghai Futures Exchange were down.* China’s imports and exports growth accelerated in August, compared with July’s increases...* ...this despite Covid-19 disruptions and container shortagesBase metalsThree-month base metals prices on the LME were main...Read More

An upcoming spate of steel mill outages in the United States could support domestic hot-rolled coil prices over the crucial contract negotiation period despite weaker demand from the automotive industry, according to market participants. Fastmarkets' daily steel hot-rolled coil index, fob mill US was calculated at $97.33 per hundredweight ($1,946.60 per short ton) on Friday September 3, setti...Read More

Prices for hot-rolled coil in the United States retreated to just below the $97-per-hundredweight mark after establishing a record high on the previous business day.Fastmarkets' daily steel hot-rolled coil index, fob mill US was calculated at $96.99 per hundredweight ($1,939.80 per short ton) on Tuesday September 7, a decrease of 0.35% from the all-time high of $97.33 per cwt set on Friday Septemb...Read More

The downturn in prices for flat steel imports to the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia has made buyers refrain from bookings because of their uncertainty about the market during the week ending Tuesday September 7, sources told Fastmarkets.Buyers wanted to see prices hit a market bottom before placing more orders.Saudi ArabiaChina was offering hot-rolled coil at $1,020-1,040 per tonne cfr Saud...Read More

Demand for steel rebar in the United Arab Emirates improved in the first week of September compared with August, while prices remained stable, sources told Fastmarkets on Tuesday, September 7.Demand picked up last week because of low stock levels and buying has been strong so far this week, sources said.Domestic rebarSince August 24, the country's biggest steel producer, Emirates Steel, has been o...Read More

U.S. equity index futures were higher this morning. S&P 500 futures were up 2 points in pre-opening trade.Enbridge added $0.08 to US$40.11 after announcing purchase of Moda Midstream for $3 billion.State Street improved $0.24 to $93.13 after announcing purchase of Brown Brother Harriman's investor services business for $3.5 billion cash.Spotify advanced $9.07 to $258.11 after KeyBanc upgraded...Read More

The export market for steel hot-rolled coil from the Commonwealth of Independent States went down during the week ended Monday September 6 on low demand because buyers were cautious about possible further price drops.Fastmarkets' weekly assessment of the price for steel HRC, export, fob Black Sea, CIS, was $865-885 per tonne on Monday, down from $880-900 per tonne a week earlier.Sales of Ukraine-o...Read More

Mexican light vehicle production decreased by 21.44% year on year in August, according to figures released by national statistics agency Inegi on Monday September 6. Vehicle output reached 237,040 units last month, compared with 301,739 in August 2020.The country's automotive output has been limited, with...Read More

Company to provide update on CK Gold Project and soon-to-be released PFS to the world's most prospective producers, explorers, and developers within the precious metals industryCHEYENNE, Wyo., Sept. 7, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- U.S. Gold Corp. (NASDAQ: USAU), a gold exploration and development company, is pleased to announce that its management will be attending in person and presenting at the 2021...Read More

Mexican ferrous steel scrap prices inched down in the week ended Friday September 3, and market participants believe new price reductions are unavoidable.Some scrap buyers were implementing price cuts of 250 pesos ($12) per tonne last week for obsolete grades for some sellers, while others did not see any changes.But most sellers also believed that further price decreases were a certainty, includi...Read More

Turkish steel mills have resumed their deep-sea scrap bookings at fairly stable prices after a short break, market participants told Fastmarkets on Tuesday September 7.Three steel producers booked four deep-sea cargoes from various locations.A steel mill in the Marmara region booked a US cargo, comprising 15,000 tonnes of HMS 1&2 (80:20) at $445 per tonne and 27,000 tonnes of shredded at $460 per...Read More

Seaborne iron ore prices rebounded on Tuesday September 7, although buying activity remained sluggish for mainstream iron ore fines, sources said.Fastmarkets iron ore indices62% Fe fines, cfr Qingdao: $137.97 per tonne, up by $5.59 per tonne62% Fe low-alumina fines, cfr Qingdao: $138.10 per tonne, up by $5.08 per tonne58% Fe fines high-grade premium, cfr Qingdao: $110.69 per tonne, up by $5.99 per...Read More

Seaborne coking coal prices across the board increased further on Tuesday September 7, with limited materials available for the spot market, sources said.Fastmarkets indicesPremium hard coking coal, cfr Jingtang: $457.81 per tonne, up $7.20 per tonneHard coking coal, cfr Jingtang: $431.42 per tonne, up $6.31 per tonnePremium hard coking coal, fob DBCT: $283.81 per tonne, up $7.21 per tonneHard cok...Read More

The possibility of tighter production cuts in China in early 2022 has led to a drop in raw materials prices across the ferrous chain in China, sources told Fastmarkets on Tuesday September 7.Stricter production policies in China put pressure on scrap demandJapan-origin offers to China remain unchangedTaiwan buys containerized scrap at $450 per tonneChinaThe Chinese government's stricter stanc...Read More