Import prices in Vietnam rose during the week to Friday June 18 despite weak demand from end users, sources told Fastmarkets. Higher offers forJapanese bulk cargoes after the recent Kanto Tetsugen auction supported higherimport prices, sources said. A transaction for a bulk Japanese H2 was concludedat $500 per tonne cfr Vietnam in the week to June 18, against offersat $500-510 per t...Read More

Iron ore prices went down slightly on Friday June 18 on news of state monitoring of the commodities markets, new operational restrictions in Tangshan and market rumors about capacity reductions.Fastmarkets iron ore indices62% Fe fines, cfr Qingdao: $218.90 per tonne, down by $1.92 per tonne62% Fe low-alumina fines, cfr Qingdao: $220.24 per tonne, down by $1.77 per tonne58% Fe fines high-grade prem...Read More

The October rebar futures contract at the Shanghai Futures Exchange rose in the morning and dropped in the afternoon of Friday June 18 due to conflicting trends in the rebar market.Domestic Eastern China (Shanghai): 4,970-5,000 yuan ($771-776) per tonne, up by 50-60 yuan per tonne.  Northern China (Beijing): 4,930-4,970 yuan per tonne, down by 140-150 yuan per tonne The National Developmen...Read More

Seaborne coking coal prices inched up in the cfr market on Friday June 18 amid supply tightness for both domestic and imported cargoes, while the fob market surged on tight supply. Prices for seaborne pulverized coal injection (PCI) remained largely stable in the cfr market in the week to June 18 amid firm offer levels and limited buying activities from end-users for Russian PCI. The fob market in...Read More

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The United States Commerce Department has made a final determination to apply anti-dumping duty at 12.27% on silicon metal imports from Malaysia, a much-anticipated decision in a case that has helped to push the price of silicon in the US toward a 10-year high.The rate, announced on Thursday June 17, falls far short of the 50%-plus duty that domestic US producers recently told Fastmarkets they wer...Read More

An overview of the aerospace materials markets and the latest price moves.Cristina Belda in London; Jessica...Read More

An overview of the specialty steel raw materials markets in Europe and their latest price moves.Fleur Ritzema, Davide Ghilloti...Read More

The Cobalt alloy grade, in-whs Rotterdam, $/lbtrade log including business, bids and offers reported to Fastmarkets.Fastmarkets publishes trades logs for its key price assessments and indices to bring more transparencyinto the markets it covers and the pricing process it applies.Fastmarkets assessed Cobalt alloy...Read More

The Cobalt standard grade, in-whs Rotterdam, $/lb trade log including business, bids and offers reported to Fastmarkets.Fastmarkets publishes trades logs for its key price assessments and indices to bring more transparencyinto the markets it covers and the pricing process it applies.Fastmarkets assessed Cobalt standard grade, in-whs Rotterdam,...Read More

The latest analysis from recent activity on the CME Group's cobalt metal futures contract, cash-settled against Fastmarkets' price assessment for cobalt, standard grade, in-whs Rotterdam.Key tradesJune 2, 2021: 120 tonnes (10 tonnes each month from January to December 2022, all at $21.45 per lb)June 17, 2021: 240 tonnes (10 tonnes each month from January to December 2022, all at $22.95 per lb; 10...Read More

The Cobalt hydroxide payable indicator, min 30% Co, cif China, % payable of Fastmarkets' standard-grade cobalt price (low-end) trade log including business, bids and offers reported to Fastmarkets.Fastmarkets publishes trades logs for its key price assessments and indices to bring more transparencyinto the markets it covers and the pricing process it applies.Fastmarkets assessed Cobalt hydroxide p...Read More

GoldSpot Discoveries Corp. (TSXV: SPOT; OTCQX: SPOFF) will use its proprietary machine learning and artificial intelligence technology to look for lithium and tantalum exploration targets at Critical Elements Lithium's (TSXV: CRE; US OTCQX: CRECF) landholdings in Quebec, Canada.The technology was pioneered in the gold exploration industry, evolving to work across all commodities and deposit types....Read More

Canada's Taseko Mines (TSX: TKO; NYSE-AM: TGB; LSE: TKO) is reshuffling responsibilities among some of its most senior executives, as the miner's top boss, Russell Hallbauer, and the chief operating officer, John McManus, will retire at the end of the month.The company says Hallbauer will remain a director of the company, while current president Stuart McDonald will also assume the role of chief e...Read More

Wood Mackenzie announced on Friday it had acquired Roskill, a privately-owned company and leader in metals and materials supply chain intelligence, boosting the consultancy's expertise in energy transition.Neal Anderson, President of Wood Mackenzie, said the business combination added market-leading analysis, data and insight on battery raw materials metals, to its current offer."Combining Roskill...Read More

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Prices in the Taiwanese containerized ferrous scrap import market rebounded this week amid improving sentiment and competition for material in the bulk market, sources told Fastmarkets.Fastmarkets' daily price assessment for containerized steel scrap, heavy melting scrap 1&2 (80:20), United States material import, cfr main port Taiwan was $450 per tonne on Friday June 18, narrowing upward by $1 pe...Read More

The first shipment of Europe-origin HRS101-grade steel scrap has cleared customs at the Port of Jingtang on Friday June 18, sources told Fastmarkets.The containerized cargo, comprising 1,000 tonnes of plate and structural scrap (P&S), was sold by United Kingdom commodity brokerage Atlas Commodities to China's Zhejiang Metals & Materials Co in March.It is believed to be the first Europe-origin scra...Read More

The global lithium hydroxide complex extended its firm tone over the week ended Thursday June 17 against a backdrop of persistent supply constraints and optimism for growing demand.Battery-grade lithium hydroxide prices in both the domestic Chinese and seaborne Asian markets rallied because consumers are still finding it difficult to secure adequate feedstock. Battery-grade lithium carbonate suppl...Read More

A shortage of shredded scrap is squeezing major supplier markets and pushing up the prices of key grades in the world's export markets, sources told Fastmarkets this week.Lower inflows to scrapyards and stronger demand for key grades in the major supplier nations have made it much harder for overseas consumers to secure shredded scrap over the past month.The lack of available shredded scrap, combi...Read More