A summary of London Metal Exchange warrant premiums from across the globe for the week to Wednesday September 8.Please click...Read More

The three-month aluminium price on the London Metal Exchange continued its uptrend during Wednesday's trading, rising by 1.3% to $2,794 per tonne from $2,757 per tonne at Tuesday's 5pm close after 16,900 lots were traded.Prior to closing at 5pm, the aluminium three-month contract reached an intraday high of $2,810 per tonne, exceeding the previous 2011 high of $2,803 per tonne."Once it [the alumin...Read More

Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Wednesday September 8 that are worth another look.The Ukrainian Intergovernmental Committee for International Trade has initiated an anti-dumping investigation into imports of steel seamless cold-drawn and cold-rolled pipe originating from China.A second lithium trade has been brokered against the CME...Read More

The hit at Blaffo Gueto included 2m at 613gpt gold. Another hole returned 17.4m at 17gpt gold from 244m, including 1m at 216gpt gold.Read More

UG2 chrome ore prices fell by $11 per tonne on Tuesday September - the largest weekly drop since mid-July 2020 - after sellers cut their offers to revive buying interest dented by production cuts in the downstream alloy and stainless steel markets.Fastmarkets' calculated its chrome ore, South Africa UG2 concentrates index, basis 42%, cif China, down by $11 per tonne (6.3%) at $165 per tonne on Tue...Read More

Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Wednesday September 8 that are worth another look.The Ukrainian Intergovernmental Committee for International Trade has initiated an anti-dumping investigation into imports of steel seamless cold-drawn and cold-rolled pipe originating from China.A second lithium trade has been brokered against the CME...Read More

An overview of the specialty steel raw materials markets in Europe and their latest price moves.Dalila Ouerghi and ...Read More

Turkish steelmakers went quiet in the deep-sea ferrous scrap markets once again after booking a number of cargoes for October shipment earlier this week, market participants said on Wednesday September 8.Three steel producers did book four deep-sea cargoes from various locations on Tuesday September 7. But weak demand for Turkish long steel products in the export markets has been keeping Turk...Read More

Selling prices for Japanese steel scrap remain more attractive in the Japanese local market than exporting overseas, despite a fresh price cut by Tokyo Steel, sources told Fastmarkets on Wednesday September 8.Tokyo Steel reduces scrap buy prices at key millTaiwan pays higher prices for containerized scrap amid rising logistics costs and lack of vesselsWide gaps between bids and offers persists in...Read More

The Russian government is proposing to abolish or reduce its recently-imposed export taxes on ferro-alloys - with the exception of ferro-silicon - in a surprise decision announced on Tuesday September 7. No firm date was given for the introduction of the planned changes.The Russian government introduced duties on 340 steel and non-ferrous metals outside the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) in June 2...Read More

Base metals prices on the London Metal Exchange and the Shanghai Futures Exchange were mixed on the morning of Wednesday September 8. Aluminium, nickel and zinc prices on the LME were holding up well, while copper, tin and lead look more vulnerable. Federal Open Market Committee member James Bullard said the Federal Reserve should start tapering, which has lifted US treasury yields and the dollar...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 tradesJuly 22, 2021: 5 tonnes for August 2021 at $25 per lbJuly 23: 5 tonnes for September 2021 at $25.20 per lbJuly 28: 176 tonnes (88 tonnes for August at $25.04 per lb; 88 tonnes for December at $25.40 per...Read More

Share this article TORONTO - Aquila Resources Inc. [AQA-TSX, AQARF-OTCQB] said Monday it has agreed to be acquired by Gold Resource Corp. [GORO-NYSE American], a move that would create a diversified North American precious and base metals producer.In keeping with that plan, Aquila said it has entered into a binding letter agreement with Gold Resource, setting out certain key terms of a proposed a...Read More

A second lithium trade has been brokered against the CME Group's cash-settled lithium futures contract, which is settled against Fastmarkets' assessment of the spot price for battery-grade lithium hydroxide in China, Japan and South Korea. A total of five tonnes of the October contract was traded at $19.75 per kg on Tuesday September 7. The transaction follows the first such trade involving the sa...Read More

Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Wednesday September 8 that are worth another look.The Ukrainian Intergovernmental Committee for International Trade has initiated an anti-dumping investigation into imports of steel seamless cold-drawn and cold-rolled pipe originating from China.A second lithium trade has been brokered against the CME...Read More

We spoke with Nic Earner, Managing Director of Alkane Resources Limited (ASX: ALK). Alkane has been listed on the ASX, since the early '80s. It's market capitalization is around US$600 million. Alkane Resources is poised to become Australia's next multi-mine gold producer. The Company's current gold production is from the Tomingley Gold Operations, in Central West New South Wales, where it has bee...Read More

Domestic prices for hot-rolled coil were fairly stable across Europe on Wednesday September 8, with both buyers and sellers following a "wait-and-see" strategy, sources told Fastmarkets.Buyers have been avoiding purchases, anticipating domestic prices for coil to drop under pressure from competitive imports, lower demand from spot buyers and additional volumes that could become available for...Read More

We all seem to throw the word "crisis" around a little too frequently these days. Perhaps that's just one of the natural consequences of being locked down for more than a year. So when I ask you what the worst part of it has been so far, I'm sure I would be flooded with a wide array of answers. For some it's the masks and being locked inside for months on end. Others would claim it was the com...Read More

Domestic hot-rolled coil prices in China edged lower on Wednesday September 8; demand has not yet shown a significant improvement despite the advent of peak season.DomesticEastern China (Shanghai): 5,750-5,820 yuan ($890-901) per tonne, down by 30-50 yuan per tonneThe most-traded HRC contract on the Shanghai Futures Exchange climbed up after touching an intraday low of 5,674 yuan per tonne in over...Read More

The price of steel H-beams in the European domestic market was unchanged in the week to Wednesday September 8 despite reduced buying interest, sources told Fastmarkets.Fastmarkets' weekly price assessment for steel beams, domestic, delivered Northern Europe was ?,?1,050-1,080 ($1,245-1,281) per tonne on Wednesday, unchanged week on week.While sellers were comfortably booked for September, they con...Read More