Indian steel mills have cut domestic hot-rolled coil prices for March sales by 1,000 rupees ($14) per tonne on sluggish demand and lower domestic iron ore prices.Fastmarkets' price assessment of steel hot-rolled coil domestic, ex-warehouse India was 54,000-55,250 rupees per tonne on Friday March 5, down by 1,000 rupees from last week's assessment of 55,000-56,250 rupees per tonne. ...Read More

Hot-dipped galvanized (HDG) and color-coated coil prices in Turkey rose further during the week to Friday March 5, supported by strong demand in domestic and export markets, especially Africa, sources told Fastmarkets.Market participants believe prices will keep climbing in line with the price increases seen for hot-rolled coil, the base product for coated coil.Fastmarkets' weekly price assessment...Read More

Huntsman Exploration says early indications from its new 16-hole, 3500m drill programme at the Canegrass project in Western Australia show strong nickel sulphide intersects among targets located along a 7km mineralised trend. The programme follows up on the company's 2018 success, which according to CEO Peter Dickie, show massive potential.Although assays from the current programme are pending, ni...Read More

Prices for CIS-origin steel billet in the Black Sea market remained largely unchanged on Friday March 5 with more reported sales to Turkey.A cargo from a small Russian mill was sold at "slightly above $610 per tonne cfr," one market source said. Considering the current cost of freight, around $25 per tonne, the price would be equivalent to $586 per tonne...Read More

The stars have aligned and shine bright over a certain hillside on South Australia's Copper Coast - just a couple of hours drive from the capital city of Adelaide.It's there, on the Yorke Peninsula, where Rex Minerals' Hillside copper-gold project resides. It's shovel ready with 2 million tonnes of relatively easy-to-develop copper and is well positioned to be swept up in the commodity's highly-to...Read More

Brazilian auto vehicle production fell by 3.5% in February 2021 compared with the corresponding month of 2020 on low exports and raw material supply disruptions, national automaker association Anfavea said on Friday March 5.The country produced 197,035 units in February, down from 204,206 units year on year. This is the lowest level recorded since 170,700 units in July 2020 - when the industry was...Read More

Sentiment in the European hot-rolled coil market was upbeat on Friday March 5, supported by a shortage of material in the market and solid demand, sources told Fastmarkets.ArcelorMittal raised official offers for HRC to ?,?800 ($962) per tonne ex-works on Friday, up by ?,?50 per tonne, following the recovery of domestic prices earlier this week. Downstream coil product offer prices, meanwhile, mov...Read More

Fastmarkets' Ferrous Analytics report helps subscribers keep track of hot metal costs and steel production spreads in China, along with key pricing components of the steelmaking raw materials supply chain in Asia.Read More

Global miner Anglo American plans to reach a production level of 26.50 million tonnes per year at its Minas-Rio iron ore project in Brazil between now and 2025 as it goes ahead with the ramping-up of the unit's output.The targeted volume was equivalent to the project's nominal production capacity.To reach such a level, Anglo American expects to invest $1.3 billion in its Brazilian iron ore...Read More

Prices for shredded steel scrap imported into India and Pakistan were largely unchanged over the week to Friday March 5 on lackluster interest among mills, sources have told Fastmarkets.IndiaFastmarkets calculated its steel scrap, shredded, index, import, cfr Nhava Sheva, India, at $460.86 per tonne on Friday, only slightly up from $459.75 per tonne one week earlier.A deal was heard at $455 per to...Read More

The recent rally in the light iron steel scrap market in the UK extended into a third week amid a persistent tightness of supply into yards and firm demand for exports, sources told Fastmarkets on Friday March 5.Fastmarkets' weekly price assessment for steel scrap 5C, loose old light, domestic, delivered inter-merchant, UK, was ?150-165 ($209-230) per tonne on Friday, up from ?145-160 per tonne...Read More

Turkish steel mills continued their deep-sea scrap purchases for April shipments on Friday March 5, with support coming from finished steel sales in the global markets, sources said.A steel mill in the Marmara region booked a Baltic Sea cargo comprising HMS 1&2 (80:20) at $458.50 per tonne cfr and bonus-grade scrap at $468.50 per tonne cfr.A steel mill in the Iskenderun region booked a cargo from...Read More

Prices for seaborne low-volatility pulverized coal injection (PCI) material in both the fob and cfr markets declined on Friday March 5, with limited buying interest and low supply, sources told Fastmarkets.Fastmarkets indicesPremium hard coking coal, fob DBCT: $122.99 per tonne, down by $1.46 per tonnePremium hard coking coal, cfr Jingtang: $214.51 per tonne, unchangedHard coking coal, fob DBCT: $...Read More

China's hot-rolled coil prices plunged on Friday March 5 amid a futures retreat, triggered by a stronger United States dollar amid investor expectations for the US to raise interest rates to ease inflation.DomesticEastern China (Shanghai): 4,800-4,830 yuan ($742-747) per tonne, down 150 yuan per tonneNorthern China (Tangshan) - weekly assessment: 4,880-4,930 yuan per tonne, up 80-120 yuan per tonn...Read More

Iron ore prices declined on Friday March 5 due to weak iron ore demand amid the strict emissions restrictions and further air pollution control plans in Hebei, , sources told Fastmarkets.Fastmarkets iron ore indices 62% Fe fines, cfr Qingdao: $174.11 per tonne, down $3.87 per tonne62% Fe low-alumina fines, cfr Qingdao: $174.66 per tonne, down $3.41 per tonne58% Fe fines high-grade premium, cfr Qin...Read More

Fastmarkets examines these questions following Tsingshan's announcement - believed to be a game changer for the nickel market - mainly focusing on the EV demand outlook, raw materials and the implications on exchanged-traded nickel pricing in the future as well as some uncertainties.Nickel matte has suddenly gained a lot of market attention after Chinese stainless steel producer Tsingshan Holding...Read More

The London Metal Exchange copper price led a broad price recovery across the base metals complex in morning trading on Friday March 5. Trading at $8,843 per tonne, the LME three-month copper price was up by 3% against Thursday's 7pm close, but still down 0.72% against the 5pm close, reflecting how metal market prices sold off sharply throughout yesterday following bearish fundamental and macr...Read More

An overview of the aerospace materials markets and their latest price moves.Ewa Manthey and Michael Greenfield in...Read More

An overview of the specialty steel raw materials markets in Europe and their latest price moves.Charlotte Radford, Cristina Belda...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.Read More