Comex copper prices fell again in morning trading on Friday March 16, with a stronger dollar and lack of marker activity combining to weigh on the metal.Copper for May settlement on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange fell 1.65 cents or 0.5% to $3.1110 per lb recently. The contract has been varied this week, swinging between positive and negative closes.Trade is expected to be.....Read More
Copper concentrate treatment charges and refining charges (TCs/RCs) have shown little variation over the past two weeks despite an explosion in the numbers of direct trades while the market settled on second-quarter pricing.Smelters in China and elsewhere returned to the spot market for large tonnages, lowering their bids from more than $80 per tonne/$0.08 per lb to settle deals in the mid-$70/$0....Read More
Copper concentrate treatment charges and refining charges (TCs/RCs) have shown little variation over the past two weeks despite an explosion in the numbers of direct trades while the market settled on second-quarter pricing.Smelters in China and elsewhere returned to the spot market for large tonnages, lowering their bids from more than $80 per tonne/$0.08 per lb to settle deals in the mid-$70/$0....Read More
Some steel product prices in the United States have risen in response to the looming introduction of 25% tariffs on imports, while sentiment in steel markets outside the US has been dampened by fears of potential shifts in trade flows. US president Donald Trump signed the 25% tariff into law on March 8 after the conclusion of his government's Section 232 investigation, and from Friday March 23 the...Read More
Global scrap prices remained generally stable except in Taiwan during the working week from Monday March 12 to Friday March 16, amid the uncertainty created by the implementation of Section 232 tariffs in the United States and widespread weak demand for finished steel products.Turkish steel mills have stepped back from the deep-sea scrap markets since the end of the last week and have made no sign...Read More
Trades of ferrous scrap in containers to India have declined sharply this week, amid worries about the knock-on effect of the steel import tariffs being imposed in the United States, sources said on Friday March 16.Buying activity for shredded scrap in containers was steady at the beginning of the week, and at high prices. Toward the end of the week, activity cooled off dramatically although price...Read More
Comex copper prices fell again in morning trading on Friday March 16, with a stronger dollar and lack of marker activity combining to weigh on the metal.Copper for May settlement on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange fell 1.65 cents or 0.5% to $3.1110 per lb recently. The contract has been varied this week, swinging between positive and negative closes.Trade is expected to be.....Read More
Base metals prices on the London Metal Exchange are for the most part stronger this morning, Friday March 16, with all of the metals, except tin, showing average gains of 0.4%. Copper is up by 0.5% at $6,956 per tonne, while tin is off by 0.1% at $20,970 per tonne.Volume has been light with 4,565 lots traded as of 06.29am London time. This follows a day of weakness on Thursday, with the complex cl...Read More
Some steel product prices in the United States have risen in response to the looming introduction of 25% tariffs on imports, while sentiment in steel markets outside the US has been dampened by fears of potential shifts in trade flows. US president Donald Trump signed the 25% tariff into law on March 8 after the conclusion of his government's Section 232 investigation, and from Friday March 23 the...Read More
Flat steel prices in Turkey's domestic market went down slightly this week, while import and export prices were unchanged amid weak demand, market participants told Metal Bulletin on Friday March 16.Local producers were fully booked until June.Domestic pricesHot-rolled coil (HRC) producers in Turkey have been offering material at $670 per tonne ex-works for late-May and early-June production, whil...Read More
Imports prices for flat steel products in South America fell back this week after the recent upsurge, with buyers resisting high prices."Chinese mills are trying to raise prices further, but bids are coming at lower levels, forcing firms to back off," a Brazil-focused trader said.Metal Bulletin's weekly price assessment for hot-rolled coil (HRC) imports into South America declined to $640-650 per...Read More
Metal Bulletin reviews the major stories that have affected the steel market over the past week.Once again, Metal Bulletin's team has written extensively about the effects of the United States government's recent decision to impose tariffs of 25% on steel imports. Reactions from global economies, the effect on US prices and market comments were all analyzed. You can find a summary of these analyse...Read More
Some steel product prices in the United States have risen in response to the looming introduction of 25% tariffs on imports, while sentiment in steel markets outside the US has been dampened by fears of potential shifts in trade flows. US president Donald Trump signed the 25% tariff into law on March 8 after the conclusion of his government's Section 232 investigation, and from Friday March 23 the...Read More
Indian local secondary billet prices recovered from a steep fall in the first two days of the current week to go up by about 700 rupees per tonne over the past three days on rising finished product prices.Prices for Indian domestic secondary billet, mainly produced via the induction furnace route, ended the week at 33,000-33,400 rupees ($508-514) per tonne ex-mill, narrowing from Metal Bulletin's...Read More
Some steel product prices in the United States have risen in response to the looming introduction of 25% tariffs on imports, while sentiment in steel markets outside the US has been dampened by fears of potential shifts in trade flows. US president Donald Trump signed the 25% tariff into law on March 8 after the conclusion of his government's Section 232 investigation, and from Friday March 23 the...Read More
Global scrap prices remained generally stable except in Taiwan during the working week from Monday March 12 to Friday March 16, amid the uncertainty created by the implementation of Section 232 tariffs in the United States and widespread weak demand for finished steel products.Turkish steel mills have stepped back from the deep-sea scrap markets since the end of the last week and have made no sign...Read More
Trades of ferrous scrap in containers to India have declined sharply this week, amid worries about the knock-on effect of the steel import tariffs being imposed in the United States, sources said on Friday March 16.Buying activity for shredded scrap in containers was steady at the beginning of the week, and at high prices. Toward the end of the week, activity cooled off dramatically although price...Read More
Some steel product prices in the United States have risen in response to the looming introduction of 25% tariffs on imports, while sentiment in steel markets outside the US has been dampened by fears of potential shifts in trade flows. US president Donald Trump signed the 25% tariff into law on March 8 after the conclusion of his government's Section 232 investigation, and from Friday March 23 the...Read More
Indian local secondary billet prices recovered from a steep fall in the first two days of the current week to go up by about 700 rupees per tonne over the past three days on rising finished product prices.Prices for Indian domestic secondary billet, mainly produced via the induction furnace route, ended the week at 33,000-33,400 rupees ($508-514) per tonne ex-mill, narrowing from Metal Bulletin's...Read More
India's Aarti Steel has restarted its continuous caster in Cuttack, Orissa, after stopping operations for a revampThe two-strand continuous caster will now be able to produce bloom sections measuring 240 x 280 mm and 250 x 320 mm. It had previously only been able to cast sections measuring 125, 160 and 200 square mm.It has a 200,000 tpy capacity and a casting radius of nine metres.Aarti Steel has...Read More