Even after silver prices pulled back from eight-year highs last week, strong demand in the physical marketContinue...Read More

Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Wednesday February 10 that are worth another look.A shortage of containers to ship commodities around the world and the consequent soaring in associated freight rates have led to a revival of interest in breakbulk cargoes.China increased refined and...Read More

"Unfortunately, as [the virus] spreads it can also mutate," he said. "Every time it mutates, it's almost like another click of the dial so Continue...Read More

The export billet price from the Commonwealth of Independent States region inched up on Wednesday February 10 after a booking to Turkey was heard done at higher levels. A cargo of CIS-origin billet was sold to Turkey at $530 per tonne fob Black Sea, several sources reported to Fastmarkets. This is up by $10-20 per tonne from previous sales heard earlier this month. This took Fastmarkets' daily ste...Read More

Getchell Gold Corp. reported that diamond drilling data from the Colorado SW Zone at its Fondaway Canyon Project has aided in extending the zone by 150 meters, plus the firm discovered a new North Fork Zone grading 2.5 g/t Au over 58.0 meters. In a news release, Nevada-focused gold and copper explorer Getchell Gold Corp. (GTCH:CSE; GGLDF:OTCQB) announced the remaining results from the "recent six...Read More

Iranian export prices for steel billet remained firm in the week to Wednesday February 10, with bookings heard within the same price range as was assessed by Fastmarkets in the previous week.Fastmarkets' weekly price assessment for steel billet, export, fob ports Iran, was $510-520 per tonne fob on February 10, unchanged week on week.A cargo of 16,000 tonnes was reported sold at $520 per tonne fob...Read More

Molybdic oxide and ferro-molybdenum prices were back on an upward path during the first half of the week, mainly due to tight oxide availability, which has been heightened by recent shipping delays out of Chile. Fastmarkets' price assessment for molybdenum drummed molybdic oxide 57% Mo min, in-whs Rotterdam, rose by 2% on Wednesday February 10 to 11.50-11.70 per lb from $11.30-11.45 per lb on Febr...Read More

The market for higher grades of high-carbon ferro-chrome in Europe rose strongly in the week ended Tuesday February 9 due to a shortage of available material while suppliers focused their attention on Asia.Fastmarkets' price assessment for ferro-chrome, high carbon, 6-8.5% C, basis 65-70% Cr, max 1.5% Si, delivered Europe, rose by $0.03-0.07 per lb (1.8%) on Tuesday to $1.10-1.22 per lb Cr, from $...Read More

The import market for charge chrome in China rose on Tuesday February 9, with tight supply continuing to strengthen sentiment despite the damping effect of the approaching Lunar New Year holiday, February 11-17, on activity in the chrome market.Fastmarkets' price assessment for ferro-chrome, 50% Cr, import, cif main Chinese ports, rose by $0.04 per lb (3.8%) to $1.10 per lb contained Cr on Tuesday...Read More

China's Shaanxi Iron & Steel has booked its first-ever imported scrap cargo, the company said this week.Its trading subsidiary Tong Chuan Import & Export booked 5,000 tonnes of steel scrap from Peru, with the cargo due to arrive at Rizhao Port in mid-March.This is the first import business in northwest China since restrictions on imports of ferrous scrap were relaxed."Ferrous scrap...Read More

German industrial group Thyssenkrupp will close its heavy plate business by the end of the fiscal year on September 30, 2021, the company said on Wednesday February 10. The company is going through a major restructuring process and in November 2020 said that the likelihood of the agreed closure of the heavy plate unit is increasing due to a lack of interested parties in the bidding process. I...Read More

Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Wednesday February 10 that are worth another look.A shortage of containers to ship commodities around the world and the consequent soaring in associated freight rates have led to a revival of interest in breakbulk cargoes.China increased refined and...Read More

Tin premiums in Taiwan and the United States reached new heights in the week to Tuesday February 9, with growing global supply concerns prompting sharp inclines in bids and offers while sellers continue to take control. Chinese buying momentum hits TaiwanMyanmar production faces setbacksUS premium sets new highs amid material shortagesEuropean participants lament spot market difficultyTaiwan tin p...Read More

Molybdic oxide and ferro-molybdenum prices were back on an upward path during the first half of the week, mainly due to tight oxide availability, which has been heightened by recent shipping delays out of Chile. Fastmarkets' price assessment for molybdenum drummed molybdic oxide 57% Mo min, in-whs Rotterdam, rose by 2% on Wednesday February 10 to 11.50-11.70 per lb from $11.30-11.45 per lb on Febr...Read More

A shortage of containers to ship commodities around the world and the consequent soaring in associated freight rates have led to a revival of interest in breakbulk cargoes. Producers and physical traders of metals, agricultural, chemical and timber products have been starting to book shipments in breakbulk vessels, which cost far less and doesn't require vast amounts of equipment in port. On the m...Read More

Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Wednesday February 10 that are worth another look.A shortage of containers to ship commodities around the world and the consequent soaring in associated freight rates have led to a revival of interest in breakbulk cargoes.China increased refined and...Read More

The Biden administration's focus on US manufacturing and domestic supply chains will benefit established and developing minerals and metals sectors, including steel, rare earths, graphite and lithium.US President Joe Biden's executive order on the strengthening of American manufacturing, which he signed during his first week in office, is expected to have a direct effect on demand for US-produced...Read More

Tin's cash/three-month spread came to a new historic backwardation on Wednesday February 10, on the same day that a low dollar index propelled the futures contracts for all London metal Exchange base metals prices - except for zinc - to new 2021 highs. Tin's benchmark spread widened to a $2,490 per tonne backwardation during trading on Wednesday, the most on record, further proving the ongoing squ...Read More

Base metals prices were putting in a strong performance on the last trading day before the Chinese New Year holiday, with all the metals, with the exception of an already strong tin, seeing gains this morning, Wednesday February 10.Bank loans in China were at new highs in January, with aggregate financing of 5.17 trillion yuan ($802 billion)Optimism grows while focus is on vaccine rollout and US s...Read More

The latest forecasts from Fastmarkets' team of analysts are ready to view.The uptrend in European flat steel prices continued in January 2021 as expected, with the prices for hot-rolled coil in the North and South of the region averaging ?,?698 and ?,?686 ($840 and $826) per tonne respectively, within 1% of the Fastmarkets research forecasts.With European HRC prices climbing to their highest level...Read More