China's hot-rolled coil prices surged on Thursday February 18, the first trading day after the week-long Chinese New Year public holiday, with sales gains in the home appliances sector during the break boosting sentiment.DomesticEastern China (Shanghai): 4,740-4,750 yuan ($734-735) per tonne, up 250-270 yuan per tonneTraders told Fastmarkets that few buyers were willing to place orders after the p...Read More
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China's domestic rebar prices increased sharply on Thursday February 18 amid optimism generated by the release of positive financial data. DomesticEastern China (Shanghai): 4,450-4,480 yuan ($688-693) per tonne, up by 170-180 per tonne A total of 3.58 trillion yuan worth of new bank loans were issued in China in January, up by 225 billion yuan (6.7%) from a year earlier and a record high.The count...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 grade, in-whs Rotterdam,...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, $/lb...Read More
Key data from the pricing session in London on Friday February 17.Key drivers Prices corrected downward in the first half of the week with traders profit-taking while end-user inquiries slow. The European manganese flake market started the year at $2,120-2,280 per tonne and reached its year-to-date high of $2,800-2,940 per tonne...Read More
Completing two major acquisitions in one calendar year is a significant achievement by any measure but to do so in the midst of a pandemic makes it even more remarkable - which is one of the reasons why we have chosen Endeavour Mining CEO Sebastien de Montessus as our Mining Person of the Year for 2020.Last March - just as Covid-19 started turning the world upside down - Endeavour announced the fr...Read More
Endeavour Mining (TSX: EDV; US-OTC: EDVMF) has become a Top Ten global gold producer since announcing two major acquisitions last year - Semafo and Teranga Gold. It is now the largest gold producer in West Africa with a production base across six mines in three countries, and has the largest exploration portfolio in the region, with a development pipeline of six greenfield projects. Last year Ende...Read More
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Global diamond production in 2020 fell by more than 20% to about 113 million carats due to planned production declines by the major producers and pandemic-related suspensions and curtailments. The Northern Miner recently caught up with Paul Zimnisky, an independent diamond analyst and consultant in New York to hear what he thinks lies in store for the sector over the next five years.The Northern M...Read More
The growing adoption of electric vehicles (EVs) is driving the increasing demand for lithium, nickel and cobalt - critical metals used as cathode materials for lithium-ion batteries in the automotive, energy and electronics industries. According to Deloitte's Electric Vehicle Trends, EV sales are forecast to grow from 2.5 million in 2020 to 11.2 million by 2025, and to 31.1 million by 2030. Anal...Read More
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