Spot ferro-chrome prices in China continued to correct downward after peaking at a 13-year high point at the end of July, despite the continuing output restrictions caused by power supply limitations in a number of production regions.Fastmarkets' price assessment for ferro-chrome, spot, 6-8% C, basis 50% Cr, ddp China, fell by 400-500 yuan to 10,400-10,800 yuan ($1,603-1,665) per tonne on Tuesday...Read More
Union leaders and the operating company of Chile's Escondida mine have agreed terms on a new collective bargaining agreement, potentially avoiding a proposed strike at the world's largest copper mine.In a statement reported in the Chliean daily El Mercurio, operating company Minera Escondida said: "The company and the directors of the Union No1 have concluded negotiations [on a] collecti...Read More
The company said the schedule to achieve 75% of full production of 2.7Mtpa had increased by 1.Read More
Liontown is aiming to deliver a definitive feasibility study for its Kathleen Valley project in Western Australia by year-end and be in production in 2024.Read More
Swiss trader ArrowMetals & Trading is building a base metals concentrates desk, having hired three traders in the past month.Julian Gonzalez, Raphael Senn and Javier Villegas, all formerly of Cliveden Trading, have recently joined Arrow to trade copper, zinc and...Read More
An overview of the specialty steel raw materials markets in Europe and their latest price moves.Janie Davies, Dalila...Read More
An overview of the consumer electronics markets and their latest price moves.Janie Davies and Dalila...Read More
Turkish steel mills remained out of the deep-sea scrap market on Wednesday August 11, booking no new cargoes, sources told Fastmarkets.With no new transactions heard, the market remained steady.A small number of older cargo deals had come to light at the start of this week, for material...Read More
Japanese steel scrap exporters were unwilling to part with large tonnages of material at current market prices ahead of a long holiday in the country starting this week, sources told Fastmarkets on Wednesday August 11.Japanese sellers cautious about new salesLarge gap between containerized and bulk-shipment prices for Taiwan imported scrapChinese scrap import market quiet despite futures gains; pr...Read More
Base metals prices on the LME were mainly weaker this morning, Wednesday August 11, after average rebound gains of 1.4% on Tuesday, while SHFE base metals prices were mainly stronger in reaction to yesterday's LME gains.US Senate passes $1 trillion infrastructure bill, focused on the transport system Wall Street set fresh record highs on Tuesday US dollar strong and climbing and US treasury yields...Read More
Share this article VANCOUVER - Critical Elements Lithium Corp. [CRE-TSXV, CRECF-OTCQX, F12-FSE] shares rallied Wednesday after the company said the Canadian Government has rendered a favourable decision in relation to its proposed Rose Lithium-Tantalum Mining Project in James Bay, Quebec.Critical Elements has said it aspires to become a large, responsible supplier of lithium to the electric vehic...Read More
Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Wednesday August 11 that are worth another look.ArcelorMittal will start up a third rolling mill at its Jo??o Monlevade long steel plant in Brazil's southeastern Minas Gerais state in January 2022, due to strong demand and...Read More
Domestic prices for heavy steel plate in Europe moved down slightly in the week ended Wednesday August 11 due to limited trading activity, sources told Fastmarkets.Demand has been weak because of the seasonal slowdown across Europe, but this was expected to recover in September, following the traditional cycle.In addition, competitive offers from Central Europe have contributed to the downbeat sen...Read More
If I were to ask you when we first started to fall in love with coal, there are dozens of answers you might give me.Perhaps some of the younger crowd would say 1990, when coal consumption in the U.S. topped 1 billion tons that year for the first time in history. Or maybe a few of the grizzled veterans in our investment community here would say 1961, the year that coal became a major go-to fuel to...Read More
Domestic prices for hot-rolled coil were stable in Northern Europe and down in Italy on Wednesday August 11 due to seasonally weak trading activity, sources told Fastmarkets.Fastmarkets calculated its daily steel hot-rolled coil index, domestic, exw Northern Europe at ?,?1,138.13 ($1,334.51) per tonne on August 11, down by ?,?0.62 per tonne from ?,?1,138.75 per tonne on August 10.The index was dow...Read More
Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Wednesday August 11 that are worth another look.ArcelorMittal will start up a third rolling mill at its Jo??o Monlevade long steel plant in Brazil's southeastern Minas Gerais state in January 2022, due to strong demand and...Read More
The shareholders of United Arab Emirates-based Arkan Building Materials have approved the merger of their company with Emirates Steel, Arkan said on August 9.Arkan owns companies in the construction-related sectors, including cement and concrete producers.Emirates Steel has crude steel capacity for 3.5 million tonnes per year, making it the biggest steel producer in the UAE. It produces rebar, wir...Read More
Prices for steel hollow sections in Europe remained unchanged on Wednesday August 11 with the market moving through a seasonally slower period of trading, sources told Fastmarkets.Fastmarkets' price assessment for steel sections (medium) domestic, delivered Northern Europe was ?,?1,400-1,430 ($1,642-1,677) per tonne on Wednesday, unchanged week on week."Prices remain above ?,?1,400 per tonne,...Read More
Turkish steel mills remained out of the deep-sea scrap market on Wednesday August 11, booking no new cargoes, sources told Fastmarkets.With no new transactions heard, the market remained steady.A small number of older cargo deals had come to light at the start of this week, for material...Read More
Japanese steel scrap exporters were unwilling to part with large tonnages of material at current market prices ahead of a long holiday in the country starting this week, sources told Fastmarkets on Wednesday August 11.Japanese sellers cautious about new salesLarge gap between containerized and bulk-shipment prices for Taiwan imported scrapChinese scrap import market quiet despite futures gains; pr...Read More