SteelMint in conversation with trade sources learned that, steel mills in Vietnam have recently booked imported HRC with China for June shipments.
News ID: 4518 Publish Date : 2019/05/14
Indian Ferro Chrome prices fell again for consecutively five weeks in line with lacklustre stainless steel demand, prompting Stainless Steel producers to reduce production, and thereby adversely affecting demand for Ferro Chrome.
News ID: 4516 Publish Date : 2019/05/14
China iron ore future edged up 4% today due to supply crisis from Vale over delay in resumption at Brucutu mines. Vale on Monday (6th May) was ordered by the Minas Gerais Court of Justice (Tribunal de Justiça do Estado de Minas Gerais - "TJMG") to hold production at its Brucutu mines.
News ID: 4512 Publish Date : 2019/05/14
Prevailing holidays in key countries like China , Japan and Vietnam, kept trades on lower side last week.
News ID: 4503 Publish Date : 2019/05/14
Indian iron ore export volumes increased by 14% to 1.36 MnT as against 1.19 MnT in Mar’19. On yearly basis, iron ore export increased by 15% as against 1.18 MnT in the month of April’18 last year. Iron ore exports from India have climbed to 1-year high as similar level of exports was last seen in Mar’18 at 2.63 MnT.
News ID: 4496 Publish Date : 2019/05/10
According to data maintained with SteelMint, Indian pellet export volumes for Apr'19 have been recorded at 0.88 MnT, down 25% on monthly basis as against 1.17 MnT a month ago.
News ID: 4495 Publish Date : 2019/05/10
Hot-rolled coil prices rose by RMB 20,and 1500mm wide flat sheet by first-tier mill offered at RMB 3,910/MT, second-tier at RMB 3,900/MT while Q345 flat sheet at RMB 4,070/MT. Transaction is good.
News ID: 4468 Publish Date : 2019/05/09
China - world’s largest consumer of ferrous scrap has witnessed a significant fall in its exports of ferrous scrap in Q1'2019 on yearly premises.
News ID: 4441 Publish Date : 2019/05/07
India pellet export market remains quiet this week. Indian pellet makers were heard offering Fe 64/63% pellets with 3% Alumina at USD 119-120/MT CFR China but no deals were reported.
News ID: 4436 Publish Date : 2019/05/06
Market sources shared with SteelMint that steel importers based in Bangladesh are actively booking imported HRC from China , Japan and Korea for June shipments.
News ID: 4431 Publish Date : 2019/05/06
Demand for medium grade iron ore fines continues to remain robust from Chinese steel mills. SteelMint in conversation with market participants learned that one of the merchant miners in Odisha has recently concluded low-grade iron ore fines (Fe 58/57%) to China at around USD 56-58/MT FoB India for May’19 loading.
News ID: 4427 Publish Date : 2019/05/06
According to National Bureau of Statistics, China - world's largest consumer and importer of iron ore has witnessed fall in crude iron ore production for Q1 CY’19.
News ID: 4406 Publish Date : 2019/05/04
Yesterday, the ex-factory price of general carbon billet in Tangshan,Changli and Qian’an was settled at RMB 3,560/MT down RMB 20/MT. Today, the billet transaction is tepid, and the price of most finished products is running low. The specific transactions are as follows:
News ID: 4383 Publish Date : 2019/04/29
Anti-dumping duty on imports of Ductile Iron (DI) pipes further extended till 09th May 2019, as per recent notification by Indian government.
News ID: 4348 Publish Date : 2019/04/12
The global nickel market and its key growth sector, electric vehicle (EV) batteries, will face grave supply shortages unless key Chinese-led projects in Indonesia start up in a timely and cost-effective manner, analysts said on Thursday.
News ID: 4340 Publish Date : 2019/04/12
It’s been a stormy month for benchmark coal prices in Asia, with the potential for reverberations across the globe.
News ID: 4338 Publish Date : 2019/04/12
China ’s major steelmaker - Baosteel has announced flat steel prices for May deliveries today. The company has kept its HRC, CRC prices unchanged.
News ID: 4328 Publish Date : 2019/04/11
First Cobalt Corp aims to restart an idled cobalt refinery in Canada within two years and is in talks to supply the battery-grade product to four leading automakers, chief executive Trent Mell said on Wednesday.
News ID: 4317 Publish Date : 2019/04/11
Australian rare earths miner Lynas Corp (ASX: LYC) said Wednesday its board has rejected a A$1.5bn (about $1.1B) takeover proposal from Australian retail and industrial conglomerate Wesfarmers.
News ID: 4316 Publish Date : 2019/04/11
Iron ore exports from India may hit 5 million tonnes (MnT) in Q1 FY20 on high demand for low grade from China , according to SteelMint analysis.
News ID: 4311 Publish Date : 2019/04/11