The sight of cash offers in Brazil’s FOB Santos hub reaching premiums of 200 cents over the December contract was the...

Renewed interest for Vietnamese billets from Chinese buyers and higher offers from Japanese scrapyards have boosted prices in the week to Friday October 16.

Base metals prices on the LME and the SHFE were mixed this morning, Friday October 16, but overall were holding up well despite growing concern over the spread of Covid-19 across Europe and the United States.

Fastmarkets is proposing to launch a steel hot-rolled coil import (Japan, Korea, Taiwan-origin), cfr Vietnam, $/tonne price assessment, to add value to its coverage of the flat steel sector in East Asia, after feedback from key market participants.

With a virtual LME Week starting on Monday October 19, the base metals market is starting to focus on negotiating 2021 contracts. Here, read about how the evolving nature of virtual negotiations is affecting the aluminium, copper, nickel and tin markets.

Hot-rolled coil prices in the United States are at their highest point in nearly 18 months amid a supply squeeze that shows no short-term signs of letting up, market participants said.

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Base metals prices on the LME and the SHFE were mixed this morning, Thursday October 15, with concerns over the spread of Covid-19 and the reduced likelihood of a US stimulus package any time soon dampening optimism.

Hot-rolled coil prices in the United States held mostly steady day on day, with some sources indicating that prices are on an uptrend while others were split on mill availability and lead times.

Fastmarkets is updating market participants on its initiative to price the physical low-carbon aluminium market.