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MINING INDABA: Ford eyes EV collaboration, not offtake, mine stakes

Automaker Ford Motor Co has no current plans to take stakes in mining assets or secure direct offtake agreements with mining firms in order to produce batteries for electric vehicles, although it hasn’t ruled it out entirely.

February 4, 2019
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PRICING NOTICE: Fastmarkets to discontinue European lead premiums on low liquidity, diverse specs

Fastmarkets will proceed with the discontinuation of the three European lead premiums from Tuesday February 12 due to a significant lack of spot liquidity and divergent views on the relevance of lead purity in the specifications.

February 4, 2019
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CUSTOMER NOTICE: No live futures reports during Asian hours this week due to Chinese New Year

Due to the Chinese New Year holidays on February 4-10 and the closure of the Shanghai Futures Exchange (SHFE), Fastmarkets MB will not publish any live futures reports during Asian hours this week.

February 4, 2019
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METALS MORNING VIEW 04/02: Metals well placed to extend higher

Three-month base metals prices on the London Metal Exchange were mixed this morning, Monday February 4, with copper down by 0.4% at $6,116 per tonne and zinc leading on the upside with a 0.6% gain. Aluminium, nickel and lead were all up by 0.2% and tin was little changed.

February 4, 2019
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IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: 5 key stories from February 1

Here are five Fastmarkets MB stories you might have missed on Friday February 1 that are worth another look.

February 4, 2019
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By Generic people page

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Copper TC/RCs down again in late Jan due to pre-holiday Chinese purchases, tighter outlook

Copper concentrate treatment and refining charges (TC/RCs) dropped further at the end of January, with smelters in China breaking away from the quarterly procurement price floor amid an outlook for a tightening in supply later this year.

February 2, 2019
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BATTERY RAW MATERIALS MARKET REPORT 01/02: Cobalt sulfate holds premium after metal plummets in January

An overview of the battery raw materials markets and their price moves from the past week.

February 1, 2019
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By Charlotte Radford

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GLOBAL LITHIUM WRAP: China lithium market stagnant before Lunar New Year

China’s domestic battery-grade lithium-carbonate spot price remained stable this week, while the transportation of lithium compounds stopped ahead of the Lunar New Year holiday (February 4-10).

February 1, 2019
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By Carrie Shi

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METALS MORNING VIEW 01/02: Metals prices consolidate while poor Chinese PMI data weighs on sentiment

Further weakness in China’s Caixin manufacturing purchasing managers’ index (PMI), that fell to 48.3 in January from 49.7 in the prior month, was enough to dent confidence in the base metals market this morning, Friday February 1, with prices for the most part weaker as a result.

February 1, 2019
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LIVE FUTURES REPORT 01/02: SHFE base metals prices rangebound ahead of China’s week-long holiday

Base metals prices on the Shanghai Futures Exchange were mixed within narrow ranges during Asian morning trading on Friday February 1, the last trading day ahead of the Chinese New Year holidays on February 4-10.

February 1, 2019
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By Susan Zou

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US PIG IRON: Prices down but market unsure of latest levels

The market for pig iron imports in the United States went down during the week to Friday September 3 on active bookings at lower prices.

September 3, 2021

By: Marina Shulga

STEEL SCRAP WRAP: Weak demand in major markets pulls down prices

Poor demand in key import markets in Turkey and Asia continued to pull steel scrap prices downward in the week ended Friday September 3. High freight costs and a lack of container ships also damped spot trading liquidity.

September 3, 2021

By: Amy Hinton

SOUTH ASIA STEEL SCRAP: Prices stabilize on fresh trading

Prices for shredded steel scrap into Pakistan and India remained steady in the week to Friday September 3 after trading activity returned, sources told Fastmarkets.

September 3, 2021

By: Carrie Bone

MORNING VIEW: Base metals prices mixed, but overall in consolidation mode ahead of US jobs report

Base metals prices on the London Metal Exchange and Shanghai Futures Exchange were mixed on the morning of Friday September 3, but overall the picture is one of consolidation ahead of today’s employment report from the United States.

September 3, 2021

By: William Adams

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