Despite an upturn in demand, PV module prices have plunged further in September, as suppliers scrambled for orders during trade fairs in India and the U.S. Indian buyers have demanded further cut into quotes, already at low level, driving ...
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Impacted by the US-China trade war, PV cell manufacturers’ utilization rates continued to drop in June, and thus affected manufacturers’ sales performances, according to EnergyTrend, a subsidiary of Taiwan-based market ...
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As of June 9, inventory of iron ore at 33 major Chinese ports amounted to 114.71 million mt, down 0.48 million mt or 0.42 percent compared to the inventory level recorded on June 2, as announced by China's Xinhua News Agency. As of the ...
Tags: Iron Ore, Chinese Ports
China's Bohai Commodity Exchange, or BOCE, a government-backed online trading platform, has added molybdenum to its list of spot commodities, and this is expected to boost moly trade in the mainland and increase price transparency, industry ...
Tags: BOCE, online trading platform
The US hot-rolled coil steel sheet market Wednesday saw prices trend move down for the second time this week as buyers and at least one producer reported lower offers and transaction prices. One Midwestern service center source said HRC ...
Tags: Steel Sheet, Hot-Rolled Steel
In May this year, the China HSBC Flash Manufacturing Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) increased to 49.7, the highest level of the past five months, up from April's final reading of 48.1, as announced by the HSBC on May 22. In particular, in ...
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The ferrous scrap market in eastern China remained quiet this week, keeping in step with the rebar market's trend. Demand from steelmakers has not fully recovered as the finished steel markets have remained sluggish. Media reports that ...
The transaction prices of L8 and L10 steelmaking pig iron in northern China's Hebei province stood at Yuan 2,460-2,510 ($400-408) /mt on March 3, down 1.6% from Yuan 2,500-2,550/mt on January 28, with the widely expected post-holiday ...
Tags: Pig Iron, Steel Market
Citing mill discipline and some lingering supply problems, the US sheet market is reporting higher cold-rolled coil prices in the Midwest, but market participants have noted that the widening spread between CRC and hot-rolled coil may be ...
Tags: CRC Prices, Chemicals
It’s reported that the Japanese steelmakers are mulling to raise tinplate export prices by US$50/ton to Asian buyers for the first quarter of 2014. However, the Asian buyers can only accept the price rise of US$30/ton. ...
Tags: steel, metallurgy
The transaction prices of China Steel Corp. (CSC)’s Al-killed finished steel wires have dropped further to NT$24,000/ton in the Taiwanese market recently, falling by NT$500~NT$700/ton. Industry sources said that the prices might ...
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The China Iron&Steel Association will start publishing a daily iron ore price index from January next year,a CISA official said Friday. But the index was expected to have little impact on trading or prices,market sources said Friday. It ...
Tags: China Iron&Steel Association, daily iron ore price index, iron ore
The Chinese steelmaker Baosteel announced to keep its list prices for December. Also, the company has remained the list prices flat for consecutive five months. In recent days, the major steel wire producers in China including Wugang and ...
Tags: Steel Wire, steel, Construction
It’s reported that the transaction prices of hot rolled and cold rolled steel products have decreased by around NT$100/ton in the Taiwanese market recently. The transaction prices of hot rolled steel products have dropped to ...
It’s reported that the transaction prices for rimmed wire rods have remained weak in the Taiwanese market recently even though the supply is limited. At present, the transaction prices for rimmed wire rods are at NT$20,700/ton in ...
Tags: Wire Rod, Transaction Prices