Domestic iron ore concentrate prices in north China's Hebei province have declined further by an average 5.7% or Yuan 55/dmt ($11) over the week, in response to both lower domestic steel prices as well as weakening imported iron ore prices, ...
Tags: Iron Ore, Concentrate Prices
In the first quarter this year, Japan's cold rolled sheet and strip shipments decreased by 0.42 percent on year-on-year basis to 1.63 million metric tons, according to the Japan Iron and Steel Federation (JISF) data. 55 percent of shipments ...
Molybdenum oxide and European ferromolybdenum soared higher Thursday as sources said the market was being driven by extreme tightness for oxide powder. The Platts daily dealer molybdenum oxide assessment climbed to $13.70-14.20/lb on ...
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A leading Brazilian ethanol trader is forecasting an 8% rise in the average domestic price of the biofuel during the 2014-15 marketing year (April-March) as burgeoning domestic consumption is likely to more than offset tumbling export ...
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In the first two months of this year, Japan's cold rolled sheet and strip shipments increased by 0.66 percent on year-on-year basis to 1.05 million metric tons, according to the Japan Iron and Steel Federation (JISF) data. 56 percent of ...
Tags: CR Sheet, Strip, Steel, Construction
Chinese buyers refrained from meeting the delivered-price expectations of seaborne cargo sellers in unsettled Asian trade Friday, as weak fundamentals in the domestic market prolonged a week-old standoff between buyers and sellers, said ...
Tags: China Cargo Market, coal producer, thermal coal market
In the first month this year, Japan's cold rolled sheet and strip output increased by 3.56 percent year on year to 555,783 metric tons, according to the Japan Iron and Steel Federation (JISF) data. Meanwhile, in the given month the ...
Tags: CR Sheet, Strip Shipments
In the past two months, both the United States (the largest exporter in 2012/13) and China (the largest producer and consumer in 2012/13) announced changes to their agricultural policies, including cotton. On February 7, 2014, President ...
Tags: Cotton Policies, Apparel
In 2013, Japan's cold rolled sheet and strip output increased by 0.49 percent year on year to 6.52 million metric tons, according to the Japan Iron and Steel Federation (JISF) data. Meanwhile, in the given year, the country's cold rolled ...
Styrene monomer prices nosedived $40/mt or 2.4% Monday to $1,594.50/mt FOB Korea and $1,621.50/mt CFR China, compared to last Friday, as the Chinese market returned from the Lunar New Year holidays amid a build-up in inventory levels and ...
Electrolytic manganese metal prices remained stable for two consecutive weeks as a fall in spot supply balanced waning demand from international buyers. Platts assessed 99.7% manganese at $2,170-2,220/mt FOB China Thursday, unchanged from ...
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In November last year, Japan's hot rolled plate and sheet shipments increased by 10.51 percent compared to October and were up 12.23 percent on year-on-year basis, amounting to 935,627 metric tons. 73.93 percent of shipments were made to ...
Tags: HR Steel Strip, Mineral
In the first 11 months of last year, Japan's cold rolled sheet and strip output decreased by 0.66 percent year on year to 5.99 million metric tons, according to the Japan Iron and Steel Federation (JISF) data. Meanwhile, in the given period ...
Tags: CR Sheet, Strip Shipments, Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy
Taiwan's Chung Hung Steel has announced to increase its January price for galvanized steel by NT$300/ton in the domestic market. However, the major coating steel mills, Yieh Phui Enterprise (YP) and Sysco have still decided to keep its ...
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Electrolytic manganese metal prices have risen as increased domestic demand coupled with reduced run rates at most plants tighten supplies further, sources said Thursday. Platts assessed 99.7% manganese at $2,170-2,220/mt FOB China ...
Tags: Domestic Demand, metal prices