The three-month copper price on the London Metal Exchange was lower at the close of trading on Monday September 16, below nearby support levels, while a continued sell-off in nickel futures saw that commodity’s outright price fall by 2.6%. Volumes traded in copper over the afternoon were moderate, with some 17,000 lots exchanged by the…
IANS reported that in a setback for the mining industry, the government is set to reject a proposal to extend non-captive mining leases of companies that are expiring after completing 50 year period in March, 2020. Source of information
MANILA, Sept 16 (Reuters) – Chinese steel futures hit a 1-1/2-month high on Monday on hopes that Beijing will roll out more stimulus measures after latest economic indicators showed deepening slowdown in the world’s second largest economy. China’s industrial production grew at the weakest pace in 17-1/2 years in August, a sign of increasing weakness…
Turkish prices for hot-rolled coil and cold-rolled coil (HRC, CRC) continued to fall last week on low demand and soft scrap prices, sources told Fastmarkets on Monday September 16. HRC exports Fastmarkets’ weekly price assessment for steel HRC, export, fob main port Turkey, was $455-465 per tonne on September 13, down by $5 per tonne…
Business Line reported that the Steel Ministry would ensure that raw material demands of steel manufacturers, especially secondary steel producers, are met when the mining leases expire in 2020. Minister of Petroleum & Natural Gas and Steel, Mr Dharmendra Pradhan said that the Steel Ministry is working with Ministry of Mines for least disruption in…
JSW Steel Ltd, India’s most valuable steel producer, is predicting declines for iron ore next year as demand from biggest consumer China eases and supplies recover. Prices may trade between $80 and $85 a ton for the rest of 2019 before sliding to $60 to $65 next year, Seshagiri Rao, joint managing director of the…
In January-August Ukraine produced 6.87 million tons of 6% moisture bulk coke, down by 6% YoY. In August deliveries of coking coal to by-product coke plants grew by 3% MoM, to 1.19 million tons, including 430 thousand tons of domestic coal, up by 10%, and 760 thousand tons of imported coal. In 8 months deliveries…
The Northern Pipe Company has commissioned its fifth pipe-welding mill 16-51. The new mill will cover the growing demand for the cold-rolled and galvanized coils. The company will now also be able to increase small diameter pipes output to 70 thousand tons per year. (Ukrainian metal)