BATTERY RAW MATERIALS MARKET REPORT 20/09: Seaborne lithium prices grind lower amid ample supply
An overview of the battery raw materials markets and their latest price moves. Source of information
Banker Steel Completes Structure Vanderbilt project in New York
WDBJ7 reported that Banker Steel Company announced the completion of the structural steel for the One Vanderbilt project in New York. The steel used in One Vanderbilt was fabricated in the Virginia and New Jersey plants of NYC Constructors, a subsidiary of Banker Steel Company. One Vanderbilt’s tiered steel tower is complete at 1,401 feet,…
LIVE FUTURES REPORT 20/09: LME lead price breaches $2,100/t; strong backwardation persists in nickel
The three-month lead price on the London Metal Exchange rose by 1.2% at the close of trading on Friday September 20, climbing beyond the $2,100 per tonne support level, while forward spreads in LME nickel tightened over the afternoon. Lead futures closed at $2,120 per tonne, its highest closing price since March, while just under…
SSAB, LKAB and Vattenfall to Advocate for Zero Emissions in Iron & Steel Industries
SSAB, LKAB and Vattenfall, the owners behind the HYBRIT initiative, will participate in the Climate Week NYC and UN Climate Action Summit in New York. The message they will bring is that it is possible to reach net zero emissions in the iron and steel industry and energy sector. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has invited…
US PIG IRON: Market falls on buyers’ pessimism on prices
The import market for pig iron in the United States fell in the week ended Friday September 20, with buyers still not ready to resume purchases and expecting lower prices because of the weak scrap sector and planned maintenance outages in December. Fastmarkets’ price assessment for pig iron, import, cfr Gulf of Mexico, US, was…
Toyota Tsucho America & Modumetal form JV for Nanoaly Alloy
Toyota Tsusho America and Modumetal have announced an agreement of a non-binding MoU for the establishment of a joint venture to deploy Modumetal’s patented nanolaminated alloy product NanoGalv, which can be used for industrial fastener and bolting applications. The joint-venture company will be known as ModuTAI, which plans a new production facility in Houston Texas…
FOCUS: Fanya auctions give momentum to minor metals prices after years of overhang
Questions about the fate of stocks held by the defunct Fanya Metal Exchange have been a weight on negotiations in many minor metals markets since the bourse collapsed in 2015, and have contributed to the uncertainty that has stifled trade for much of 2019. Buying appetite in the spot market has weakened, and prices for…
WEEKLY SCRAP WRAP: Global scrap prices succumb to market pessimism
Global scrap prices continued to fall in all major markets during the week ended Friday September 20, under pressure from persistent negative sentiment and with market participants seeing no prospect of relief. Turkey import prices fall further; suppliers accept lower prices US export prices down for cargoes sold off both coasts Asian import prices decline…
