The Automotive Monthly Metals Index (MMI) fell one point this month for a September MMI reading of 85. Need buying strategies for steel? Request your two-month free trial of MetalMiner’s Outlook U.S. Auto Sales General Motors continues to report on a quarterly basis; in July, the automaker reported its second-quarter deliveries were down 1.5% on a […]
Lisa Reisman
This Morning in Metals: U.S. Steel Capacity Utilization Rate Falls to 80.8%
This morning in metals news, the U.S. steel industry’s steel capacity utilization rate for the year through Aug. 31 fell to 80.8%, copper bounced back from a two-year low and China’s vice premier made a call for a “deeper mutual understanding” between the U.S. and China. Need buying strategies for steel? Request your two-month free […]
Norsk Hydro Files Petition Asking Brazilian Federal Court to Lift DRS2 Embargoes
Aluminum maker Norsk Hydro filed a joint petition — along with its alumina refinery Alunorte, the Pará state environmental agency SEMAS and the Ministerio Publico Federal — asking the Brazilian federal court to lift embargoes on the refinery’s DRS2 bauxite residue deposit area. Need buying strategies for steel? Request your two-month free trial of MetalMiner’s […]
Indonesia Moves Up Nickel Ore Export Ban to Start of 2020
Indonesia shook up the nickel market, announcing that it will move up its planned nickel ore export ban by two years. Need buying strategies for steel? Request your two-month free trial of MetalMiner’s Outlook Indonesia announced that its export ban on nickel ore will be advanced to Jan. 1, 2020 — two years ahead of […]
This Morning in Metals: Tata Steel Closures in U.K. to Potentially Impact 400 Jobs
This morning in metals news, Tata Steel is closing some of its operations in the U.K., copper is down to a two-year low and the Dow Jones dropped on the heels of the latest round of tariffs going into effect Sept. 1. Need buying strategies for steel? Request your two-month free trial of MetalMiner’s Outlook […]
Alcoa, United Steelworkers Reach Tentative Agreement on Four-Year Labor Deal
Pittsburgh-based Alcoa Corporation announced it had reached a tentative agreement on a four-year labor deal with the United Steelworkers union, a deal covering five locations and 1,700 employees. Need buying strategies for steel? Request your two-month free trial of MetalMiner’s Outlook Alcoa is a producer of bauxite, alumina and aluminum products. Alcoa shares closed Friday […]
This Morning in Metals: Iron Ore Prices Bounce Back
This morning in metals news, iron ore made gains Friday, a Houston metal manufacturer plans to close and Nippon Steel plans to cut its capital spending by 10%. Need buying strategies for steel? Request your two-month free trial of MetalMiner’s Outlook Iron Ore Prices Rise Chinese iron ore futures rose 4% Friday on heightened restocking […]
Week in Review: Carbon Capture, Steel Production and the U.K.’s Clean Steel Fund
Before we head into the Labor Day weekend, let’s take a look back at the week that was and some of the metals storylines here on MetalMiner: Need buying strategies for steel? Request your two-month free trial of MetalMiner’s Outlook MetalMiner’s Stuart Burns on doubts surrounding the viability of carbon capture technology vis-a-vis the coal […]
U.K. Government Seeks Feedback for £250M Clean Steel Fund
The U.K.’s Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) has issued a call for evidence to help inform a planned £250 million Clean Steel Fund. Need buying strategies for steel? Request your two-month free trial of MetalMiner’s Outlook According to the BEIS, the fund will “support the UK steel sector to move to a […]
This Morning in Metals: Thyssenkrupp Elevators, U.S. Steel Investment and Zinc Exploration
This morning in metals news, thyssenkrupp may have to sell its elevator business, U.S. Steel plans to move forward with investments at Gary Works despite idlings and a zinc exploration company filed a bankable feasibility study. Ups and Downs thyssenkrupp may have to sell its successful elevator business to save the German firm’s other segments, […]
