This morning in metals news, the price of SHFE rebar continued its rise Tuesday, the Aluminum Association released its first new material registration record in almost two decades and Brazilian steelmakers are struggling with an iron ore shortage. Need buying strategies for steel? Request your two-month free trial of MetalMiner’s Outlook Shanghai Rebar Rises The […]
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This Morning in Metals: Rio Tinto Announces Additional $302M for Arizona Copper Project
This morning in metals news, miner Rio Tinto announced Monday it will commit an additional $302 million toward the Resolution Copper project in Arizona, Rusal made its first post-sanctions U.S. investment and copper prices rose Monday. Rio Tinto Announces $302M Additional Investment Miner Rio Tinto announced Monday it will pitch in an additional $302 million […]
The April 2019 MMI Report: Five of 10 MMIs Trade Flat
The April 2019 Monthly Metals Index (MMI) report is in the books. This month was marked by the status quo, as five of 10 MMI subindexes stayed put. The Aluminum, Automotive, Copper, Renewables and Stainless MMIs all traded flat for the April reading. Raw Steels and Global Precious were down for the month, while Construction, […]
Week in Review: MMI Week, Auto Emissions and E.U.-U.S. Trade
Before we head into the 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 April Monthly Metals Index (MMI) series concluded this week with coverage of: Construction Aluminum Stainless Copper […]
Renewables MMI: EPA Deal Opens Door to Potential Missouri Cobalt Mining
The Renewables Monthly Metals Index (MMI) held flat this month, sticking at an MMI reading of 103. Cobalt in … Missouri? The St. Louis Post Dispatch reported an EPA agreement could open the door to cobalt mining at the site of an old lead mine. On April 3, the EPA announced it had reached an agreement […]
Raw Steels MMI: Subindex Dips on Mixed Price Movements
The Raw Steels Monthly Metals Index (MMI) fell by one point this month to 81, a 1.2% decline from the previous month’s MMI value. Need buying strategies for steel? Request your two-month free trial of MetalMiner’s Outlook Price weakness in the index came from the U.S. HRC 3-month futures contract, with a 6.3% decline in price […]
Global Precious MMI: Subindex Cools on Palladium, Platinum Price Declines
After a scorching six-month uptrend, the Global Precious Monthly Metals Index (MMI) couldn’t get any hotter even as spring officially came around the corner, finally succumbing to a cooldown in April. Need buying strategies for steel? Request your two-month free trial of MetalMiner’s Outlook The subindex tracking a basket of gold, silver, platinum and palladium […]
Rare Earths MMI: Lynas Considers Australia Processing Plant Amid Regulatory Pressure in Malaysia
The Rare Earths Monthly Metals Index (MMI) picked up one point, rising to a value of 19. Need buying strategies for steel in 2019? MetalMiner’s Annual Outlook has what you need Lynas Considers Initial Ore Processing at Home Amid Pressure in Malaysia Australian rare-earths miner Lynas Corp., as we’ve noted in previous Rare Earths MMI reports, […]
Copper MMI: MMI Value Holds at 79 as Supply Concerns Ease
The Copper Monthly Metal Index (MMI) came in again at 79. Nearly all of the prices in the copper basket fell this month, with price declines in the range of 0.3%–1.9%. Need buying strategies for steel in 2019? MetalMiner’s Annual Outlook has what you need LME copper prices moved sideways during the month and oscillated […]
This Morning in Metals: Steel Capacity Utilization Rate Reaches 81.9%
This morning in metals news, the U.S. steel sector’s capacity utilization rate for the year through April 6 reached 81.9%, the zinc price fell on easing supply concerns and miner Glencore is becoming a bigger and bigger player in the copper market. Need buying strategies for steel? Request your two-month free trial of MetalMiner’s Outlook […]