This morning in metals news: the US steel capacity utilization rate reached 79.0% last week; the state-owned Indonesia Battery Corporation and South Korea’s LG will build a $1.2 billion battery plant in Indonesia; and the copper price has cooled since reaching an all-time high earlier this month. Each month, MetalMiner hosts a webinar on a […]
Category: Non-ferrous Metals
Metals prices pull back from recent highs
A bullish report in Reuters last week advising metal output in China was breaking records, again, looks at odds with developments this week. Relentlessly rising prices have taken a sharp about-turn, the BBC reported. See why technical analysis is a superior forecasting methodology over fundamental analysis and why it matters for your aluminum buy. Rising […]
Week in Review: Copper overheating?; cobalt pilot project; MetalMiner webinars
Before we head into the weekend, let’s take a look back at the week that was and the metals storylines here on MetalMiner, including copper price developments, an upcoming MetalMiner webinar and more: The MetalMiner Best Practice Library offers a wealth of knowledge and tips to help buyers stay on top of metals markets and […]
Tin in extreme distress as inventory is low, logistics delays persist
When the topic of tin comes up, many people think of baked beans — well, maybe not the beans, but the tin they come in. Tinplate is a major consumer of metallic tin. However, due to technological development over the decades, many tins are now coated with resins. Those that still use tin are operating […]
This Morning in Metals: UC Rusal to demerge high-carbon assets, change name to AL+
This morning in metals news: UC Rusal will demerge its high-carbon assets; meanwhile, steel industry groups issued a renewed call to the Biden administration to ask him to keep the Section 232 steel tariff in place; and the copper price has picked back up this week. You want more MetalMiner on your terms. Sign up […]
Copper prices continue to surge — is the market in danger of overheating?
Copper prices have risen relentlessly from $4,371 per ton in March last year to over $10,450/ton now. Stories of a new supercycle put out by the likes of Goldman Sachs may have helped. However, so have massive imports by China over the last year. Reuters reports physical purchases by China, both commercial and state, hit […]
Week in Review: Copper price surges; USW-ATI standoff continues; iron ore booms
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. In addition, our May 2021 Monthly Metals Index (MMI) PDF is now available for download. The PDF summary includes an executive summary, trends chart and portions of each MMI article […]
This Morning in Metals: Copper production from top 10 companies to rise up to 3.8% in 2021, GlobalData forecasts
This morning in metals news: consultancy GlobalData forecast copper production from the top 10 copper mining companies will rise by up to 3.8% this year; meanwhile, the US Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs advanced a bill that aims to strengthen Buy American requirements; and, lastly, US import prices rose in April. The […]
This Morning in Metals: Aluminum producer Novelis touts ‘outstanding’ quarter
This morning in metals news: aluminum roller and recycler Novelis announced its quarterly financial results; meanwhile, the United States International Trade Commission voted Tuesday on anti-dumping duties for prestressed concrete steel wire strand; and, lastly, the Consumer Price Index rose by 0.8% in April. The MetalMiner Best Practice Library offers a wealth of knowledge and […]
Aluminum MMI: Physical delivery premium continues to rise
The Aluminum Monthly Metals Index (MMI) jumped 7.7% for this month’s reading, as the aluminum physical delivery premium continues to rise. Do you know the five best practices of sourcing metals including aluminum? Delivery premium continues to rise The US Midwest Premium, like just about everything else these days, continued to inch upward in recent weeks. […]