WEEKLY: Chinese mills' steel stocks empty further
Stocks of the five major carbon steel products held by the Chinese steel mills under Mysteel's regular survey continued to decrease during April 18-24, with the total tonnage down for the sixth consecutive week by another 5.5% on week at 5.13 million tonnes.
Apr 26, 2024 09:10
Morning briefing: Lithium prices maintain momentum
Lithium: The lithium smelters were increasingly cautious on purchasing lithium ore in the face of volatile lithium prices recently. The lithium ore traders were slightly less firm to the prices, and were more inclined to sell or process the lithium ore into lithium carbonate. The transactions on the
Apr 26, 2024 09:06
Daily: Cobalt market 2024.4.26
Price: Outlook: The recent consecutive releases of new phones from iPhone and Huawei have not yet affected the cobalt industry chain. The raw material side has been in a downward trend, and the bearish sentiment still exists, which to some extent affects the downstream purchasing sentiment in the
Apr 26, 2024 09:00
Daily: Ternary material market 2024.4.26
Price: Outlook: On the demand side, some downstream players stockpiled appropriately ahead of the Labor Day holiday, but the overall increase in the end-market demand was slow. While rising raw material prices pushed up the cost, most enterprises suffered losses in the shipment.The integrated ent
Apr 26, 2024 08:52
DAILY: China's imported iron ore prices, sales both drop
Chinese imported iron ore prices experienced a downturn on April 25, alongside a slide in portside trading volume the same day.
Apr 25, 2024 19:36
China's retail steel stocks thin further before holiday
Chinese traders saw their finished steel inventories decline further over April 19-25, as some end users started replenishing stocks, with the country's Labour Day holiday over May 1-5 just one week away, according to Mysteel's weekly survey.
Apr 25, 2024 18:30
WEEKLY: China mills' restocking needs weaken for iron ore
Chinese steelmakers have slowed their replenishment of iron ore ahead of the country's Labor Day holiday (over May 1-5) as they have generally built sufficient feed stocks to tide them over the break, the results of Mysteel's latest survey show.
Apr 25, 2024 17:30
Daily: China LNG prices down amid slowing end-market demand
China spot LNG delivery price averaged Yuan 4,411/tonne as of April 25, down Yuan 6/tonne from the previous trading day, according to OilChem. Imported LNG ex-terminal prices stood at Yuan 4,248/t today, down Yuan 7/tonne from the previous trading day, according to OilChem. The prices dropped as t
Apr 25, 2024 17:15
Positive sentiment boosts further rise in China's Mn ore prices
China's manganese ore prices continued to head north this week, as sentiment in the domestic market remained positive with the limited arrivals of this ore to China's major ports and the strong performance in futures prices of silicomanganese, Mysteel Global learned.
Apr 25, 2024 11:30
DAILY: Safety checks buoy thermal coal prices in North China
China's pithead thermal coal market saw a slight reversal on April 24 after an obvious retreat a day earlier, with moderate price upticks seen in more mines in North China where strict safety checks have tightened local supply of thermal coal, Mysteel found.
Apr 25, 2024 11:15
300-series stainless CRC prices: Zibo
Ductile iron pipe prices: Northeast China
200-series stainless HRC prices: Wuxi
Ductile iron pipe prices: Henan
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