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MOSL: METALS WEEKLY-Steel mill’s spreads continue shrinking; Alumina down 4%

METALS WEEKLY: Steel mill’s spreads continue shrinking; Alumina down 4%

 

  • Indian steel: Long product (TMT Mumbai) prices were up ~2% WoW. Sponge iron prices were up ~1% WoW and scrap prices were also up ~2% WoW. Domestic iron ore prices remained unchanged. Pellet prices were also unchanged. Domestic HRC prices were unchanged, but import offers were lower.
  • Raw materials: Iron ore prices (China CFR) were up ~1% WoW. Thermal coal prices were unchanged. Coking coal prices were down ~1% WoW. China's pellet import prices were down ~2% WoW. Chinese graphite electrode prices were higher.
  • Europe: HRC prices were unchanged. CIS HRC export prices were down ~1% WoW. Rotterdam scrap prices were up ~1% WoW.
  • China steel prices: Chinese local rebar and HRC prices were down ~1-2% WoW. Export price of rebar were unchanged, but HRC prices were down ~1% WoW.
  • Base metals: Aluminum (cash LME) was unchanged. Alumina prices were lower ~4% WoW. Copper (cash LME) was down ~3% WoW. Zinc (cash LME) was down ~4%, while lead was down ~2% WoW. Brent crude prices were down ~4% WoW.
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