DAILY CRUDE STEEL OUTPUT TOTALED 1,5 MILLION T IN CHINA

In mid-December, average aggregate daily crude steel output of large and medium-sized steel enterprises in China totaled 1.5685 million mt.

The data was released this Tuesday (Jan 5).

PREÇO DA SUCATA CAI NA TURQUIA, FICA ESTÁVEL NOS EUA E SOBE EM TAIWAN E ÍNDIA

Os preços da sucata ferrosa caíram na Turquia, ficaram estáveis nos Estados Unidos e subiram em Taiwan e na Índia no período de 7 dias encerrado em 4 de janeiro.

Os preços médios e variação, segundo o TSI, foram:

- Turquia: US$ 186/t (-1,1%)

- Estados Unidos: US$ 170/t longa (0%)

- Taiwan: US$ 154/t (+2,0%)

- Índia: US$ 204/t (+0,5%)

SCRAP PRICES GO DOWN IN TURKEY, REMAIN STABLE IN THE U.S. AND FALL IN TAIWAN AND INDIA

Ferrous scrap prices went down in Turkey, was stable in the U.S. and had an increase in India and Taiwan in the period of 7 days ended in January 4.

The average prices and variation were:


- Turkish imports HMS #1&2 80/20 scrap, CFR Turkish port: US$ 186 /metric tonne (-1.1%)
- US domestic obsolete shredded scrap, delivered US mill: US$ 170 /long ton (0.0%)
- Taiwanese imports HMS #1&2 80/20 scrap, CFR Taiwan port: US$ 154 /metric tonne (+2.0%)- Indian imports obsolete shredded scrap, CFR Nhava Sheva port: US$ 204 /metric tonne (+0.5%) 

The data are from TSI.

EXPORTAÇÃO DE MINÉRIO DE FERRO CRESCE 41%

As exportações de minério de ferro pelo Brasil somaram 39,5 milhões de t em dezembro.

O volume representa um crescimento de 41,1% em comparação ao mesmo mês de 2014.

BRAZIL'S IRON ORE EXPORT RISES 41%

Brazil's iron ore export volume amounted to 39.5 million mt in December last year, rising by 41.1 percent compared to periodo of the prior year.

TATA STEEL UK TO SELL LONG PRODUCTS BUSINESS

Tata Steel UK Limited, an indirect subsidiary company of Tata Steel Europe, has signed a Letter of Intent with Greybull Capital to enter negotiations for the potential sale of its long products business in Europe.

The letter covers several UK-based assets including Tata Steel UK’s Scunthorpe steelworks, mills in Teesside and northern France, an engineering workshop in Workington, a design consultancy in York, and associated distribution facilities in the UK. It also includes Tata Steel’s Scottish mills in Dalzell and Clydebridge which are currently being mothballed.

PREÇO DO MINÉRIO VAI OSCILAR ENTRE US$ 20 E US$ 50, PREVÊ CONSULTORIA

O minério de ferro terá muitas variações de preço em 2016, podendo ficar na faixa dos US$ 20 a tonelada e depois subir para acima de US$ 50. 

A previsão foi feita por especialistas da consultoria Capital Economics.