Stainless Steel News and Nickel Prices, Molybdenum, Metal Pricing, Ferrochrome

  Daily Nickel/Stainless Steel Briefing 

  • Nickel closed Monday’s trading session at

    $7.47/lb

    ($16,470/tonne). Indicators at 6:00 am CST today show nickel trading around $.08/lb higher. Stockpiles of nickel stored in LME licensed warehouses rose on Monday and started today’s session just under the 52,700 tonne level. Shanghai nickel fell overnight, to 131,070 y/t. Lot of news today so we leave you with it. Stay safe out there, have a great Tuesday, and Merry Christmas!

  • Average price of LME traded cash nickel so far this month – $7.43/lb

  Reports

  • Reuters metals morning – none posted
  • Refinitiv Inside Commodities – pdf here
  • SMM Daily Comments – more
  • ING The Commodities Feed – daily here
  • U.S. Stainless Steel Scrap Prices  – more

   Shanghai Metals Market

  • SHFE Stainless Steel  Futures (yuan) – more
  • SHFE Nickel Futures (yuan) – more
  • SHFE Inventory

    (updated each Friday)

    – more

  • Shanghai Jinchuan nickel price –  here

  London Metals Market

  • Yesterday’s LME official prices here
  • LME nickel chart – here 

    Monday’s market review – Commodities Overview: The stars align again for industrial metals – Every week, the commodities Overview gives you the opportunity to review the latest developments on the…. – more

    Australia deems copper, nickel strategic, opens funding pathway – Australia has opened a door to government funding for copper and nickel projects, putting them on a list of materials deemed essential …. – more

    Key Takeaway From SMM Southeast Asia Nickel-Chromium-Manganese Stainless Steel Industry Conference: Exploring Pricing Mechanism Based on the Current Development Situation of Indonesian Nickel Industry – more

    Long-delayed Minnesota copper-nickel mining project wins a round in court after several setbacks – The Minnesota Court of Appeals on Monday affirmed a decision by a state agency to grant a major permit … – more

    China is still the top dog in commodities, but its bark is changing – For the past two decades the mantra in commodities has largely been if you build it, China will buy it. – more

    Nickel, high nickel alloy specialty stainless steel, and titanium piping products – more

    Nornickel joins stainless steel factory project, aims to increase nickel sales – Russian mining and metals giant Nornickel has decided to join a project to build a plant producing stainless steel products in Russia, … – more

    Statement by Solway Investment Group on the decision by the Inter-American Court of Human Rights on Guatemala indigenous land rights concerning its two nickel mine companies – more

  Nickel-rich cathodes show promising results for longer-lasting EV batteries – A cost-effective approach for synthesizing single-crystal, high-energy, nickel-rich cathodes may open up the bottleneck that affects … – more

    A deep dive into fabricating with Duplex Stainless Steel reveals innovation and reliability – Enerfab works hand in hand with its customers to understand how fabrication and welding affect the corrosion resistance… – more

   Other News

  • Canada to announce all new cars must be zero emissions by 2035 – more
  • Gold-priced steel: China’s tech breakthrough shatters Western market dominance – more
  • U.S. Steel Agrees to Be Bought by Japanese Rival After Long Takeover Saga – more
  • China jobs: suspended production, extended unpaid leave embody woes with private businesses under pressure – more
  • Chinese Vessels Enter Philippine-Controlled Reef in South China Sea – more

  Economic Stats and Prices (posted in Friday edition)

Why Stainless Steel

  • Alloyed for Lasting Value video – here
  • Self Repairing for Lasting Value video – here
  • 100 Years of Stainless Steel Video – here
  • Stainless steel: The role of nickel – here
  • The Life of Nickel – pdf here
  • The Journey of Nickel – video here