Steel and Scrap News 1/7/20

*Blast Furnace Game Time?* Steelmakers are planning on restarting several Blast Furnaces after being hot-idled for covid-19 in the US.  Sentiment remains that the demand side of HRC is lacking.  While US and European HRC curves remain in contango, US BUS scrap is pricing lower prints in Jul20 & Aug20.  This has put pressure on …

DCE moves flattish amid high PMIs

Chinese futures remained almost flat for Wednesday, till a selldown in the afternoon session that led to a negative closing. The most-actively traded iron ore futures on the Dalian Commodity Exchange (DCE), for September delivery, went down slightly by RMB 2.00 or 0.27% day-on-day at RMB 742 per tonne on Wednesday. Similarly, the steel rebar …

DCE flattens for second day amid slow season

Chinese futures fell for the second consecutive day due to market concerns over lower steel demand the rainy season. The most-actively traded iron ore futures on the Dalian Commodity Exchange (DCE), for September delivery, went down slightly by RMB 3.50 or 0.47% day-on-day at RMB 744.50 per tonne on Tuesday. The steel rebar contract on …