The Ukrainian Interdepartmental Commission on International Trade is to investigate import the import of some ferroalloy products into Ukraine. Ferromanganese with a carbon content of more than two percent (excluding ferromanganese granules of more than 5 mm and with manganese content of more than 65 percent) and ferrosilicomanganese will be subject to the investigation regardless of origin.
The investigation has been requested by the Association of Ukrainian Ferroalloy Producers (UkrFA) and a number of ferroalloy producers including the Nikopol Ferroalloy Plant (NZF), the Zaporizhia Ferroalloy Plant and the Stakhanov Ferroalloy Plant (SFP).
In a statement released by the complainants Ukraine’s ferroalloy output decreased by 59 per cent in Q3 2009 compared to Q3 2008, however ferroalloy imports increased by 219 percent, while prices went down by 38 percent.
In 2009, Ukraine’s ferroalloy output decreased by 25.2 per cent against 2008 to 1.036 million mt, however ferroalloy imports increased by 5.4 times year on year to 103,350 mt. This included 58,940 mt of Ferrosilicomanganese imports were 58.940mt, up 4.3 times compared to 2008, ferromanganese imports were 35,600 mt - up 11.6 times - and ferrosilicon imports were 8,610 mt of ferrosilicon - up 4.1 times. Ukraine imports ferroalloys mainly from Russia, Kazakhstan, Georgia and China.
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Wednesday, February 17, 2010
Wednesday, September 16, 2009
Chinese Commodity Demand "Back On Track"
Commodity demand in China, the largest metals user, “is back on track in a very big way,” and copper and coking coal have the best prospects for price gains as the world economy accelerates, according to CLSA Research Ltd.
“Commodities that give investors the most upside potential when the rest of the world demand recovers” are those with supply constraints, Andrew Driscoll, head of resources research at CLSA, said in Shanghai. “In the next twelve months, having exposure to copper is going to be a good investment.”
China’s $586 billion stimulus plan and a record $1.1 trillion of lending in the first half of this year have countered a 10-month slump in the nation’s exports, helping Asia to lead a global rebound from the worst slump since the 1930s. Copper futures have more than doubled this year.
“We’ve gone through a period in the first half when China’s demand growth has recovered but the rest of the world demand has not,” Driscoll said late yesterday at a media briefing. “China’s commodity demand is back on track in a very big way, and we expect this to continue for the second half.”
U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke said yesterday that the recession in the world’s largest economy has probably ended. Sales at U.S. retailers surged in August by the most in three years, signaling unexpected strength in consumer demand, according to data yesterday.
Jiangxi Copper Co., China Coal Energy Co., Fushan International Energy Group and Hidili Industry International Development Ltd. were among CLSA’s preferred equities, Driscoll said. “You’ll see strong momentum behind commodity markets and behind mining equities,” he said.
Jiangxi Copper, China’s biggest producer of the metal, has more than tripled in Hong Kong trade this year. The stock, which Driscoll has rated as an “outperform” since May, gained as much as 1.9 percent today to HK$18.52.
There aren’t many copper mines “that can be brought back into production and there isn’t a lot of existing coking coal supply that can be ramped up,” Driscoll said. “Because of current demand, those industries are already operating at very high utilization rates.”
Copper futures on the London Metal Exchange traded today at $6,299 a metric ton compared with $3,070 at the end of 2008, and the metal used for pipes is the top pick at Goldman Sachs Group Inc. Coking coal has risen 7.5 percent to 1,720 yuan ($252) a ton in Shanghai since March, according to Bloomberg data.
China will expand 8.5 percent in 2010, after growth of 7.5 percent this year, helping pull the world out of recession, according to forecasts from the International Monetary Fund. In August, China’s industrial production rose more than forecast, lending unexpectedly climbed and retail sales advanced.
The country’s economic upswing is “well advanced” and will help to drive demand for commodities including coal, BHP Billiton Ltd., the world’s largest mining company, said today in a presentation on its Web site.
The Asian nation’s refined-copper imports rose 168 percent to a record 2.1 million tons in the first seven months of the year, according to customs data. While shipments of the metal may drop in the second half compared with the first, they will remain at a healthy level, Driscoll said.
Source: Bloomberg
“Commodities that give investors the most upside potential when the rest of the world demand recovers” are those with supply constraints, Andrew Driscoll, head of resources research at CLSA, said in Shanghai. “In the next twelve months, having exposure to copper is going to be a good investment.”
China’s $586 billion stimulus plan and a record $1.1 trillion of lending in the first half of this year have countered a 10-month slump in the nation’s exports, helping Asia to lead a global rebound from the worst slump since the 1930s. Copper futures have more than doubled this year.
“We’ve gone through a period in the first half when China’s demand growth has recovered but the rest of the world demand has not,” Driscoll said late yesterday at a media briefing. “China’s commodity demand is back on track in a very big way, and we expect this to continue for the second half.”
U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke said yesterday that the recession in the world’s largest economy has probably ended. Sales at U.S. retailers surged in August by the most in three years, signaling unexpected strength in consumer demand, according to data yesterday.
Jiangxi Copper Co., China Coal Energy Co., Fushan International Energy Group and Hidili Industry International Development Ltd. were among CLSA’s preferred equities, Driscoll said. “You’ll see strong momentum behind commodity markets and behind mining equities,” he said.
Jiangxi Copper, China’s biggest producer of the metal, has more than tripled in Hong Kong trade this year. The stock, which Driscoll has rated as an “outperform” since May, gained as much as 1.9 percent today to HK$18.52.
There aren’t many copper mines “that can be brought back into production and there isn’t a lot of existing coking coal supply that can be ramped up,” Driscoll said. “Because of current demand, those industries are already operating at very high utilization rates.”
Copper futures on the London Metal Exchange traded today at $6,299 a metric ton compared with $3,070 at the end of 2008, and the metal used for pipes is the top pick at Goldman Sachs Group Inc. Coking coal has risen 7.5 percent to 1,720 yuan ($252) a ton in Shanghai since March, according to Bloomberg data.
China will expand 8.5 percent in 2010, after growth of 7.5 percent this year, helping pull the world out of recession, according to forecasts from the International Monetary Fund. In August, China’s industrial production rose more than forecast, lending unexpectedly climbed and retail sales advanced.
The country’s economic upswing is “well advanced” and will help to drive demand for commodities including coal, BHP Billiton Ltd., the world’s largest mining company, said today in a presentation on its Web site.
The Asian nation’s refined-copper imports rose 168 percent to a record 2.1 million tons in the first seven months of the year, according to customs data. While shipments of the metal may drop in the second half compared with the first, they will remain at a healthy level, Driscoll said.
Source: Bloomberg
Tuesday, January 13, 2009
Analysts Unimpressed By Improving China Commodity Trade Figures
China's commodity trade improved in December, data showed on Tuesday, but analysts said timing and short-term factors made things look better than they were - and that actual demand was most likely still dire.
Global commodity markets are looking to China in hopes of seeing some price revival after metals, fuel, food and other raw materials lurched from boom to bust over the past year.
Preliminary trade data for December from China's Customs office showed imports of unwrought copper and semi-finished copper products leapt 32 percent, while exports of unwrought aluminium rocketed 155 percent from a dismal November.
Imports of iron ore rose a more modest 6 percent and exports of steel products gained 7 percent on the month.
'Imports for copper look good for the month of December. However, with what is happening in the global economy, I am not sure if this demand can continue moving into 2009,' said Adrian Koh at Phillip Futures.
Source: Forbes
Global commodity markets are looking to China in hopes of seeing some price revival after metals, fuel, food and other raw materials lurched from boom to bust over the past year.
Preliminary trade data for December from China's Customs office showed imports of unwrought copper and semi-finished copper products leapt 32 percent, while exports of unwrought aluminium rocketed 155 percent from a dismal November.
Imports of iron ore rose a more modest 6 percent and exports of steel products gained 7 percent on the month.
'Imports for copper look good for the month of December. However, with what is happening in the global economy, I am not sure if this demand can continue moving into 2009,' said Adrian Koh at Phillip Futures.
Source: Forbes
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