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Chinese export controls on certain gallium and germanium products take effect today, Tuesday 1 August, and operators are bracing for a drop in international supply in August and September as exporters work out the necessary new permits. China, the world’s top...
Crude steel: German production decreased by 5.3% in the first half year
In June this year, crude steel production in Germany fell by 8.4% year-on-year to 2.92 million tonnes, according to information from the German steel federation Wirtschaftsvereinigung Stahl (WV Stahl). In the period from January to June this year, crude steel...
Aluminium: power outages and low rainfall affect Chinese supply pushing up imports
China has significantly increased its reliance on aluminium imports this year due to lower domestic aluminium supply. According to reports, the move is part of a strategic measure to partially offset lower than average domestic production. Indeed, new customs data...
Alumina: the world’s top producing countries and companies
Alumina is essential for the production of primary aluminium. It is obtained from bauxite ore through the Bayer process and serves as the primary raw material in the Hall-Héroult process, which extracts the non-ferrous metal, aluminium, from its powder form. The...