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NCM Black Mass In Asia, Payables Fall: South Korea And Southeast Asia Slow Purchases
Asia’s NCM black mass market is entering another phase of declines, with refiners reluctant to commit to fresh supplies and sellers unwilling to accept deeper discounts. In the week ended Wednesday October 14, payables for nickel and cobalt fell in both South Korea...
India, Metals Exports Surge: Copper Doubles And Aluminium Gains 48.5%, But Imports Remain High
India’s metals trade is accelerating, but it continues to move at two speeds: rapidly rising exports and imports that remain higher in value. Between April and August 2026, according to provisional Department of Commerce data released on October 15, base metals...
Italian Rebar, Mills Target €490 But The Market Stalls: High Inventories And Slowing Construction Sites
The Italian reinforcing-bar market has entered a period of waiting just as mills seek to make recent price increases stick. Asking prices are clustered around €480-490 per tonne ex-works, with producers broadly aligned. That consistency, however, is not automatically...
Battery Recycling In China, Black Mass Values Slide: Falling Lithium And Stalled Purchasing
China's market for raw materials recovered from batteries weakened sharply in the week ending Thursday October 15. Falling lithium carbonate prices directly affected the value of LFP black mass, while NCM materials containing nickel, cobalt and lithium recorded a...