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Italian Steel, Service Centre Sales Down 15%: Prices Recover But Demand Remains Weak
The Italian steel market closes September and enters October with an increasingly evident contradiction: prices for numerous steel products are recovering ground, but quantities sold continue to decline. In its October 9 report, Assofermet Acciai indicates for carbon...
Copper And Zinc In The United States, Stable Midwest Premiums: Market In Balance But Supply Risks Are Growing
The US physical copper and zinc market closed the assessment on Tuesday, October 13, 2026, without changes in delivery premiums in the Midwest. The quietness of trading, however, coexists with a less reassuring international scenario: disruptions at mines, possible...
LME Week 2026, Copper And Zinc Under Raw Material Pressure: Nickel, Aluminium And Tin Reshape Market Balances
LME Week, scheduled to begin in London on October 19, opens with industrial metals facing very different pressures. For copper and zinc, concentrate scarcity has pushed treatment charges to exceptionally negative levels; nickel continues to face abundant stocks, while...
Industrial Metals In China, SHFE Rises But Tin Falls 2.18%: Weak Demand And Supply Under Scrutiny
China’s industrial metals market opens the October 14, 2026 session with a predominantly positive tone, but without a convincing acceleration. Five of the six main contracts traded on the Shanghai Futures Exchange (SHFE) register small gains, while tin stands out with...