Freeport Delays The Full Return Of Grasberg And The Copper Market Remains Under Pressure
The return to full operations of the gigantic Grasberg mine, one of the most important mining assets in the world for copper and gold, will require much more time than expected. PT Freeport Indonesia has in fact confirmed a new delay in the complete production...
European PFA Premiums Reach Record Levels Amid Supply Shortages And Pressure From The Automotive Industry
The European market for primary foundry aluminium alloys (PFA) is going through one of the most tense phases of recent years, with spot premiums reaching historic record levels in a context dominated by extremely limited availability, strong industrial demand and...
The Strong Yuan Redefines The Asian Ferrosilicon Market
The recent strengthening of the Chinese yuan against the US dollar is generating increasingly deep effects across the entire Asian ferrosilicon market, changing regional trade balances, compressing Chinese producers’ margins and transferring a growing part of currency...
Congo, Cobalt And Geopolitics: The Buenassa Project Aims To Redesign The Strategic Critical Metals Supply Chain
The Democratic Republic of the Congo is accelerating its transformation from a simple raw materials exporter into a strategic power in critical metals refining. At the center of this new industrial and geopolitical ambition emerges Buenassa, a project supported by the...
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