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China’s metallurgical alumina production growth: November 2024 sets new records
Metallurgical alumina production in China continues to grow, buoyed by capacity expansion and rising refinery operating rates. In November 2024, total capacity reached 103.02 million tons, marking a 0.31 percent increase from 102.7 million tons in October. Increase in...
China’s finished steel exports: slowdowns in November, but historically high levels
In November, China's finished steel exports contracted compared to October, but remained at historically high levels, surpassing the threshold of 100 million tons exported in the first eleven months of 2024. This result highlights China's central role in the global...
Supply Chain and Logistics: From exceptional crises to the new normal
Since 2019, the supply chain and logistics sector has suffered an unbroken series of destabilizing events that have disrupted operations and increased costs. Beginning with trade wars and the pandemic, through incidents such as the Suez Canal blockade caused by Ever...
Stainless steel prices down in Europe: a December marked by “unusually” low demand
The stainless steel market in Europe has experienced price declines in the month to Friday, December 6, amid particularly weak demand. According to al une market sources, the current situation exceeds in the negative the usual end-of-year dynamics, when activity is...