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Acciaierie d’Italia will put the second blast furnace into operation by the end of summer
At a meeting held in Rome on May 28, government-appointed managers of Acciaierie d'Italia discussed the Agrarian Laws affecting the company. Commissioner Giancarlo Quaranta said outside management is seeking to reallocate production, reliability and product quality to...
Aluminum: Japanese buyers are offered an 18-20% premium for September quarter shipments
According to a recent report, Japanese buyers have received a premium offer of $175/mt from a global producer for June-September quarter primary metal shipments. The news was released by three sources directly involved in quarterly price negotiations. The latest offer...
Steel: Italy’s imports from non-EU countries increased in the first quarter
Italy's steel exports to non-EU countries (except the UK) fell in the January-March period, while imports rose slightly, according to the Italian steel producers' association Federacciai. In the same period, Italy's steel imports from non-EU countries increased by...
CBAM: the threat of circumvention worries European distrib
European steel service centres are concerned that some large tier one customers are turning to imports of steel-containing end products from third countries, as they are not covered by the carbon border adjustment mechanism (CBAM). Asian suppliers, meanwhile, are...