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Ferrous Scrap In Mexico: Weak Demand And High Inventories Push Prices Lower
The Mexican ferrous scrap market went through another week characterized by limited trading, reduced purchasing by steel mills and still abundant material availability. In the week ending Friday July 10, pressure was concentrated primarily on secondary grades, while...
Falling Silver And Negative Arbitrage: Chinese Smelters Slow Purchases Of Lead Concentrate
The sharp decline in silver has reduced by-product revenues, making it less profitable for Chinese smelters to process lead concentrates with a high silver content. The favorable arbitrage observed at the beginning of the year has now reversed, while the market...
US Water Infrastructure, WRDA 2026 Opens New Prospects For The Steel Industry
The leading US industrial associations have welcomed the progress of the Water Resources Development Act of 2026, the biennial measure through which Congress authorizes projects concerning ports, navigable canals, locks, river networks and other water infrastructure...
US Tariffs On Brazil: The 25% Levy Reshapes Commodity Trade Routes
The new measure will take effect on July 22 and will hit a broad range of Brazilian products, from animal tallow and ethanol to paper, timber and forest products. Some strategic raw materials, including aluminium hydroxide, pig iron and ferrous scrap, were instead...