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European Coils, Stable Prices And Weak Demand: In Italy, HRC Shortages Are Not Enough To Support The Market
The European flat steel market continues to move without a convincing direction. Hot-rolled coils (HRC), cold-rolled coils (CRC) and hot-dip galvanized coils (HDG) are showing broadly stable quotations, while high inventories and weak industrial consumption are...
Ferrous Scrap In Italy: Prices Stable After October Increases, But Weak Steel Demand Fuels Concerns For November
The Italian ferrous scrap market is returning to a phase of substantial stability following the increases recorded at the beginning of October. Negotiations with European suppliers have concluded with generally limited price increases, while the ample availability of...
Aluminium In Japan, The MJP Premium Falls 35.4%: Recovering Stocks And Weak Demand Weigh On The Fourth Quarter
The quarterly premium for primary aluminium delivered to Japan’s main ports is falling again, interrupting a sequence of three consecutive increases. For fourth-quarter 2026 deliveries, the MJP (Main Japanese Ports) benchmark was agreed on October 16 at $255 per tonne...
Global Steel: Worldsteel Cuts Forecasts As Demand Stalls In 2026 And Recovery Shifts To 2027
Global steel demand will not grow in 2026: worldsteel has lowered its forecast to 1,722 million tonnes, with a 1.7% recovery expected only in 2027. Behind global stagnation are very different realities: China contracting, India expanding strongly, the Middle East held...