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Tungsten, The United States Strengthens Supply Security With A Strategic Oxide Reserve
Tungsten returns to the center of Western industrial strategy. Plansee Group announced a project to create in the United States a strategic tungsten oxide reserve, through a joint venture between Plansee US Holding Corp. and Manhattan Five Partners. The initiative...
Guinea Bauxite: New June Deadline For Export Controls, But Physical Market Remains Cautious
Guinea, the world’s top bauxite producer, indicated June as the new deadline to finalize its export control policy. The declared objective of the government is to regulate outgoing volumes, avoid supply exceeding demand excessively and bring prices back to levels...
Copper And Zinc Premiums In The United States: Copper Moves On Tariffs, Zinc Remains Waiting
The US market for physical premiums on copper and zinc went through a week shortened by the Memorial Day holiday, with reduced volumes and part of the operators absent between Friday May 22 and Monday May 25. Despite less intense activity, copper showed an upward...
Global Steel Production Falling: The Middle East Leads The Slowdown Between War, Interrupted Supply Chains And Rising Prices
Global crude steel production recorded a new retreat in April 2026, confirming a slowdown phase that crosses much of global steelmaking. According to data from the World Steel Association, total production of the 69 monitored countries was 153.4 million tonnes, down...