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Alumina, A Supported Pacific And China Under Pressure: Demand And New Capacity Divide The Market
The alumina market shows two distinct trends in the week ended October 9: in the Pacific, trading remains active and prices find support from demand and supply difficulties, while in China the arrival of new production capacity continues to weigh on expectations. The...
Copper, The United States Accumulates A Million Tonnes: The Tariff Premium Attracts Metal
The United States has accumulated one of the world’s largest concentrations of copper without formally rebuilding a public reserve. The market has driven the inflow: the prospect of tariffs on refined metal has supported the premium of American quotations over London,...
European Long Steel Market: Stable Prices, But Demand Begins To Move Again
The European long steel products market is moving through the first part of October 2026 with substantially stable prices, but with signs of greater interest from end-users. This change has not yet translated into a generalized increase in prices: the gap between...
Novelis, First Coil At Bay Minette: New US Capacity Intensifies The Recycling Challenge
Novelis has produced the first coil at its new cold rolling mill in Bay Minette, Alabama, marking a concrete step towards the start-up of one of the largest recent investments in US aluminium. The $5 billion plant continues commissioning, while the first commercial...