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Indian Flat Steel Remains Fragile While Mills Attempt New Increases
The Indian flat steel market continues moving within an extremely delicate balance, in which steel mills are trying to defend prices, while traders, distributors and end users remain cautious in the face of still uneven demand. In the week ending May 8, several Indian...
Zinc TCs In China Sink Further Into Negative Territory Between Concentrate Shortages And Margin Pressure
The global zinc market continues showing signs of strong tension on the raw materials side, while Chinese smelters find themselves facing one of the most difficult phases of recent years regarding profitability. At the beginning of May, spot treatment charges (TCs)...
Century Aluminum Accelerates In The Global Market Between Supply Shortages And Strongly Rising Premiums
The global aluminium market continues experiencing one of the most dynamic and tense phases of recent years, while major Western producers seek to rapidly strengthen their production capacity to respond to growing pressure on global supply. Within this context,...
Copper Leads The Rise Of Base Metals On The SHFE Between Supply Tensions And Raw Material Fears
Industrial metals markets are accelerating again in China, with copper once again confirming itself as the main protagonist of the bullish phase. During morning trading on May 13 at the Shanghai Futures Exchange (SHFE), most base metals recorded gains, supported by...