Chinese Metal Imports, Refined Copper And Zinc Fall While Alumina And Tin Surge
Chinese imports of non-ferrous metals showed a sharply differentiated performance in July 2026, with a substantial decline in purchases of refined copper and zinc, an increase in copper scrap and still-exceptional growth in imports of alumina and tin ore compared with...
European Tin, The Low-Lead Premium Increases Despite The Summer Lull
The European tin market continues to show a growing distinction between standard material and low-lead ingots, with premiums for higher-purity grades increasing despite the seasonal slowdown in industrial activity. During the two weeks ended Tuesday August 18, the...
Vanadium And Tungsten In China: Weak Demand, Diverging Prices, And Stalled Markets
China’s vanadium and tungsten markets are experiencing a phase of weak demand and reduced spot activity, but their respective price dynamics are following different directions. In vanadium, pressures linked to slowing steel-industry purchasing, the progressive decline...
Global Ardour Strengthens Its British Network With The Acquisition Of A Bristol Facility
Global Ardour Recycling has taken another step in its expansion across the British recycling market by acquiring a Bristol facility specializing in the processing of ferrous and non-ferrous scrap. The transaction consolidates a strategy that, in just over two years,...
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