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Zinc: Glencore’s possible maintenance plans fuel supply risks
Shanghai zinc prices strengthened Tuesday, hitting their highest levels in nearly three weeks, on global supply concerns after commodities company Glencore announced plans to put its zinc sulfide operations in Italy under maintenance. Glencore reported that the...
Aluminium: SHFE/LME price ratio increases in October
Chinese customs data reported an 8% month-on-month decline in the country's aluminum extrusion exports in October 2021. According to the data, exports stood at 74,400 tons in the said month, which also reflects a 4% year-on-year decline. The decline in exports could...
Plastics: strong end demand for packaging with low availability
The association of European flexible packaging manufacturers FPE (Flexible Packaging Europe) notes a slight slowdown in the inflationary pressure on raw materials in the third quarter of the year, compared to the unprecedented trend of the previous quarter; with...
Ferrous scrap: China aims for 340 million tons of ferrous scrap production by 2025
China's ferrous scrap production could hit 340 million tons by 2025 and more than 400 million tons by 2030, an increase of more than 1.5 times from 2020, according to the Chinese National Institute of Metallurgy. The share of ferrous scrap used in the country's crude...