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Steel Scrap Falls Across Turkey And Taiwan, Weak Rebar Demand Keeps Buyers On The Sidelines
The international steel scrap market continues to move in bearish territory, with Turkey and Taiwan sharing the same underlying weakness: sluggish rebar demand and steel mills’ caution in raw material purchases. On Tuesday June 16, imported scrap prices recorded...
Germanium In China, Prices Rise Strongly Between Raw Material Scarcity And AI Demand
China’s germanium market continued to strengthen in the week ended Friday June 12, confirming one of the tightest dynamics among critical metals linked to the digital transition and advanced technological applications. Since the start of 2026, prices have increased by...
CBAM And Chinese Steel, Limited Impact In The Short Term But Rising Costs In The Long Term
The European Union’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism, better known as CBAM, could have a limited impact on Chinese steel exports in the short term, but risks becoming an increasingly relevant cost factor in the long term. This is the reading that emerged from the...
Global Flat Steel, Diverging Markets Between Weak Europe, Tight United States And India Awaiting New Cuts
The global flat steel market continues to move without a single direction, showing three very different dynamics across Europe, the United States and India. In Europe, the hot-rolled coil market remains held back by weak trading, limited demand and caution linked to...