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Ferro-Silicon in China: Prices Rise on Futures, Speculation, and Winter Inventories
The Chinese ferro-silicon market saw renewed price strengthening in the week ending Wednesday, January 7, driven by a mix of financial, seasonal, and currency factors, rather than a real improvement in final demand. According to Commodity Evolution, the domestic price...
UK Secondary Aluminum: Market Stable But Tense After Year-End Shutdowns
The UK secondary aluminum market has emerged as seemingly stable over the past two weeks, but beneath the surface, tension remains high. Following the year-end shutdowns, spot activity has remained subdued, with a gradual return to normal operating rhythms and trading...
Base Metals at SHFE: Mixed Session with Aluminum in Focus
The morning session on Friday, January 9th, at the Shanghai Futures Exchange (SHFE) showed mixed movements in the base metals sector, with aluminum emerging as the main rising player, attracting traders' attention amid financial flows increasingly oriented toward raw...
US Ferrous Scrap: Slow Restart After the Holidays Amid Low Sales and Mixed Signals
The US ferrous scrap export market reopened the year with limited activity, in the first full week of trading after the year-end break. Trading remained sporadic, with only one significant sale emerging on the West Coast, while the East Coast remained largely silent....