Indonesia, Energy Contested At Weda Bay: Aluminium Advances And Nickel Pig Iron Slows
The industrial park of Weda Bay, in Indonesia, is becoming the symbol of an increasingly evident transformation in the Asian geography of metals. In an area born and grown as one of the most important hubs in the world for nickel, the rapid expansion of aluminium...
Aluminium Scrap In India: Offers Still Firm, But The Market Becomes More Cautious
The Indian aluminium scrap market maintained supported offer prices in the week to Wednesday May 20, despite the worsening of global sentiment linked to Chinese macroeconomic data. Offers remained firm mainly thanks to the reallocation of volumes toward India, after...
Asian Stainless Steel Down: The Rise In Nickel Is Not Enough To Support Prices
The Asian stainless steel market closed the week to Wednesday May 20 in negative territory, confirming a still fragile picture on the demand side. Despite a brief recovery in nickel prices during the observed period, stainless steel prices were not able to find...
China’s Base Metals Imports: In April Different Emergencies Between Copper, Aluminium, Zinc, Nickel And Tin
The picture of China’s base metals imports in April 2026 returns a complex image, made of very different movements among individual chains. China continues to move as the main global center of metallurgical demand, but customs data show that not all markets are...
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