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Aluminum in the Lead: The LME’s 2025 Base Metals Forecast
Aluminum is set to emerge as the best performer among base metals listed on the London Metal Exchange (LME) in 2025, thanks to an expected supply shortage that will support its price. Analysts, participants in the base metals survey conducted by Reuters in January,...
Japan’s Copper Negotiations: A Complex Framework for 2025
Three major Japanese smelters-Sumitomo Metal Mining, Pan Pacific Copper, and Mitsubishi Materials Copper-have recently finalized several supply contracts for 2025 with global producers. According to company sources, the agreements were closed with a treatment and...
European Industry in Crisis: the Delay of EU Measures and the Consequences
The European Union is trying to strike back with new measures to strengthen the competitiveness of industry, but these initiatives come too late. After years of policies that have stifled industry, the European Commission recently unveiled the “Competitiveness...
New Chinese Restrictions on Export of Strategic Metals
In a move that marks a further escalation of trade tensions with the United States, China on Tuesday announced a series of export restrictions on five metals critical to defense, clean energy and several other strategic industries. The measure was made public minutes...