Aluminum: demand concerns negatively affect prices
A shortage of aluminum due to declining demand in China and elsewhere and rising supplies will undermine prices for the metal used in the transportation, packaging and construction industries, likely through the end of 2023. With shrinking manufacturing activity in...
Tin-plated steel: U.S. imposes duties on products from Canada, China and Germany
The U.S. Department of Commerce said Thursday that it will impose preliminary anti-dumping duties on tinplate steel imports from Canada, Germany and China, sparing five other countries, in a decision that drew some relief from food can manufacturers who feared higher...
Pig iron: Turkish imports decreased by 10.5 per cent in January-June
In June this year, Turkish pig iron imports amounted to 65,838 tonnes, down 67.2% year-on-year and 62.0% from May, according to data provided by the Turkish Statistical Institute (TUIK). The total value of pig iron imports from Turkey in the month fell 77.9%...
Salzgitter foresees the non-renewal of the safeguard and the risk of reapplication of Section 232
Salzgitter considers the extension of the EU safeguard measures beyond the current deadline of the end of June 2024 unlikely. "As of 1 July 2024, it will be possible to import steel products into the EU market without any restrictions due to tariff quotas, which is...
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