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Stainless steel: imports from Russia increased by 84% m/m in March
According to a statement issued by Russia-based SpetsStal Union, Russian stainless steel imports amounted to 39,940 tonnes in March this year, up 84% from the previous month. In the month under review, imports of cold-rolled stainless steel increased by 87% on a...
Tin: prices rise more than 10 per cent following mining ban talks in Myanmar
Tin prices jumped Monday to their highest in almost two months following rumours of a potential mining ban in Myanmar, the main producer of the ore. The most-traded May tin contract on the Shanghai Futures Exchange jumped 11.9 per cent to 218,580 yuan ($31,815.20) per...
Aluminium: Hydro employees in Karmøy and Årdal go on strike from 17 April; production cut looming
Hydro's employees organised in Industri Energi and FLT at the Karmøy and Årdal plants will go on strike from Monday, 17 April, due to a breakdown in mediation between the Confederation of Norwegian Enterprises (NHO), the Confederation of Professional Trade Unions (YS)...
Copper: world producers to meet this week in Chile
World copper producers will gather this week in Chile for their largest gathering since 2019, and talks are expected to focus on the industry's growing wave of mergers and acquisitions, amid rising demand and supply shortages for the metal that underpins the green...