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Germanium: Congo will benefit from China’s export restriction
China's limits on exports of germanium products will boost prices of the semiconductor material, Congolese state mining company Gecamines said on Wednesday, creating more value for the Democratic Republic of Congo, which is preparing a new unit to produce it. On...
Zinc and lead: world production and consumption
According to preliminary data recently compiled by the ILZSG, the global refined zinc metal market recorded a surplus of 138kt in the first four months of 2023, with total stocks reported to have increased by 58kt. Global zinc mining production increased by a marginal...
Metals: limits imposed by Xi risk backfiring as the G-7 seeks an alternative to China
China's decision to control the export of two key metals has shown that it has some power to retaliate against moves by the US, Japan and Europe to cut Beijing off from advanced technology. But it also risks backfiring. The new export licensing system unveiled on...
HRC steel and nickel: downward trends
Over the past two weeks, metal prices have shown an increasingly bearish movement in the short term. HRC continues to fall, while nickel is under strong downward pressure. But if prices can continue to fall in the short term, can the long-term trend continue? Nickel...