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European Ferroalloys, The Market Awaits The Effect Of Safeguard
The quarter of the European Safeguard measure on ferroalloys ended on May 19, opening a new phase of uncertainty for the market. Operators are now looking above all at incoming volumes, customs clearance and the possibility that part of the material remains blocked in...
Turkish Scrap Cooling After The May Rally
After the rise recorded in the first half of May, the Turkish imported ferrous scrap market is showing increasingly evident signs of weakening. The bullish push that had brought HMS I/II 80:20 to elevated levels seems to have lost intensity, restrained by a...
Aluminium Premiums In Asia: Stability Ahead Of MJP, But China Remains Weak
The Asian aluminium premiums market went through the week to Thursday May 21 in a condition of substantial stability, but with increasingly evident differences among the main regional areas. In Japan, South Korea and Indonesia premiums remained mostly unchanged,...
Chinese Critical Metals: Germanium Exports At Zero And Gallium Almost Stopped
Chinese exports of gallium and germanium collapsed in April 2026, confirming how much the market for critical metals is becoming increasingly conditioned by export controls, physical scarcity and geopolitical tensions. The most relevant figure concerns germanium:...