Congo, Cobalt And Geopolitics: The Buenassa Project Aims To Redesign The Strategic Critical Metals Supply Chain
The Democratic Republic of the Congo is accelerating its transformation from a simple raw materials exporter into a strategic power in critical metals refining. At the center of this new industrial and geopolitical ambition emerges Buenassa, a project supported by the...
The Copper Concentrates Market Slides Ever Deeper Into Extreme Territory Between Hunger For Material And The Sulfuric Acid Boom
The global copper concentrates market continues to enter an increasingly extreme phase. In the week ending Friday May 8, the rapid deterioration of Treatment Charges and Refining Charges (TC/RCs) continued without slowing down, fueled by a combination of aggressive...
Tin Leads The SHFE Rally Amid Supply Tensions And Waiting For The China-US Summit
The base metals markets listed on the Shanghai Futures Exchange opened trading on Monday May 11 with a mixed performance, in a context dominated by geopolitical tensions, uncertainties over Asian supply and growing caution among financial operators. Clearly standing...
The Asian Ferrous Scrap Market Slows Between High Prices, Weak Demand And Currency Uncertainty
The Asian ferrous scrap market went through the first week of May in a climate of apparent stability, but behind the calm in prices lies a much more fragile and complex context. Between regional holidays, weak downstream demand, currency pressures and elevated offers...
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