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Oklahoma At The Center Of The Industrial Revival: The First New US Primary Aluminium Smelter Since 1980
After more than forty-five years of standstill in the sector, the United States is preparing to build the first new primary aluminium smelter since 1980. A project that represents not only an industrial investment, but a symbol of the American attempt to relaunch...
Base Metals On The SHFE: Nickel Leads A Two-Speed Market
The morning of February 12 at the Shanghai Futures Exchange (SHFE) opened under the sign of caution, with a heterogeneous picture among the main base metals. Prices moved in a mixed way, reflecting a fragile balance between global macroeconomic factors and tensions in...
Scrap And Steel Between Turkey And Asia: Markets Waiting Between Weakness And Winter Rallies
The Turkish steel scrap market continues to move with extreme caution. The country’s steel mills, traditionally among the world’s largest deep-sea buyers, are maintaining a low profile in procurement, due to the persistent weakness in finished long steel sales. The...
Import Pressure And Testing Of Chinese Material
The European copper premium market is going through a phase of apparent immobility. On Tuesday February 10, premiums remained stable, reflecting a prolonged lack of buying interest in the spot market. The atmosphere among producers and traders is that of a market on...