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Venezuela’s Aluminum Industry: High Potential, Low Short-Term Impact
Operational difficulties and political uncertainty continue to limit the Venezuelan aluminum industry's immediate impact on the Brazilian and US markets, despite theoretically significant production potential, according to market sources. Operators agree on one key...
Base Metals at SHFE: Aluminum Leads the Rise Amid Defensive Flows and Policy Expectations
The week on Chinese nonferrous metals markets began on Monday, January 12th, with mixed results at the Shanghai Futures Exchange (SHFE), but with one undisputed star: aluminum. In a session lacking a clear direction for the entire sector, the light metal posted the...
Glencore and Rio Tinto: A Option That Could Reshape Commodity Markets
Initial rumors of preliminary discussions between Glencore and Rio Tinto are already sending shockwaves far beyond boardrooms. If such a deal were to materialize, it would not be a simple industrial merger, but rather an event with the potential to redefine the global...
Ferro-Silicon in China: Prices Rise on Futures, Speculation, and Winter Inventories
The Chinese ferro-silicon market saw renewed price strengthening in the week ending Wednesday, January 7, driven by a mix of financial, seasonal, and currency factors, rather than a real improvement in final demand. According to Commodity Evolution, the domestic price...