European Aluminium Scrap: Recyclers Challenge Export Restrictions While Protectionist Pressure Grows
The European aluminium scrap debate is entering an increasingly delicate phase. Recyclers have asked the European Commission to reconsider the hypothesis of introducing export restrictions or tariffs, warning that such a measure would risk damaging precisely the...
SHFE Metals Recover: Tin Leads Gains Amid Supply Risks, AI And Elevated Stocks
Base metals listed on the Shanghai Futures Exchange recorded a broad recovery in the morning of Friday May 29, with most of the most-traded contracts in positive territory. Tin was the protagonist of the session, posting the sharpest rise of the complex, while lead...
Chinese Lithium Under Pressure: Carbonate And Hydroxide Fall Amid Weak GFEX, Elevated Stocks And New Fears Over Lepidolite
The Chinese lithium market started the week with a new retreat, confirming sentiment still fragile both on carbonate and on hydroxide. After an initial narrowing of prices on Monday May 25, lithium carbonate recorded a further decline on Tuesday, closely following the...
Antimony At A Standstill: Weak Demand, Broad Availability And Market Waiting For Summer
The antimony market went through the week to Wednesday May 27 in a phase of substantial immobility, with prices unchanged and limited commercial activity. What weighed above all was the lack of buying interest, in a context already conditioned by the seasonal slowdown...
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