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Cobalt and Nickel, Two Diverging Directions in the MHP Market: Congolese Supply Tightens, Prices Soar
The global battery metals market has been experiencing weeks of intense tension: while cobalt supply continues to contract, pushing mixed hydroxide precipitate (MHP) payables to new records, nickel payables appear to have reached a ceiling, held back by a less buoyant...
Outokumpu Targets the United States With a Pilot Plant for Low-Emission Metals
Finnish group Outokumpu, a global leader in stainless steel and ferrochrome production, has announced an investment of approximately $45 million to build a new pilot plant dedicated to low-carbon metals in the state of New Hampshire, USA. Operations are expected to...
U.S. Crude Steel Production Rebounds Slightly in November
Domestic crude steel production in the United States totaled 1.74 million net tons in the week ended Saturday, November 1st, with a capacity utilization rate of 76%, according to the latest data released by the American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI). The data...
Manganese Market: Apparent Stability, But Global Expansions Threaten Prices
The global manganese market experienced a stable third quarter of 2025, albeit precariously balanced between solid demand and still-tight supply. After the suspension caused by the devastating cyclone of March 2024, mining giant South32 resumed exports in May from the...