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The Hot-Rolled Coil Market Splits Between Prudent Europe And A Firmer United States
The international market for hot-rolled coils is showing two increasingly evident speeds. On one hand, Europe continues to move with extreme caution, restrained by holidays, irregular demand, regulatory uncertainty and scarce appetite for imports. On the other, the US...
Italian Ferrous Scrap Seeks Stability After The Increases Of Early May
After the increases recorded in the first days of May, the Italian ferrous scrap market seems to be entering a phase of greater stability. The last weeks were characterized by increases between 10 and 20 euros per tonne, with variations linked both to individual steel...
Chinese Lithium Corrects After The Futures Collapse, But Battery Demand Remains Solid
The Chinese lithium market reversed course in the second half of the week to Friday May 15, erasing initial gains and closing lower under the weight of a sharp correction in lithium carbonate futures listed on the Guangzhou Futures Exchange. The movement hit...
Brazil Closes The Door To Chinese Flat Steel, But China Seeks A New Route From Paraguay
The South American steel market is entering a phase of growing commercial and geopolitical complexity. After Brazil’s introduction of protective measures against Chinese flat steel, with anti-dumping duties progressively applied from the beginning of 2026 on...