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Shanghai Copper Market Under Pressure In June 2025
The Shanghai copper market continued to show signs of weakness in the week ending Tuesday, June 17, 2025, due to the continued closure of the import arbitrage window between the London Metal Exchange (LME) and the Shanghai Futures Exchange (SHFE). According to market...
May 2025: New Improvement for Steel Production in Italy
In May 2025, steel production in Italy showed a new improvement, reaching 2.0 million tonnes (Mt), up 3.7% year-on-year. Although the growth rate is lower than in April (+6.1%) and March (+7.5%), the trend remains solid. From January to May, cumulative production...
Upward Pressure on Oil Prices and Impacts on LDPE Market
Continued geopolitical instability, coupled with limited crude oil supplies in the United States, is putting significant pressure on global oil prices. Uncertainty dominates the energy market, with potential disruptions to critical infrastructure in the Middle East...
Adani’s New Copper Refinery Starts Operations
Kutch Copper Limited (KCL), a subsidiary of Indian metals giant Adani Enterprises, has started processing copper concentrates at its new refinery in Mundra, Gujarat, on Tuesday, June 17. The news was confirmed by three separate sources this week. However, industry...