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BHP And Amazon Test A Certificate Market For Lower-Emission Copper
BHP and Amazon have launched a pilot project intended to create a market for certificates linked to emissions in the copper supply chain. The initiative will use Environmental Attribute Certificates, or EACs, associated with concentrate and cathodes produced at...
Asian Ferro-Alloys, Higher Costs Restrain Price Declines
Higher energy and reductant costs in China and India, together with water shortages penalizing hydroelectric plants in Southeast Asia, have supported ferro-alloy prices in recent weeks despite still-weak final demand. Smelters in the main producing regions are facing...
Chinese Stainless Steel Rises Ahead Of The Holiday, But The Market Remains Cautious
Stainless steel prices in China’s domestic market increased during the week ended Wednesday September 23, supported by buyers’ restocking ahead of the National Day holiday and a recovery in futures on the Shanghai Futures Exchange. Greater activity primarily favored...
European Steel Coils More Resilient, But Demand Restrains New Increases
The European coil market continues to show greater resilience than during the period before the summer break, but mills’ attempt to consolidate new price increases is still encountering resistance from weak demand. Producers are advancing high offers, supported by...