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Tinplate, Inventories Hold Back Price Increases: The Market Looks To Negotiations For 2027
September’s restart is not changing the balance of the Italian and European tinplate market. Consumption is progressing in line with expectations, but still-substantial inventories are limiting new purchases and hindering mills’ attempts to raise prices. According to...
Copper And Zinc In The United States: Diverging Premiums Amid Arbitrage, Inventories And Maintenance
The US physical copper and zinc markets are moving in opposite directions, without a broad recovery in buying emerging. In the assessment concluded on Tuesday September 15, the spot copper premium fell, affected by the wide differential between prices on the London...
SHFE Metals Recover, But Nickel Falls Amid Weak Stainless Steel And High Stocks
Base metals are trading mostly higher again on the Shanghai Futures Exchange on Wednesday morning, September 16, but nickel is moving sharply against the trend. While tin leads the recovery, nickel loses almost 2%, weighed down by stainless steel weakness, falling...
US Steel, Production Reaches The Year’s High As Capacity Utilization Hits 82.3%
US steel production is accelerating to its highest weekly level of 2026. In the week ended September 12, crude steel output rose to 1.9 million short tons, while capacity utilization reached 82.3%, both surpassing the previous May highs. American Iron and Steel...