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Steel In The Gulf Under Pressure: The Closure Of Hormuz Puts Pellets, DRI And Production At Risk
Steelmakers in Gulf countries are facing one of the most difficult phases of recent years on the raw material supply front. Restrictions to navigation through the Strait of Hormuz are threatening the arrival of essential inputs for regional steel production, in...
EQ Copper In Europe Rises: The Sulfuric Acid Squeeze Hits SX-EW Production
The European EQ copper cathode market is beginning to feel more visibly the tensions in the sulfuric acid chain, a fundamental input for copper production through SX-EW technology, that is solvent extraction-electrowinning. Restrictions in acid supply, linked to the...
CBAM, The Great Anticipation Of European Imports
The start of the definitive phase of the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM), on January 1 2026 produced a very evident effect on European metal imports. In the final weeks of 2025, European Union importers massively accelerated the arrival of unwrought...
HRC, Two Markets Increasingly Distant: Europe Weak And United States Rising
The global hot-rolled coil market is showing an increasingly evident divergence between Europe and the United States. On one side, the European market remains weighed down by weak trades, abundant availability and lackluster demand; on the other, the US Midwest...