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Spent Lead-Acid Batteries, US Prices Under Pressure: Rising Inventories And Weaker South Korean Demand
The US market for spent lead-acid batteries enters the final week of October without a clear direction. Smelter purchase quotations have narrowed, but they have not experienced a genuine collapse; at the same time, export benchmarks remain steady. The combination of...
Italian Ferrous Scrap Loses Momentum: Initial Price Cuts And Expectations Of A November Correction
The Italian ferrous scrap market is reaching the end of October with an increasingly fragile balance. After the increases that characterized the start of the month and the subsequent stabilization phase, steel mills have slowed their purchases and reports of small...
Thailand’s Proposed Scrap Ban Turns Attention To India
The possible closure of the Thai market to imported metal scrap is already changing expectations among Asian operators, although the measure is not yet operational. The proposal covers ferrous, aluminium and copper scrap, as well as rubber scrap. The authorities’...
Tin Premiums Hold Steady In Singapore Despite The LME Decline: The Market Awaits 2027 Contracts
Singapore’s tin market is going through a period of apparent immobility while international quotations are losing ground. In the October 27, 2026 assessment, the premium for tin ingots with minimum purity of 99.9%, on an FOB Singapore basis, remained between $400 and...