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SHFE Metals Decline: Tin Leads Losses Amid Geopolitical Tensions And Weak Demand
The main non-ferrous metals listed on the Shanghai Futures Exchange opened the week in negative territory, affected by a sudden deterioration in risk appetite across international markets. During morning trading on Monday July 13, all the most-traded base metal...
Zinc Concentrates, The Race For Raw Material Pushes Treatment Charges Deeper Into Negative Territory
The global zinc concentrate market continues to move within an extremely fragile balance. In recent weeks, market participants have had to deal with apparently conflicting signals: on the one hand, record production at the Kipushi mine and the imminent start of...
Stainless Steel In Asia Under Pressure, With Japan’s Anti-Dumping Duties Slowing The Seaborne Market
Asia’s seaborne stainless steel market continued to weaken in the week ended Wednesday July 8, after Japan’s introduction of provisional anti-dumping duties on stainless cold-rolled flat steel products from mainland China and Taiwan. The measure added a further...
Slabs In Italy, Prices Decline As Asian Competition Increases
Prices for steel slabs imported into Italy recorded a moderate decline during the week ended Thursday July 9. The market is being affected by stronger competition between Asian suppliers, although some market participants continue to maintain a cautious approach while...