Steel: MMK Metalurji will gradually resume operations after the earthquake
MMK Metalurji, the Turkish subsidiary of Russian flat-rolled steel producer MMK, announced that it will resume operations following the severe earthquakes that hit the south-east of the country on 6 February. The company said that a team of experts had completed...
HRC steel: fundamentals still uncertain
Demand fundamentals for HRC steel still remain uncertain in the European market on 17 February, with buyers unwilling to commit to volumes in the face of an unnecessary price increase. One distributor made it clear that the perception of strong demand is likely due to...
Lithium: Mexican President Lopez Obrador orders ministry to intensify nationalisation
Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador signed a decree on Saturday transferring responsibility for lithium reserves to the Ministry of Energy, after nationalising lithium deposits last April. During an event in Sonora, Lopez Obrador signed the decree ordering...
Coke coal: Turkish imports decrease by 2.2 % in 2022
According to data provided by the Turkish Statistical Institute (TurkStat), Turkish coking coal imports stood at 507,985 tonnes December last year, up 38.9% on the month and down 8.5% year-on-year. The value of these imports was $150.5m, up 63.5% on the month and down...
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