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Aluminum: Aluminium Dunkirk will revive idle production capacity
Aluminium Dunkirk, which operates one of Europe's largest aluminum smelters, has begun to relaunch production capacity that was halted last year due to soaring electricity costs. The site, which halted about a fifth of production in the fourth quarter, is expected to...
Copper: prices rise above $9,000/mt thanks to China’s reopening
Copper rose above $9,000 a ton for the first time since June, fueled by optimism that China's reopening will spur demand in the world's top consumer. The key industrial metal rebounded after a 14 percent drop in 2022 as severe coronavirus restrictions hampered China's...
Steel: Estonia bans imports from Russia
Estonia's Bureau of Taxation and Customs has announced that it has imposed a ban on imports of Russian goods, including steel products, as of Jan. 9, with the end of the transition period for sanctions imposed by the EU on a number of consumer goods originating in...
Stainless steels: Russian imports up 11.4 percent in December on a monthly basis
According to Russia's SpetsStal association, Russian imports of stainless steel totaled 30,100 tons in December, up 11.4 percent from November. In volume terms, Russian imports of cold-rolled stainless steel, long stainless steel, seamless pipes, and stainless wire...