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Pig iron: Turkish imports up in January-November 2022
In November last year, Turkish pig iron imports amounted to 85,472 tonnes, down 46.8% year-on-year and up 62.7% year-on-year in October, according to data provided by the Turkish Statistical Institute (TUIK). The total value of pig iron imports into Turkey in the...
Aluminium: new US mills will focus on scrap supply
Three new aluminium sheet plants could enter the US market in the next three years and the new capacity could test the resilience of North America's aluminium scrap supply. According to Gregory Wittbecker, president of Wittsend Commodity Advisors, the new aluminium...
Copper: Codelco’s production down in 2022
Codelco president Maximo Pacheco said that Chile's state-owned company Codelco, the world's largest copper producer, will produce 172,000 less tonnes of copper in 2022, marking a drop of about 10 per cent compared to production in 2021. 77% of the reduction is due to...
Tin: prices recover thanks to China’s excess purchase
The tin rollercoaster ride heads into the new year, promising more thrills and chills after a tumultuous performance in 2022. Three-month tin at the LME reached an all-time high of $51,000 per tonne in March before collapsing to $17,350 in October, when it was below...